Rishi Sunak announced his intention to step back as Tory leader after election loss (Image: Getty) The new leader of the Conservative Party is expected to be announced on November 2, reports have suggested. The Tory leadership race to replace former Prime Minister Rishi Sunak could last for nearly four months, reports last night suggested. The 1922 committee of senior MPs discussed a contest that will see the final four candidates take to the stage at Tory Party conference in September as part of “beauty parade”.
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.. Fury erupts over Labour 'amnesty' for 90,000 illegal migrants [LATEST] They will then be whittled down to the final two on October 10, before ballots are sent out to members across the country As many as eight candidates are expected to come forward, depending on nomination threshold.
Kemi Badenoch, Suella Braverman, James Cleverly , Priti Patel, Tom Tugendhat and Robert Jenrick are among the senior Tories expected to put their name in the ring for the job. Mel Stride said he is considering entering the race for the Tory party leadership amid ongoing wrangling over the rules of the contest. Asked whether he would throw his hat in the ring, the shadow work and pensions secretary told Times Radio: “It’s something I’m considering.
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Tory infighting erupts as Suella Braverman given ultimatum over leadership bid [LATEST] Trending “A number of colleagues have approached me and suggested that I might do that. “We don’t yet of course know what the actual rules of the process will be – and I’ll want to wait to see that before I take a final decision – but it’s certainly a possibility.” The 1922 Committee of backbenchers set the rules and timeline for the race to succeed Mr Sunak.
There have been divisions in the party over how long the contest should take. Mr Sunak said he would step down as Tory leader once the formal arrangements for choosing his successor were in place. But should the contest drag on, he may be unwilling to stay on, forcing the party to appoint an interim leader, with former leader Sir Iain Duncan Smith among those touted.
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