New UK PM to be announced on Sept 5

London, July 12

The new leader of the UK’s ruling Conservative Party who will succeed Boris Johnson as the British PM will be announced on September 5, the body responsible for the Tory leadership elections has said.

8 shortlisted

Suella Braverman, India-origin Attorney General

Nadhim Zahawi, New Chancellor

Penny Mordaunt, Trade Minister

Kemi Badenoch, Former Cabinet minister

Jeremy Hunt, Former Cabinet minister

Tom Tugendhat,Tory backbencher

The 1922 Committee of Conservative backbench MPs on Monday set out the timetable and rules of play for the elections, which will officially open and also close for nominations on Tuesday.

So far, 11 candidates led by frontrunners such as British Indian former minister Rishi Sunak and Foreign Secretary Liz Truss have declared their intention to contest.

“We are very keen that we get this concluded as smoothly, cleanly and rapidly as possible,” said Sir Graham Brady, chair of the 1922 Committee.

“Certainly, we should have a conclusion and a new leader of the party elected and announced on September 5… The crucial thing is we’ve arrived at the point we’re at and we now have a very clear plan to take things forward and resolve the leadership question,” he said on Monday.