Quick guide Tory party leadership contest Show Hide What happens next in the Tory party leadership race? Candidates will have to show that they have the support of eight of their colleagues: a proposer, a seconder and six other MPs. MPs will hold a series of votes, in order to narrow down the crowded field, which currently stands at eleven leadership hopefuls. As Gove’s campaign scrambled to respond, the cabinet minister confronted the allegations directly in an appearance on the BBC’s Andrew Marr Show, where he said he profoundly regretted taking cocaine. Michael Gove needs to step away from the leadership race.

Source: The Guardian June 09, 2019 19:57 UTC