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Tory MPs speculated there was the possibility of individuals backing their second favourite candidate, assuming their preferred choice was already safe. One told the PA news agency: “One of two ...
Kemi Badenoch has been elected leader of the Conservative Party. The former business secretary was declared the winner at an event in central London on Saturday, defeating rival Robert Jenrick by ...
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 ...
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.
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 ...
ConservativeHome readers voted Badenoch's speech on critical race theory 2020 "speech of the year", in which she said that any school that teaches "elements of political race theory as fact, or which promotes partisan political views such as defunding the police without offering a balanced treatment of opposing views, is breaking the law." [153]
Four candidates are left in the race to replace Rishi Sunak, with Robert Jenrick in the lead. Mel Stride knocked out of Tory leadership race as Jenrick tops second round Skip to main content
On 14 January it was reported that 30 Conservative MPs had submitted letters of no confidence (in Johnson) to the 1922 Committee. [4] On 6 June 2022, following the Platinum Jubilee of Elizabeth II , the chairman of the 1922 Committee, Sir Graham Brady , announced that the threshold of 54 letters of no confidence had been met and that a vote of ...