Why have the Tories opted for such a long leadership election campaign?
The IndependentAfter a long and inconclusive meeting last week, the Conservative Party has finally decided the rules for the election of a successor to Rishi Sunak. The last time the party “went long” was in 2005, when Michael Howard stayed on in a deliberate attempt to promote the chances of his chosen ones, David Cameron and George Osborne. Cameron then overtook David Davis, the early favourite, by delivering a “no notes” speech at the party’s annual conference and winning the vote of party members. When the Commons resumes on 7 October, Tory MPs will hold two more rounds of voting, to reduce the list to two candidates, whose names will go to party members. There has been some speculation that the rules have been designed to reduce the chances of party members being able to vote for a “right-wing” candidate after they chose Liz Truss last time.
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