Resigned British Prime Minister Boris Johnson presented a vote of no confidence in his government during a meeting of the House of Commons to answer questions from MPs about the work of his resigning government.

Today, the committee that elects the British Prime Minister and the leader of the Conservative Party decided on eight candidates who will compete for the seat of outgoing Prime Minister Boris Johnson.

The 1922 committee responsible for the affairs of the Conservative Party in Parliament stated that “eight candidates: Kimi Badnock, Soella Braverman, Jeremy Hunt, Benny Mordaunt, Rishi Sunak, Tom Togenhut, Liz Terrace and Nazim Zahavi.”

Chairman of the 1922 Committee of Conservative MPs in the House of Commons, Graham Brady, confirmed that “Three candidates were disqualified from running for election, two of whom withdrew voluntarily, namely former Health Minister Sajid Javid and current Transportation Secretary Grant Shapps.” and MP Rahman Chishti was disqualified for not participating in the vote.” Gaining the required number of votes of 20 deputies.

Brady indicated that “the first round of voting on candidates among the Conservative MPs in the House of Commons will take place this Wednesday afternoon and the results will be announced the same day,” noting that “the second round of voting will take place tomorrow.” , five.”

Notably, Brady confirmed on Monday that the announcement of the new prime minister’s name is likely to take place on September 5 next year, after candidates are eliminated in a second phase that will see two names announced and submitted to a vote by registered members. the Conservative Party, which, according to party sources, is about 160,000 members.

Prime Minister Boris Johnson said in statements that he “will not be recommending any candidate for the election of the ruling Conservative leadership because he does not want to undermine the chances of any candidate to win,” stressing that “his task in the coming period will be to oversee the electoral process”.

Last week, Johnson announced his intention to step down from his leadership positions in the party and the prime minister amid a series of scandals that led to the resignation of dozens of ministers and their aides in protest at his way of running the government.