Eight candidates have been registered for the post of Prime Minister of Great Britain and the leadership of the Conservative Party.

According to APA, this was reported by the head of the parliamentary committee, Graham Brady.

To participate in the intra-party election campaign, a candidate must receive the support of at least 20 colleagues in the Conservative Party.

In total, the British Parliament has 358 MPs in the Tory faction in the House of Commons.

In the first round of voting, scheduled for July 13, former Treasury Secretary Rishi Sunak, Foreign Minister Liz Truss, Deputy Trade Minister Penny Mordont, Finance Minister Nadim Zahavi, former Foreign Secretary Jeremy Hunt, Foreign Minister Tom Tugendhat, a member of the British House of Commons committee. , will be attended by Sue-Ellen Braverman, Attorney General for England and Wales, and Kemi Baidnock MP.