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| How would the Tories trigger a leadership contest against Theresa May? | How would the Tories trigger a leadership contest against Theresa May? |
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| 15% of Conservative MPs would need to back a no confidence vote in the PM or she would have to resign to trigger a contest | |
| Jessica Elgot | |
| Sun 11 Jun 2017 19.33 BST | |
| Last modified on Mon 27 Nov 2017 22.53 GMT | |
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| Forty-eight Conservative MPs would need to back a no confidence vote in Theresa May to trigger a leadership contest, according to party rules. | Forty-eight Conservative MPs would need to back a no confidence vote in Theresa May to trigger a leadership contest, according to party rules. |
| There are two ways a contest can be triggered, most obviously if the leader of the party resigns. If they do not, 15% of Conservative MPs must write to the chairman of the 1922 committee of backbench Tories. With the party’s current crop of 317 MPs, 48 would be needed. | There are two ways a contest can be triggered, most obviously if the leader of the party resigns. If they do not, 15% of Conservative MPs must write to the chairman of the 1922 committee of backbench Tories. With the party’s current crop of 317 MPs, 48 would be needed. |
| After David Cameron announced his resignation, five Tory MPs stood for the leadership. Unlike Labour party rules, under which candidates go to a ballot of members as long as they have the support of 15% of the party’s MPs, Conservative candidates are whittled down to a final two before party members have their say. | After David Cameron announced his resignation, five Tory MPs stood for the leadership. Unlike Labour party rules, under which candidates go to a ballot of members as long as they have the support of 15% of the party’s MPs, Conservative candidates are whittled down to a final two before party members have their say. |
| The ballot is based on “one member one vote”, but in 2016 one of the final two candidates, Andrea Leadsom, withdrew from the race after a damaging interview with the Times about the fact that May’s did not have children. Her withdrawal meant May was made party leader without having been elected by members. | The ballot is based on “one member one vote”, but in 2016 one of the final two candidates, Andrea Leadsom, withdrew from the race after a damaging interview with the Times about the fact that May’s did not have children. Her withdrawal meant May was made party leader without having been elected by members. |
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