A second round of voting on the remaining six candidates is scheduled for June 18th
stepped down as leader of the Conservative Party on June 7th, but she will remain as prime minister until her successor is chosen. The first round of voting took place on June 13th; Boris Johnson topped the ballot of Tory MPs, with Jeremy Hunt a distant second and Michael Gove third. Three candidates, Andrea Leadsom, Mark Harper and Esther McVey, failed to get enough votes to go through to the next round and Matt Hancock pulled out on June 14th.
Betfair Exchange, a gambling website, has been tracking punters’ predictions on the next Tory leader. According to the wisdom of the betting crowd, a handful of candidates stand out. But there is only one clear frontrunner.Source:
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