Deadline to secure backers looms for Tory leader hopefuls
BBC says CANDIDATES vying to be the leader of the Conservative Party – and the next prime minister – have just hours to secure the support of at least 20 MPs.
It comes after the party increased the number of nominations required to make it onto the first-round ballot in order to speed up the selection process.
Eleven MPs have so far put themselves forward to replace Boris Johnson.
Three – Rishi Sunak, Penny Mordaunt, and Tom Tugenhadt – have so far passed the necessary threshold.
Voting will get underway on Wednesday, with candidates needing 30 backers to make it into the second round.
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https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-politics-62130122
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