Ballot of Conservative Party members closes on 31 October, only those who have been a member for 90 days or more prior to closing date and were active during candidate nominations eligible to vote.
Candidates must have backing of a proposer, a seconder, and eight nominations from MPs to proceed to ballot.
Conservative Party leadership contest to begin this week, expected to conclude on 2 November, 2024.
Finalists will present case to party members at Conservative conference in late September.
Nominations open on Wednesday at 7pm and close at 2:30pm on Monday.
Parliamentary party will narrow down field through series of votes until four candidates remain.
Potential candidates include Robert Jenrick, Suella Braverman, Dame Priti Patel, James Cleverly, Tom Tugendhat, and Kemi Badenoch.
Rishi Sunak will remain acting leader until then.
The Conservative Party has announced that the process to elect a new leader will begin this week and is expected to conclude on 2 November, 2024. Rishi Sunak, who formally stepped down as leader on Monday, will remain acting leader until then.
Nominations for the leadership contest will open on Wednesday at 7pm and close at 2:30pm on Monday. To proceed to the ballot, candidates must have the backing of a proposer, a seconder, and eight nominations from MPs.
The parliamentary party will then narrow down the field through a series of votes until four candidates remain. These finalists will present their case to party members at the Conservative conference in late September.
The ballot of Conservative Party members will close on 31 October, with only those who have been a member for 90 days or more prior to the closing date and were active during candidate nominations eligible to vote.
A number of MPs have expressed their interest in standing for the leadership, including Robert Jenrick, Suella Braverman, Dame Priti Patel, James Cleverly, Tom Tugendhat, and Kemi Badenoch.
The Conservative Party has emphasized the importance of a respectful and thorough leadership debate during this process.
The Conservatives will start a three-month leadership contest to replace Rishi Sunak this week, ending on 2 November.
MPs will then reduce this number to two, with party members choosing the winner through an online ballot.
Rishi Sunak formally stepped down as leader on Monday and will remain acting leader until a successor is appointed.
Potential candidates include Robert Jenrick, Suella Braverman, Dame Priti Patel, James Cleverly, Tom Tugendhat and Kemi Badenoch.
MPs will begin narrowing down the field in early September, reducing it to four by the end of that month.
Party members must have been a member for 90 days or more prior to the ballot closing and were active members during candidate nominations to be eligible to vote.
Rishi Sunak's replacement as Conservative leader will be announced on 2 November
Tory party confirmed Sunak will remain acting leader until that date
Nominations to succeed Sunak will open on Wednesday at 7pm and close at 2.30pm on Monday
Candidates need backing of at least 10 MPs to proceed to the ballot
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][The Conservatives will start a three-month leadership contest to replace Rishi Sunak this week, ending on 2 November.][] The Conservative party confirmed Sunak will remain acting leader until that date.
MPs will narrow down the candidates to four, who will speak at the Conservative conference in late September.
Conservative leadership contest to start this week, due to end on 2 November.
,eligibility criteria for party members to vote: must have been a member for 90 days or more prior to the ballot closing and were active members at the time of nominations.
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]The Conservative leadership contest to start this week, due to end on 2 November.[
Nominations for the first round of voting close on 29 July.
MPs will narrow down candidates to four by Tory conference in late September.
