LEADERSHIP ELECTION FOR CONSERVATIVE PARTY ON NOV 2 – Rishi Sunak will remain as acting leader until a successor is named.
The Conservative Party is set to name its new leader on Nov. 2, following the party’s election performance this month that prompted former Prime Minister Rishi Sunak to stand down.
Rishi Sunak will remain the acting leader until the appointment of a successor, the Conservative Party said in a statement.
Rishi Sunak stated in his final speech outside the Downing Street office, that he would quit as leader of the party once the formal arrangements for his successor were in place.
The leadership contest will see the party narrow down the field of nominations to four candidates who will make their case at the Conservative Party conference.
The nominations will further narrow down to two candidates, following which party members will vote for a leader.