Conservative Nottinghamshire MPs have been congratulating Rishi Sunak after the former Chancellor was confirmed as the next Prime Minister. Mr Sunak ended up as the only candidate left in the Conservative Party's latest leadership race, after the last remaining rival withdrew.
The race was triggered by the resignation of Liz Truss after 44 days in office, a period which began with the national period of mourning following the death of Queen Elizabeth II, and which ended with the chaotic fall-out from the mini-budget. Dozens of MPs, chief among them the Bassetlaw MP Brendan Clarke-Smith, said that the former Prime Minister Boris Johnson should re-enter Downing Street.
But Mr Johnson confirmed on Sunday (October 23) that he would not be taking part in the contest. He claimed that he had enough support to reach the threshold of 100 MPs needed to progress to the next stage of the contest but that he had withdrawn because Penny Mordaunt and Mr Sunak said they wouldn't work with him.
