New British Prime Minister to be announced on Sept 5

The new British prime minister who will be replacing Boris Johnson, will be announced on Sept 5, said Graham Brady, Chairman of the Conservative Party"s backbench 1922 Committee, on Jul 11.

NewsBharati    12-Jul-2022 14:15:32 PM
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London, Jul 12: The new British prime minister who will be replacing Boris Johnson, will be announced on Sept 5, said Graham Brady, Chairman of the Conservative Party's backbench 1922 Committee, on Jul 11.
 
 
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Brady said the 1922 Committee, which runs the Tory leadership contest, has decided that the candidates will have to get the backing of 20 members of Parliament (MPs) when nominations open and close on Tuesday (Jul 12). The threshold is markedly higher than the required backing of eight MPs seen in the party's usual rules.
 
 
 
 
 
The first round of voting among Tory MPs will be held on Wednesday, (Jul 13) and the contenders will need to receive 30 votes to enter the second ballot which is to be held on Thursday (Jul 14). The number of contenders will be whittled down to two before MPs break up for the summer recess on Jul 21. The final two contenders will then go through a postal ballot of all the Conservative members, numbering around 200,000, over the summer and the winner will become the new Tory leader and UK's next prime minister.
 
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Graham Brady said, "I am very keen we get this concluded as smoothly, cleanly, and rapidly as possible," and called it a "perfectly reasonable" timetable that would allow the postal ballot to take place around the country over the summer. He further added, "We do need to make sure there is a decent amount of time before the result is announced on 5th September."