July 14, 2022
2:44 pm
Prime Ministers Questions
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Conservative leadership race: Ballot results at 5pm
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Final shortlist for Tory leadership revealed after Sajid Javid drops out of race
Wide-open race for Tory leadership lays bare party divisions
Conservative MPs to begin voting in leadership race
Deadline to secure backers looms for Tory leader hopefuls
Final shortlist for Tory leadership revealed after Sajid Javid drops out of race
The Metro says Sajid Javid has dropped out the leadership race to become the new leader of the Conservative party.
The former health secretary’s resignation – which came within hours of Rishi Sunak last Tuesday- led to a domino effect of departures.
Ultimately, their resignations led to the eventual demise of Boris Johnson as prime minister.
The final shortlist for the Tory party’s leadership has been confirmed this evening.
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https://metro.co.uk/2022/07/12/sajid-javid-drops-out-of-conservative-leadership-race-16988543/
Wide-open race for Tory leadership lays bare party divisions
The Guardian says Conservative divisions were laid bare on Tuesday as a wide-open field of eight MPs made it through to the first round of the fractious contest to succeed Boris Johnson as prime minister.
Despite the 1922 Committee setting a threshold of 20 MPs to secure a place on the ballot paper, just three of the 11 declared candidates were eliminated on a frenetic day in Westminster.
Rishi Sunak is the frontrunner among MPs by some margin, with the publicly declared support of more than 40 colleagues, but it remains unclear who will join him in the final two.
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