Thread by @christopherhope

EXCLUSIVE Tory party 1922 committee to set out plan for electing new leader tomorrow.
- 1pm: 1922 executive discusses and agrees rules for leadership election;
- Afternoon: Conservative party board meets to approve rules;
- Early evening: 1922 issues statement setting out rules.

1922 committee of MPs will look at two proposals to speed up process:
Proposal 1: Any candidate who fails to win the support of 10 MPs forced to stand down after round one;
Proposal 2: Candidates need 8 or 10 MP supporters to enter (on top of MPs as proposer and seconder).

EXC Intended 1922 timetable for electing new Conservative leader
5pm, 10 June: Deadline to apply to be leader
11, 12 June: 1922 leadership hustings
13 June: First round of voting
17 June: 1922 leadership hustings
18 June: Second round
19 June: Third round
20 June: Fourth round

Full story:
Conservative leadership candidates with little backing could be 'culled' to speed up election process telegraph.co.uk/politics/2019/… via @Telegraph

NEW Proposal to be put to members of the 18-strong 1922 committee tomorrow could see final two Tory MPs to be put to party's membership by June 20.

Four rounds of voting are envisaged. Some of the 13 candidates with little support encouraged to drop out.