The rules for the leadership election were revealed on Monday night and mean MPs nominated to replace Boris Johnson as Tory leader will now need the support of another 20 Tory MPs to get on the ballot. Candidates would then need at least 30 votes to advance to the next round, said 1922 Commission chairman Sir Graham Brady. That would be just under 10% of Tory MPs, so it could narrow the field further. Political hub: Boris Johnson reveals he will not back any candidate He added that nominations will open and close on Tuesday, the first ballot will be held on Wednesday from 1.30 to 3.30pm, with the result announced later that day and the second ballot on Thursday. The new leader will be announced on September 5 after the summer break, with Mr Johnson remaining as caretaker prime minister until then. If there are a large number of candidates after nominations close, Sir Graham said there may be inductions on Wednesday evening to help narrow the field the following day. He said there could be more polls next week, possibly on Monday, if the numbers don’t fall fast enough. So far, 11 MPs have publicly announced they want to replace the prime minister after he resigned last week. According to Sky News’ count, only Rishi Sunak, Penny Mordaunt and Tom Tugendhat have reached the 20 nomination mark, and only Mr Sunak has reached over 30 to get through to the first round of voting. However, many of the 358 Conservative MPs have yet to declare who they will support. Read more: Who are the candidates to be the next prime minister? Johnson is determined to deliver his winning 2019 election mandate in the final weeks Whenever a leadership election takes place, the 1922 Committee cadre of key Tory MPs set the rules and procedures. In 2019, an MP wishing to stand needed only the support of eight other Conservative MPs to get through to the first round. After the 1922 executive held its own election on Monday afternoon, with Sir Graham re-elected as president, they voted on the timetable and rules of the new leadership race.
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Spending limit of £300,000 per candidate (excluding travel costs) – increase from 2019 The Hustings will be hosted in all parts of the United Kingdom All hustings will be available to watch online
Use Chrome browser for more accessible video player 1:08 The new PM will be announced on September 5 With the increase in the number of MPs required to nominate a potential candidate, the duration of the whole process should be shorter. In 2019 there were initially 10 candidates on the first ballot and six rounds of voting were required before the final two candidates were known. After the field is narrowed down to two candidates, they will face a ballot of party members based on one member one vote, and the candidate with the most votes wins.
