Boris Johnson is expected to fight to replace Liz Truss and believes it is a matter of “national interest,” the Times said. to investigate him, but is said to believe he can overthrow the Conservative Party. Several Tory MPs have already offered him to replace Truss, who announced his resignation this afternoon after a 44-day tenure.
The Prime Minister said he would choose his successor within a week “to implement the budget plan and maintain the economic stability of our country”. According to Sir Graham Brady, chairman of the committee that ran the Tory leadership elections in 1922, Conservative MPs were “consulted”.
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A candidate for the Conservative leadership election needs the support of 100 Conservative MPs, The Telegraph has revealed. 4,444 4,444 This is five times his previous threshold of 20 Tory MPs taking part in the vote in the summer elections. It also means that only a maximum of 3 candidates can stand.
Competition details have been finalized at an emergency meeting of the Tory Executive Committee.
