New UK Prime Minister To Be Announced On September 5

The ruling Conservative party says the new UK prime minister to replace the outgoing Boris Johnson will be announced on September 5, with 11 hopefuls currently vying for the job. <br />The influential 1922 Committee of non-ministerial Tory MPs in parliament outlined a timetable for the party’s leadership election. <br />The joint-executive secretary of the 1922 Committee, Bob Blackman, said they were committed to doing that before parliament breaks for the summer on July 21.