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| Tory leadership: How was the new UK prime minister chosen? | Tory leadership: How was the new UK prime minister chosen? |
| (4 months later) | |
| Rishi Sunak will be the new prime minister after he won the Conservative Party leadership election. | Rishi Sunak will be the new prime minister after he won the Conservative Party leadership election. |
| The contest followed the resignation of Liz Truss as prime minister. | The contest followed the resignation of Liz Truss as prime minister. |
| Mr Sunak will become the fifth Tory prime minister in six years. | Mr Sunak will become the fifth Tory prime minister in six years. |
| How did the Conservatives elect a new leader? | How did the Conservatives elect a new leader? |
| Nominations | Nominations |
| Under the rules of the latest leadership contest, candidates needed to have the support of at least 100 Conservative MPs (not including themselves). | Under the rules of the latest leadership contest, candidates needed to have the support of at least 100 Conservative MPs (not including themselves). |
| Rishi Sunak was the only one to reach that level and so became the party leader. | Rishi Sunak was the only one to reach that level and so became the party leader. |
| As there are currently 357 Tory MPs, a maximum of three candidates could have met the threshold. | As there are currently 357 Tory MPs, a maximum of three candidates could have met the threshold. |
| The other contenders - Boris Johnson and Penny Mordaunt - both withdrew from the process. | The other contenders - Boris Johnson and Penny Mordaunt - both withdrew from the process. |
| Standing not the right thing to do, says Johnson | Standing not the right thing to do, says Johnson |
| Vote among Tory MPs | Vote among Tory MPs |
| If more than one candidate had gained 100 nominations, there would have been a vote among Conservative MPs. | If more than one candidate had gained 100 nominations, there would have been a vote among Conservative MPs. |
| If there had been two candidates in that ballot, it would have been indicative. This means it would have shown who had the most support among MPs. | If there had been two candidates in that ballot, it would have been indicative. This means it would have shown who had the most support among MPs. |
| If there had been three candidates, the one with the fewest votes would have been eliminated, before an indicative vote would have been held. | If there had been three candidates, the one with the fewest votes would have been eliminated, before an indicative vote would have been held. |
| Vote among party members | Vote among party members |
| If two candidates had remained at the end of the ballots, members of the Conservative Party would have decided on the next leader and prime minister. | If two candidates had remained at the end of the ballots, members of the Conservative Party would have decided on the next leader and prime minister. |
| They would have taken part in an online vote to decide the winner. | They would have taken part in an online vote to decide the winner. |
| How is the next prime minister appointed? | How is the next prime minister appointed? |
| Rishi Sunak is now the leader of the party with the largest number of MPs in Parliament. | Rishi Sunak is now the leader of the party with the largest number of MPs in Parliament. |
| The King will therefore ask him to form a government, becoming the UK's next prime minister in the process. | The King will therefore ask him to form a government, becoming the UK's next prime minister in the process. |
| Who could replace Liz Truss as prime minister? | Who could replace Liz Truss as prime minister? |
| Could there be an early election? | Could there be an early election? |
| How was Ms Truss chosen? | How was Ms Truss chosen? |
| The summer leadership contest, which Ms Truss won, was held over three months. | The summer leadership contest, which Ms Truss won, was held over three months. |
| Candidates were only able to enter the race if they had the backing of at least 20 Tory MPs. | Candidates were only able to enter the race if they had the backing of at least 20 Tory MPs. |
| Eight contenders emerged - including Ms Truss. | Eight contenders emerged - including Ms Truss. |
| In the contest's first stage, Tory MPs chose two candidates to go forward to a vote of the wider membership of the party. | In the contest's first stage, Tory MPs chose two candidates to go forward to a vote of the wider membership of the party. |
| To do this, the Tory party's MPs whittled down the field with a series of votes. | To do this, the Tory party's MPs whittled down the field with a series of votes. |
| Anyone who received fewer than 30 votes or came last in each round was eliminated. The process continued until the two final candidates - Ms Truss and former chancellor Rishi Sunak - remained. | Anyone who received fewer than 30 votes or came last in each round was eliminated. The process continued until the two final candidates - Ms Truss and former chancellor Rishi Sunak - remained. |
| In stage two, Conservative Party members chose the winner in a postal and online vote lasting several weeks. | In stage two, Conservative Party members chose the winner in a postal and online vote lasting several weeks. |
| When the result was announced on 5 September, Ms Truss won 81,326 votes among party members, compared with 60,399 for Mr Sunak. | When the result was announced on 5 September, Ms Truss won 81,326 votes among party members, compared with 60,399 for Mr Sunak. |
| Will there be a general election? | Will there be a general election? |
| There isn't automatically a general election when a new prime minister is appointed. | There isn't automatically a general election when a new prime minister is appointed. |
| If Mr Sunak decides not to call an early election, the next one does not have to be held until January 2025 at the latest. | If Mr Sunak decides not to call an early election, the next one does not have to be held until January 2025 at the latest. |
| Could there be an early election? | Could there be an early election? |
| Related Topics | |
| Conservative Party | |
| Liz Truss | |
| Rishi Sunak | |
| King Charles III |