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After the final two ballots of Conservative MPs in the leadership election, two names go forward to a postal ballot of members of the party:
  • Boris Johnson, former foreign secretary and former mayor of London
  • Jeremy Hunt, the current foreign secretary.

Ballot papers will be posted to party members to arrive between the 6th and 8th of July.

There will be a series of sixteen hustings around the country, the first one in Birmingham at 3pm this afternoon at which Iain Dale will act as moderator. At these events party members will be able to see and listen to the two candidates who reach the final round.

Party members can register to attend at https://www.conservativehustings.com/registration.

You don't have to attend the event nearer to you, you can attend another if the date makes that more convenient, and indeed you can register to attend more than one hustings session.

You will need your party membership number to register. Qualifying party members should by now have had a letter with these registration details - if you are a party member and have not had them, I suggest you contact your local party office.

Precise details of the venue and time of each event will be emailed to those registered to attend each hustings about 48 hours beforehand, but the regions, dates and approximate times of the  sixteen events are as follows:

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