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Theresa May: Who will be the next prime minister? Theresa May: Who will be the next prime minister?
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Conservative MPs will be throwing their hats into the ring to become the next Tory leader and prime minister after Theresa May announced she would be stepping down on 7 June.Conservative MPs will be throwing their hats into the ring to become the next Tory leader and prime minister after Theresa May announced she would be stepping down on 7 June.
Here are a list of possible contenders - some of whom have already announced their intention to stand.Here are a list of possible contenders - some of whom have already announced their intention to stand.
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The deadline for nominations is the week starting 10 June. Candidates each need two proposers. If there are more than three candidates, Tory MPs carry out a series of votes until two remain. Conservative Party Chairman Brandon Lewis said he hoped the process to determine the final choice to put to members would be concluded by the end of June.The deadline for nominations is the week starting 10 June. Candidates each need two proposers. If there are more than three candidates, Tory MPs carry out a series of votes until two remain. Conservative Party Chairman Brandon Lewis said he hoped the process to determine the final choice to put to members would be concluded by the end of June.
There will then be a series of hustings around the UK followed by a postal ballot of Conservative Party members with the result announced before Parliament rises for the summer.There will then be a series of hustings around the UK followed by a postal ballot of Conservative Party members with the result announced before Parliament rises for the summer.