Rishi Sunak and Liz Truss will face off in front of the public as they compete to succeed Boris Johnson as prime minister. They will appear in several TV debates and go head to head at 12 hustings across the country. A new leader will be announced on 5 September after the approximately 200,000 members of the Conservative party have cast their votes.
The dates and locations of Conservative leadership hustings and debates are:
25 July BBC One debate, Our Next Prime Minister, 9pm.
28 July Leeds hustings.
1 August Exeter hustings.
3 August Cardiff hustings.
4 August Sky News debate, 8pm.
5 August Eastbourne hustings.
9 August Darlington hustings.
11 August Cheltenham hustings.
16 August Perth hustings.
17 August Belfast hustings.
19 August Manchester hustings.
23 August Birmingham hustings.
25 August Norwich hustings.
31 August London hustings.
