Conservative former minister Kevin Hollinrake has said the Tories can win the 2029 general election if the party has the right leader . Former prime minister Rishi Sunak said he would be resigning as Conservative Party leader when he delivered his final speech in Downing Street after losing the General Election. He said he would step down not immediately, but once the formal arrangements for selecting my successor are in place . Hopefuls include former ministers such as Suella Braverman, Robert Jenrick and Victoria Atkins, who have given their perspectives on where the party went wrong prior to and during the election campaign. Despite the party suffering the worst electoral loss in its history last week, former Post Office minister Mr Hollinrake said the Tories can be in government again at the next election with the right person at the helm. He told Times Radio: It should be a few months of a job, so we start on that process probably in September, and then we elect our leader by the end of the year that s the kind of timescale I would like. . He added: We lost heavily, but, as I say, not to a popular Labour Government. That s an opportunity for us. If we get the right leader, we regroup, we unite behind that leader, we can win in 2029. That s got to be our job. . Mr Hollinrake said the Conservatives lost the election rather than Labour winning it, saying: Look at the percentage share of the vote no government has ever formed a majority with less than 34 of the vote, it s quite incredible that s the case. Hats off to them, the winner takes it all, they ve got the spoils of victory. We need to hold them to account for all those things. . The former cabinet minister, who managed to hold on to his seat in Thirsk and Malton albeit with a reduced majority, said the Tories are not in any rush to find a new party leader. He told ITV s Good Morning Britain: We need to take a few months to decide exactly what went wrong and then decide the right person to take us forward and to present a viable challenge to the Labour Party, which I think we can do. . He added: We ll go forward in terms of finding the right person. I don t know who the right person will be, I don t know who s going to step forward right now. But that s the work of the next few months. I think it s very, very important that we present two good alternatives for our membership to have the final say on this, of course, but that will take a number of months to do that. . New Chief Secretary to the Treasury Darren Jones said the Government will still expect to be challenged in the Commons despite the Tories heavy electoral defeat. He told the BBC: Of course the Conservatives suffered a historic loss, but that doesn t mean there s no opposition in the House of Commons and, of course, we have the House of Lords to get any legislation through as well. And the key thing that you ll see from this Labour Government is that we re going to return both to the service of the British people, but also to the norms. The adults are back in the room. Announcements that we make will be made to Parliament, they will follow proper processes through Parliament, and we welcome them to be challenged and scrutinised by colleagues from different parties. That s the right and proper way to do business and that s what you will have from this Labour Government. . We want our comments to be a lively and valuable part of our community  a place where readers can debate and engage with the most important local issues. The ability to comment on our stories is a privilege, not a right, however, and that privilege may be withdrawn if it is abused or misused. Please report any comments that break our rules. Last Updated:. Are you sure you want to delete this comment?. This website and associated newspapers adhere to the Independent Press Standards Organisation's Editors' Code of Practice. If you have a complaint about the editorial content which relates to inaccuracy or intrusion, then pleasecontact the editor here. If you are dissatisfied with the response provided you cancontact IPSO here. 20012024.Newsquest Media Group Ltd, 1st Floor, Chartist Tower, Upper Dock Street, Newport, Wales, NP20 1DW  01676637 . Data returned from the Piano 'meterActivemeterExpired' callbackevent. Those ads you do see are predominantly fromlocal businessespromotinglocal services. These adverts enable local businesses to get in front of their target audience thelocal community. It is important that we continue to promote these adverts as our local businesses need as much support as possible during these challenging times.
Kevin Hollinrake believes the Tories can win the 2029 general election with the right leader, as Rishi Sunak prepares to resign. Hollinrake mentions the need for a new leader to regroup and unite the party. Despite the recent electoral loss, there is no rush to find a replacement for Sunak. The Tories aim to present viable challengers to the Labour Party after analyzing what went wrong in the previous election. The new Chief Secretary to the Treasury expects the government to face challenges in the Commons despite the defeat.