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Tory leadership: Who will be the next prime minister? Tory leadership: Who will be the next prime minister?
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Ten Conservative MPs will battle it out to be the next Tory leader and prime minister, after gaining support from fellow MPs. Seven Conservative MPs have made it through the first round of the contest to be the next Tory leader and prime minister.
The first vote takes place on Thursday as Tory MPs try to whittle down the list to two candidates. Members of the wider Conservative Party will then get a chance to vote for their preferred choice. Mark Harper, Andrea Leadsom and Esther Mcvey were eliminated after failing to get the necessary 17 votes in the ballots of Tory MPs.
Here is a list of the candidates who made the shortlist. The rest will go on to take part in further ballots until two remain, when members of the wider Conservative Party will then get a chance to vote for their preferred choice.
Candidates had to have the backing of eight fellow MPs to make the shortlist, after the party decided to change the contest rules in order to speed up the process. Here is a list of the candidates who made it through the first round.
Thirteen MPs publically declared they were running after Theresa May announced she was standing down as prime minister. Candidates had to have the backing of 17 MPs to make it through the first round.
Kit Malthouse and James Cleverly later withdrew and, minutes before the Monday deadline, backbencher Sam Gyimah also pulled out. Boris Johnson won the most votes - with 114, followed by Jeremy Hunt with 43. Esther McVey won the fewest, with nine.
Boris Johnson has the most backers who have made their support public. The candidates on Thursday's ballot paper need to win at least 17 votes in the first round and 33 votes in the second to proceed further. Among the wider party members, the popularity of the candidates is slightly different.
Among the wider party members, who vote on the final two candidates, the order of popularity changes slightly. Boris Johnson is still a popular frontrunner, with more than half the vote, but Rory Stewart is much further up the pack, according to a poll of 1,512 Tory party members by the Conservative Home website on 12 June, the day before the MPs' vote took place.
Boris Johnson still leads, with more than half the vote, but Rory Stewart moves up the pack to second place, according to a poll of 1,512 Tory party members by the Conservative Home website on 12 June.
Of those still standing, some candidates have spent many years in senior positions, both as shadow ministers when in Opposition, or as ministers and in the Cabinet.Of those still standing, some candidates have spent many years in senior positions, both as shadow ministers when in Opposition, or as ministers and in the Cabinet.
Candidates have been setting out their positions in a series of presentations, known as hustings, ahead of the first round of voting. Candidates will continue setting out their positions and trying to win over more MPs in a series of presentations, known as hustings, ahead of the next round of voting.
The winner is likely to be announced during the week beginning 22 July.The winner is likely to be announced during the week beginning 22 July.
A fool and his, or her, money are soon parted, so the bookies are taking a look at who is out in front.
On Tuesday, 18 June BBC One will be hosting a live election debate between the Conservative MPs who are still in the race.On Tuesday, 18 June BBC One will be hosting a live election debate between the Conservative MPs who are still in the race.
If you would like to ask the candidates a question live on air, use the form below. It should be open to all of them, not a specific politician.If you would like to ask the candidates a question live on air, use the form below. It should be open to all of them, not a specific politician.