After Boris Johnson resigns, UK's new PM to be announced on September 5

The new leader of the UK's governing Conservative Party who will succeed Boris Johnson as the British Prime Minister will be announced on September 5, the body responsible for the Tory leadership elections said on Monday.

The 1922 Committee of Conservative backbench MPs set out the timetable and rules of play for the elections, which will officially open and also



close for nominations on Tuesday.

 

So far, 11 candidates led by frontrunners such as British Indian former minister Rishi Sunak and Foreign Secretary Liz Truss have declared their intention to contest.

We are very keen that we get this concluded as smoothly, cleanly and rapidly as possible, said Sir Graham Brady, chair of the 1922 Committee.