153 Tory lawmakers are said to be publicly backing May so far ahead of confidence vote

While only 33 have said they will vote against May

This according to BBC's political editor, Laura Kuenssberg. The numbers here are giving increased confidence in the notion that May will come out on top in the vote later. Cable now jumps to a high of 1.2576 on the day.

However, do be reminded that the vote later will be a secret ballot - which means that votes are anonymous - so even with public backing, we may not see those numbers be reflected in actual voting. I mean it's politicians after all, eh?

Update: She now reports that the magic number of 158 has been reached.