After Theresa May announced that she will step down on Friday 7 June as the leader of the Conservative party, the race to find her successor is due to officially commence the following Monday. Conservative party chairman Brandon Lewis, along with the vice-chairs of the 1922 Committee of Conservative backbenchers, have issued a joint statement laying out the process for this contest. Notably 1922 chair Graham Brady’s name is missing from the statement – leading to speculation he has recused himself on the grounds that the Tory backbencher may run himself.
Under the new timetable, nominations will close in the week commencing 10 June. Then there will be ‘successive rounds of voting’ which will keep going until a final choice of two candidates remain. At this point, the choice of the two candidates – whittled down from the main crop by the Parliamentary party – will be put to a vote of all party members.
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