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		</div><p>Tory candidates to be the next British prime minister will undergo at least a dozen hustings before the winner enters Downing Street at the end of July, it has been announced.</p>
<p>Leading figures from the 1922 Committee of backbench Tory MPs have set out the rules of the contest to succeed Theresa May as PM.</p>
<p>Tory MPs will whittle down the final two candidates to go into a run-off decided by the party’s 160,000 membership by June 20.</p>
<p>The new prime minister is then expected to be appointed in the week beginning July 22.</p>
<p>After the Prime Minister formally steps down as leader of the Conservative Party on Friday, Mrs May will remain acting leader of the party until a successor is appointed.</p>
<p>Joint acting chairman of the 1922 Committee Charles Walker told a Westminster briefing: <em>“We are aiming to have two people by Thursday June 20.</em></p>
<p><em>“There is provision for a fifth ballot on Thursday June 20.</em></p>
<p><em>“I’m not a mathematical or statistical expert, but I think it would be very difficult… to get beyond a fifth ballot in this process.</em></p>
<p><em>“Who knows? We might finish this process before Thursday June 20.”</em></p>
<p>Mr Walker said he expected the final two candidates to remain in the race.</p>
<p>He said: <em>“The expectation is that if they are in the final two, they will go through and put themselves before the membership through the membership hustings.</em></p>
<p><em>“We have had the conversation with those who have indicated they are going to put their papers in.”</em></p>
<p>The last Tory leadership race in 2016 saw Andrea Leadsom pull out of the contest before a planned membership run-off vote.</p>
<p>Mr Walker said: <em>“I think there is great recognition across the parliamentary party that this does need to go to the membership this time.</em></p>
<p><em>“And I think those candidates that have indicated, potential candidates, that they wish to run, are fully aware of that.</em></p>
<p><em>“And, hopefully, relishing the prospect.”</em></p>
<p>Security will be tight in the voting process.</p>
<p>All ballot papers will be specially stamped by the committee’s officers, and the colour of the papers will only be decided the night before voting.</p>
<p>MPs will not be allowed to take pictures of their ballot papers when they vote in a committee room in the Palace of Westminster.</p>
<p>Mr Walker said of Tory MPs: <em>“As well as we do know them, they are going to be required to bring their parliamentary passes with them, which they hate doing.”</em></p>
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