Ballot delivery to members of the Conservative Party to vote for the next prime minister has been delayed due to security concerns, The Guardian reports..

Starting Monday, ballots were to be mailed to approximately 160,000 Tory members.. However, the party members were informed that the ballots would arrive later than planned..

The delay is associated with providing additional security for the voting process.. At the same time, it will not affect the announcement of the voting results: as expected, they will be made public on September 5.

The decision to postpone the mailing of the newsletters was made following the recommendations of the National Cyber \u200b\u200bSecurity Center (NCSC), which is part of the UK Government Communications Center.

An NCSC spokesperson said they provided the Conservative Party with security advice during an online vote..

According to the publication, the government communications headquarters allegedly warned about the threat of hacking..

Email to members of the Conservative Party states they will have the option to vote by mail or online. Once the vote is taken into account, the code for online voting will be deactivated and access to the corresponding website will be closed.. This is done to reduce the risk of fraud.. For those who choose to vote by mail, the code will be canceled upon receipt of the ballot.

As you know, the voting of members of the Conservative Party will end on September 2, and whoever is named the winner on September 5 will succeed Boris Johnson as prime minister..