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Leadership elections only happen if a Conservative leader resigns or if they lose a vote of confidence among MPs. Boris Johnson during Prime Minister’s Questions in the House of Commons (House ...
The winner of the Conservative leadership contest will be announced on Saturday, following months of speeches, debates and gaffes. Here are some of the key quotes from the leadership campaign.
Here are 10 Tory leadership questions from Independent readers – and my answers from the “Ask Me Anything” event. Q: What do you think of Kemi Badenoch being called the “new Thatcher ...
Tom Tugendhat, with 31 votes, had the fewest votes and was eliminated from the leadership race. [138] Fourth ballot The MPs' fourth ballot was held on 19 July 2022. [219] Tobias Ellwood had lost the Conservative Party whip, making him ineligible to vote. [220] Kemi Badenoch, with 59 votes, had the fewest votes and was eliminated from the ...
The timetable for the October 2022 leadership election was much shorter than the July one. An expedited process was set out; candidates were required to obtain 100 nominations from fellow Conservative MPs before 2 pm on 24 October, and an MPs' ballot followed by an online members' ballot was to be held shortly thereafter if more than one candidate received more than 100 nominations.
[128] [129] As a result of Mordaunt's withdrawal, Sunak won the leadership contest unopposed, and became the leader of the Conservative Party. [130] [5] It was the first time a candidate won a leadership election for one of the two main parties unopposed since Gordon Brown won the Labour Party leadership election to succeed Tony Blair in 2007 ...
Former chancellor Rishi Sunak is expected to top the ballot again but all eyes will be on the contest to decide his likely challenger. Votes being counted in latest stage of the Tory leadership ...
Each leadership candidate must have the endorsement of ten current Conservative MPs to make the ballot for the election. This includes one proposer and one seconder. This includes one proposer and one seconder.