Mel Stride has turn into the fourth Tory MP to hitch the social gathering management race.
The previous work and pensions secretary has now formally joined former house secretary James Cleverly, former safety minister Tom Tugendhat and up to date immigration minister Robert Jenrick within the race to exchange Rishi Sunak.
He introduced his candidacy on BBC Breakfast, saying: “I’m totally nominated. I used to be nominated yesterday morning and my candidacy has gone forward.”
Mr Stride, MP for Central Devon, retained his seat by simply 61 votes within the common election.
Shadow communities secretary Kemi Badenoch, the bookies' favourite to succeed Mr Sunak, and former house secretaries Suella Braverman and Dame Priti Patel are anticipated to current themselves earlier than nominations shut at 2.30pm on Monday.
Nominees should have 10 supporters to submit their papers to enter the race.
The parliamentary social gathering will slender the sector to 4 candidates and they’ll then need to make their case on the Conservative Get together Convention, which runs from September 29 to October 2.
The ultimate two, chosen by the parliamentary social gathering, will then go to a vote of social gathering members in an internet ballot that can shut on October 31, with the end result introduced on November 2.