The Conservative Party will choose a new leader on September 5, who will be named when Boris Johnson steps down as prime minister of the United Kingdom. As of now, 11 candidates have declared their will to run for the position.
The process for choosing the new leader was completed on Monday by the 1922 committee, a group of backbencher MPs for the Conservative Party. The procedure of choosing a final two is controlled by members of parliament (MPs), after which the approximately 200,000 members of the Conservative Party have a vote.
Graham Brady, the 1922 committee’s chair, outlined the schedule on Monday.
Officially open and closing are the nominations for the position of new leader of the Conservative Party. To progress, candidates must receive the approval of at least 20 parliamentarians.
Brady predicted that the last two would likely be chosen by early next week. He indicated that there will be additional rounds of voting by Conservative legislators until a final two were determined.
The de facto deadline for the last two candidates to be chosen by Conservative legislators, according to members of the 1922 committee, is July 21 because that is the day the House of Commons adjourns for the summer. By July 21, they would “definitely” have the last two, Brady told media.
In an effort to secure the support of Conservative party members, the two candidates canvass and hold hustings. By post, the members decide. Brady stated that in order to guarantee that Conservative members would have a say, he required assurances that those who made it to the final two would not withdraw.
The new party leader chosen by members is made public by the Conservative Party. They will consequently become the new prime minister because they will hold a legislative majority.
