Since Boris Johnson stood down his colleagues have wasted no time in saying they think they are the best person to replace him. But when will one of them be victorious? When will Boris Johnson formally leave Downing Street?
The Prime Minister used his resignation speech to say he, and his hastily-reformed cabinet, will remain in place until a new leader is appointed. "I have today appointed a cabinet to serve, as I will, until a new leader is in place," he said in a speech you can read in full here.
The timetable for electing a new leader comes from the 1922 Committee. The newly-elected 1922 committee has now met and confirmed the timetable for appointing a new party leader.
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Nominations will open and close on Tuesday, July 12, and candidates will be required to submit a nomination including a proposer, a seconder and 18 other Members of Parliament supporting their candidacy.
Ballots of MPs will then be held prior to Parliamentary recess which is from July 21. After the first ballot, any candidate receiving less than 30 votes will be eliminated. If the ballot thresholds are met by all candidates, then the candidate with the lowest number of votes will be eliminated. Balloting will continue until two candidates remain.
The first ballot will take place on Wednesday, July 13, from 1.30pm until 3.30pm with a result being announced later that day. You can see which Welsh MP is backing who here.
Sir Graham Brady MP will act as returning officer for the election. Once the parliamentary process is completed, Conservative Party headquarters (CCHQ) will take over the administration of hustings and the vote of the Conservative Party membership. The ballot of party members will conclude with the result announced on September 5.
The 1922 Committee and Board of the Party have also agreed to the following:
- Candidates will have a £300,000 spending limit. Excluding travel expenses. This is an increase on the 2019 leadership election.
- CCHQ will host hustings across all parts of the United Kingdom. A full schedule will be released in due course, and all hustings will be available to watch online
- The ballot of members will be a hybrid to ensure all of our members are able to participate.
What could the timetable look like?
The official timetable will be published on Monday, but it is expected to look something like this:
- Nominations for leadership candidate submitted by 6pm on Tuesday, July 12
- Voting starts on Wednesday, July 13 with the first ballot
- Second round of voting takes place on Thursday, July 14 , leaving four candidates
- Three sets of hustings are planned for Monday, July 18
- Next round of voting takes place on Tuesday, July 19
- Final day of voting on Wednesday, July 20 leaving two candidates
- From Thursday, July 21 the winner is left in the hands of Tory Party members, who will choose between the two candidates
- The deadline for ballots will be late August
- New leader of the Conservative Party and PM announced on Monday, September 5
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