The race to elect the new leader of the conservative party begins, ritchie sumac, who was runner up to trust, is expected to be in the race to replace her. Also likely in the running our penny, mordant and former Prime Minister boris johnson. Andrew simmons has the details. They will to make it as fast and efficient as possible that they have raised the bar of a number of votes. Each candidate has to get us. Its a minimum of a 100 votes. And so that means that technically the could be 3 candidates are going through, but its more likely to be to it might even be wall if the conservative m. P s come to the viewpoint that there has to be a unity candidate. Now can we bring the factions together . Earlier . Prime minister less truss resigned. She was under severe pressure both from within and outside her own party during her 6 weeks in the job. For the u. Turn on economic policies, cabinet ministers quitting, and the chaos of parliamentary vote position became untenable. I cannot deliver t