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Threshold Of 100 UK Lawmakers Limits Prime Minister Race To 3

Nominations will close on Monday and after a vote by Tory MPs, party members will decide the winner in an accelerated online vote.

20 October 2022 · 21:49 UTC

Britain's Conservative Party on Thursday set a high threshold of at least 100 lawmaker nominations for any leadership hopefuls, effectively limiting the race to three candidates.

Nominations will close on Monday and after a vote by Tory MPs, party members will decide the winner in an accelerated online vote with the winner announced on October 28, party managers said.