Boris is a shoe-in.
Oh fun...
A reminder of the system: MPs have a series of votes, in each of which the bottom candidate is eliminated.
The very voting system the Cons demonized for the 2011 referendum, when it might have threatened their grip on the country.
As long as it lets them hang on to power, they can be pretty smart people.
Not quite identical. If you have a list of preferences on a single ballot paper, then you are locked into that order of preferences through the whole process. If you vote in successive ballots you can choose to modify who you vote for next, at each round.
Remember that the Conservative MPs are regarded as a dishonest electorate. Many of them are trying to construct a narrative for themselves to ingratiate themselves with the eventual winner.
"I know I promised to vote for five rival candidates and not for you Prime Minister, but I was just lying to confuse your enemies and voted for you every time. I would be a marvellous Under Secretary of State for Paperclip Procurement don't you think?"
