Original sentence: He is the favourite to be elected as the leader of the Conservative Party and thus also to become the nextLeader of the Opposition.Some commentators have even gone so far as to compare him with Tony Blair, on account of his media-friendly appearance and apparent desire to effect serious change within his party
Edited sentence: His election as Leader of the Conservative Party and HM Leader of the Opposition will be announced at 1500 hrs GMT on Tuesday 6 December 2005.Some commentators have even gone so far as to compare him with Tony Blair, on account of his media-friendly appearance, role as party reformer and even his nice shiny ties