The UK’s outgoing Prime Minister Boris Johnson is expected to step down in eight weeks as his successor will be announced on Sept. 5.
The timetable of the Conservative Party leadership contest, triggered by Johnson’s resignation on July 7, was set out on Monday evening following a meeting of the 1922 Committee executives.
The 1922 Committee, which represents all Conservative MPs who do not hold government posts, oversees the parliamentary process of the contest.
Setting out the sped-up timetable, Committee Chair Sir Graham Brady said nominations will open and close on Tuesday.
Potential candidates have until 6 p.m. to secure 20 MPs’ signatures to get a nomination, double the number required in the last leadership contest in order to accelerate the elimination process….