A leadership election within the Conservative Party will soon be under way following Boris Johnson's resignation as Prime Minister earlier today (June 7). The historic announcement came after more than 50 of his MPs resigned over two turbulent days at Number 10.
It started with a shock double resignation from Health Secretary Sajid Javid and Chancellor of the Exchequer Rishi Sunak on Tuesday, July 5, which sparked a domino effect which has now amassed to 59 resignations alone. The pair are now two of the frontrunners to become the new leader of the party.
Javid, who had also previously served as Chancellor of the Exchequer under the Prime Minister, stated "the country needs a strong and principled Conservative Party, and the Party is bigger than any one individual". Sunak's successor, Nadhim Zahawi, was rumoured to be part of discussions to encourage the Prime Minister to resign in the later hours of Wednesday evening (July 6) along with Transport Secretary Grant Shapps, Welsh Secretary Simon Hart and Northern Ireland Secretary Brandon Lewis.
