The UK’s Conservative Party leadership race can be narrowed down to two final candidates by July 20, with a new prime minister chosen no later than the beginning of October, the treasurer of the 1922 backbenchers’ committee said on Saturday.
Sir Geoffrey Clifton-Brown said that he’s “confident” the aim can be achieved and that the committee will look at ways to speed up the process.
The leadership contest was triggered on Thursday as Prime Minister Boris Johnson was forced to resign over his mishandling of the Chris Pincher scandal.
By Saturday afternoon, four Conservative MPs have thrown their hats in the ring, with more expected to join. Speaking to Times Radio on Saturday, Clifton-Brown said the committee had been “anticipating at least a dozen candidates” in total….