Mel Stride has grow to be the fourth Tory MP to hitch the get together 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 will need to have 10 supporters to submit their papers to enter the race.
The parliamentary get together will slender the sector to 4 candidates and they’re going to then need to make their case on the Conservative Occasion Convention, which runs from September 29 to October 2.
The ultimate two, chosen by the parliamentary get together, will then go to a vote of get together members in a web based ballot that can shut on October 31, with the consequence introduced on November 2.