( Observer Network ) According to " Guardian ", on the morning of October 22 local time, former British Chancellor Sunak has received the support of 100 members required to run for the leader of the Conservative Party , becoming the first candidate to be qualified for election. Then in the afternoon of the same day, Conservative MP James Duddridge claimed on social media that former British Prime Minister Johnson also had the support of more than 100 MPs.
Screenshot of the Guardian report
Twitter screenshot of the British Secretary of State for Trade Policy and close ally of Johnson James Dudridge
Sky News confirmed the above news to the source.
However, according to statistics from the Guardian, as of 3:10 pm local time on the 22nd, as for the number of Conservative MPs who publicly expressed their support, Sunak had 110, ahead of Johnson (51) and Modant (23). Sky News also said it was not known about the names of Johnson's 100 supporters.
Just over half an hour after James Dudridge posted Twitter, Lucy Fisher of Thames Radio revealed that Sunak's MPs doubted Johnson's claim that 100 supporters were obtained. One MP said, "In order to catch up with Sunday's newspaper deadline, supporter data was fabricated out of thin air, which shows how unscrupulous Boris was to save face."
Twitter screenshot of Lucy Fisher, chief political commentator of Thames Radio,
According to regulations, candidates who run for the Conservative Party leader must obtain support from at least 100 Conservative Party members before 14:00 on October 24. Since the Conservative Party currently has 357 MPs, only three candidates can be nominated.
If only one candidate meets the conditions by then, the election will end on the 24th, and the candidate will directly become the party leader and then serve as prime minister.
If there are 3 candidates, the candidate with the least votes will be eliminated directly. Conservative MPs will vote on the remaining two candidates between 18:30 and 20:30 on the day of the day, and the results will come out at 21:00 on the same day.
If no one exits after the directive vote, all Conservative Party members will participate in the online vote to decide the winner. The two candidates are expected to participate in a television debate before the party members votes end, with the winner set to be produced on October 28.
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