The name of the new chairman and prime minister of the British Conservative Party will be known on the fifth of September, the British media say.
11.7. 22:42
in Britain the conservative party committee announced on monday that the party’s new chairman and future prime minister will be known on the fifth of september. This was reported by the British Broadcasting Company BBC and other British media.
There are currently 11 candidates. The deadline for standing as a candidate is Tuesday, and the candidates need the support of 20 MPs to get into the first round of voting.
The first round of voting to eliminate the candidates will take place on Wednesday. The final two finalists will be selected by the committee chair Graham Brady according to “relatively quickly”.
Outgoing Prime Minister Boris Johnson continue as prime minister until a successor is elected.
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