Live UpdateFrom the Liveblog of Tuesday, July 12, 2022
Eight Conservative candidates in race to be next UK prime minister
Eight Conservative MPs will vie to replace outgoing UK prime minister Boris Johnson, having won the support of at least 20 colleagues, the party announces.
Rishi Sunak, Kemi Badenoch, Suella Braverman, Jeremy Hunt, Penny Mordaunt, Liz Truss, Tom Tugendhat and Nadhim Zahawi will all enter the first round of voting tomorrow, with the eventual winner to be revealed on September 5.