Chairman of the 1922 Committee, Conservative MP Graham Brady arrives to make a statement outside of Parliament in central London, on October 20, 2022, following the resignation of Britain's Prime Minister Liz Truss. - British Prime Minister Liz Truss announced her resignation on after just six weeks in office that looked like a descent into hell, triggering a new internal election within the Conservative Party. (Photo by Niklas HALLE'N / AFP)
The election to replace outgoing UK Prime Minister Liz Truss as leader of the Conservative Party should take place by October 28, the official in charge said Thursday.
This is following the resignation of Truss on Thursday, just 45 days after assuming the office, the shortest tenure of any British prime minister.
She announced her decision to step down outside Downing Street.
“It will be possible to conduct a ballot and conclude a leadership election by Friday, October 28. So we should have a new leader in place before the fiscal statement which will take place on (October) the 31,” Graham Brady, chairman of the influential 1922 Committee of backbench MPs, told reporters.
AFP
Zenith Tech Fair 4.0 has concluded, with hackathon winners receiving N77.5M in cash prizes. Glamtush…
Davido has received a luxury car from an auto firm for his 32nd birthday. …
Simon Ekpa, a Finnish-Nigerian separatist agitator and self-proclaimed Prime Minister of the Biafra Republic Government…
Accuses detractors of peddling news of alleged governorship ambition. Speaker of the Lagos State…
Simon Ekpa and four others have been arrested in Finland over terrorism activities. Glamtush…
Davido is excited to celebrate his 32nd birthday with a ₦300m donation to orphanages. …