Rishi Sunak and Liz Truss advance to the final round of the conservative leadership race and will now go head to head as the battle for No. 10 heats up.
The contenders will face a series of heated discussions and debates over the next six weeks as they attempt to… set up their stalls for the Conservative Party.
The winner of the leadership contest is now decided by the party’s 200,000 members, after both candidates passed the five rounds of voting by MPs in parliament.
Mr. Sunak and Ms. Truss will use the series of upcoming events to convince members that they are the… answers to the critical issues of the dayincluding the cost of living crisis, war in Ukraine and rampant inflation.
Timeline of important dates and events before the new PM is announced
21 July: Hustings of Conservative councilors with both candidates in Westminster
July 25: First live leadership debate hosted by BBC News
July 28: Member Hustings in Leeds
July 28: Three virtual hustings (Conservatives Abroad, Conservative Policy Forum and Conservative Women’s Organization).
July 31: Deadline for association president to send member lists to Conservative Central Bureau
1 August: Ballot papers with QR codes for those who want to vote online will be sent to members