Many had entered the competition. The candidates had to be nominated by at least 20 Conservative MPs. The result was announced at 19.00 Norwegian time. Now eight of the ten candidates remain: Rishi Sunak, resigned finance minister Penny Mordaunt, trade minister Liz Truss, foreign minister Nadhim Zahawi, finance minister Jeremy Hunt, former foreign minister, health minister and culture minister Tom Tugendhat, chair of the House Foreign Affairs Committee Suella Braverman, legal adviser to the government Badenoch, former Minister for Gender Equality Member of the House of Commons Rehman Chishti did not advance. Former Health Minister Sajid Javid resigned just before the announcement, according to Reuters. According to Sky News, former Finance Minister Rishi Sunak is a clear big favorite. They have received confirmation from at least 45 MPs from the party that they would vote for him, according to the overview to Sky News. Deputy Prime Minister Dominic Raab is among the many supporters of Sunak, and was present during the launch of the election campaign on Tuesday. Party leader candidate Rishi Sunak had, among others, Deputy Prime Minister Dominic Raab (left) by his side during the launch of the campaign. Photo: NIKLAS HALLE’N / AFP How the new party leader and prime minister is elected Everyone who wants to run as a candidate for the party leadership position must be nominated by 20 party colleagues in the British Parliament. The limit has been raised from 8 to 20 nominations for the process of choosing Boris Johnson’s successor to go faster. The nomination of candidates will take place on Tuesday 12 July. When the nominated candidates are ready, the voting in the party group starts. The first round of voting will take place on Wednesday 13 July. Everyone who gets less than 30 votes quits, the rest goes on to the second round of voting. In round number two, it is the candidate who gets the fewest votes that must go out. This vote will be held on Thursday 14 July. Thereafter, the parliamentary group continues to vote until there are two candidates left. According to the planned schedule, it will hopefully be decided during Monday 18 July. The two candidates are running in the big round of voting, where around 200,000 ordinary party members around the country will have their say. The result will be announced on 5 September. The person who gets the most votes becomes the new party leader for the Conservative party and takes over as prime minister, unless something unexpected happens. Withdrew One of the ten nominees withdrew, and one ended up below the limit. Javid launched himself as a candidate to take over the title as party leader on Monday. Just before the candidates who have advanced were announced on Tuesday night, he withdrew from the competition. Sajid Javid launched himself as a candidate to become leader of the Conservative Party. He himself came with harsh criticism of Boris Johnson. Photo: HENRY NICHOLLS / Reuters Rehman Chisthi was left without any nominations. He announced this on Twitter. One of Boris Johnson’s most loyal supporters, Grant Shapps, resigned during nomination day. Withdrew after several scandals Boris Johnson announced his resignation as Prime Minister on Thursday. It happened after two days of severe weather in the British Parliament where 59 people in the government apparatus resigned. At the same time as several of Prime Minister Boris Johnson’s ministers began the fight to take over his job, he visited a research company. Photo: LEON NEAL / AFP Earlier this month, whip Chris Pincher was suspended from the party after accusations that he had sexually harassed two men while drunk. The reason for the mass dismissals is that Johnson last week admitted that he knew about the accusations. The prime minister has also received a lot of criticism for his participation in the so-called “partygate” scandal, as Johnson is said to have partyed during the shutdown. The incident led to a no-confidence vote against the prime minister in the Conservatives’ party group. Johnson and the Conservative Party have been hit by several scandals over the past year. Recently, by-elections had to be held in two constituencies because the conservative representatives from there had to resign. One for watching porn during a meeting in parliament, the other after being sentenced to prison for abusing a 15-year-old boy, writes NTB. These candidates stand Rishi Sunak Retired Minister of Finance Withdrew in protest against Prime Minister Boris Johnson 10 minutes after the then Minister of Health Sajid Javid. He and Johnson had differing views on what was important. Considered to belong to the party’s center-left side. The architect behind financial aid measures during the coronation pandemic India’s richest, has avoided paying taxes in the UK by taking advantage of tax rulesMember of the House of Commons since 2015Jeremy HuntPrevious Secretary of State, Minister of Health, Minister of Culture incl. JohnsonDid not sit in Johnson’s governments and part of the “Boris bubble”, which may be an advantage among ordinary party membersSupported Brexit, but originally advocated a “softer” withdrawal from the EULeaded the Health and Social Committee in the House of Commons during the pandemic House of Commons since 2005Penny MordauntTravel MinisterMarked with ster Criticism of the “Partygate” scandal and Boris Johnson’s handling Counted as a compromise candidate Britain’s first female defense minister in a few months in 2019, until Johnson replaced her. Former Minister of Health, Gender Equality and Development in the last two Conservative governments Strong supporter of BrexitMember of the House of Commons since 2010Liz TrussFrench Minister since 2021Profiles himself as successor to Margaret Thatcher in 2016, but has since turned around and stood for a hard line against the EU as Minister of Trade and Foreign MinisterLeaded in the economic sanctions against RussiaMember of the House of Commons since 2010Nadhim ZahawiFinance Minister, appointed after Rishi Sunak resignedFormer Minister of Education and Secretary of State rolled by a world’s fastest vaccination program Brexit supporterCame to the UK from Iraq as a child when the family fled Saddam HusseinFounder of the polling institute YouGovCriticized for loose handling of public moneyMember of The House of Commons since 2010 Tom Tugendhat Influential politician in the House of Commons, where he heads the Foreign Affairs Committee Strong Johnson critic, said in January that he would run as a party leader candidate if Johnson had to go. wants to put together a broad coalition Former British Army officer, has served in Iraq and Afghanistan who created themGrew up in the UK, USA and NigeriaMember of the House of Commons since 2017Suella BravermanGovernment Attorney (Legal Adviser to the Government) Long Loyal to Boris Johnson. Declared her candidacy while asking Johnson to resign as a strong Brexit supporter. Former Secretary of State for Brexit, Dominic Raab, resigns, saying the breach with the EU was not enough. nothing in between in a speech that attracted attention in the House of CommonsHas been Minister of Media and Sports, Minister of the Interior and Minister of Finance. Resigned as finance minister because he thought the prime minister’s office would replace part of the staff in the finance ministry Opponents of BrexitMed in the race to become party leader and prime minister in 2019, finished in fourth placeWorking class background, his father was a bus driver who came to the UK from PakistanMember of the House of Commons since 2010Trakk during the nomination day, Tuesday 12 July.Grant ShappsTransport MinisterOne of Boris Johnson’s most loyal supportersHas held several positions in the last conservative governments, including Minister of International Development Resigned as Minister in 2015 after accusations of rowdy behavior aim to become Europe’s largest economy by 2050Member of the House of Commons since 2005Retired during the nomination day, Tuesday 12 July. He now supports Rishi Sunak’s candidacy. Rehman Chishti Member of the House of Commons since 2010 Born in Pakistan, came to the UK as a child. Former trade envoy to Pakistan
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