United Kingdom will, on September 5th, announce a new Prime Minister who will replace outgoing Boris Johnson.
Gatekeepers News reports that the ruling Conservative party made the disclosure on Monday.
Johnson, 58, was forced to step down after a frenzy of over 50 resignations from his government, in opposition to his scandal-hit premiership.
The influential 1922 Committee of non-ministerial Tory MPs in parliament on Monday outlined a timetable for the party’s leadership election.
Nominations will officially open and close on Tuesday, with a new prime minister set to be installed when parliament returns from the summer break on September 5, Graham Brady, chair of the 1922 Committee, told reporters.
Tory MPs will whittle the current list down to a final two through a series of ballots, with the worst-performing candidate eliminated after each round, before party members choose the winner.
The joint-executive secretary of the 1922 Committee, Bob Blackman, said they were committed to doing that before parliament breaks for the summer on July 21.
The first ballot will be held on Wednesday, with a second ballot likely on Thursday, said Brady.
Among the 11 vying to take the job are Rishi Sunak and Sajid Javid, whose departures as finance minister and health minister sparked the wave of resignations.
Foreign Secretary Liz Truss, Sunak’s successor Nadhim Zahawi and former equalities minister Kemi Badenoch have also declared.
