Brittimedia estimates that former finance minister Sunak and “one of the others” are the strongest contenders for the position of prime minister.
The battle for the resignation of the British Prime Minister Boris Johnson successor is now hot in the conservative party. More than ten politicians have already registered for the candidacy and the game looks dirty from the first few meters.
The choice of successor is ultimately made between two candidates, so the playoff phase is fierce. Brittimedia estimates that the choice will likely be made by the former finance minister who resigned from the government last week Rishi Sun too and between a candidate representing the right wing of a party.
– Sunak against one of the others, analyzes the competition layouts, for example, in the cover of I-lehti on Monday.
Announcing his candidacy in a video posted on Twitter on Friday, Sunak said his goals were to restore trust, rebuild the economy and unite the country.
Competitors promise traditional values and tax cuts
Close supporter of Boris Johnson, deputy minister responsible for issues related to EU withdrawal Jacob Rees-Mogg has called Sunak a socialist because he, as finance minister, distributed subsidies so freely during the corona pandemic. Sunak has already shocked many conservatives by saying that he is not ready to cut taxes as soon as he becomes prime minister.
The foreign minister considered one of Sunak’s strongest rivals Liz Truss has already challenged the former finance minister’s line by promising immediate tax cuts, austerity and a return to traditional conservative values.
The deputy minister is responsible for trade policy, which has garnered a lot of support from conservatives Penny Mordaunt has, on the other hand, declared himself a values leader and appealed for the unity of the party. In a jab at Boris Johnson, Mordaunt has said that the leadership now needs to change so that all attention is not focused on the leader.
If betting odds (you switch to another service) is to be believed, Sunak, Mordaunt and Truss are in the top three of the chairman race. On their heels are the chairman of the foreign affairs committee Tom Tugendhat and former deputy minister responsible for gender equality Kemi Badenoch.
Media information: Forced to resign, Boris Johnson intends to take revenge
British media, among others of The Guardian (you will switch to another service), according to reports, Boris Johnson is hatching revenge on anyone he feels has betrayed him. According to conservative sources, his main target is Sunak, because this was contributing to the end of his prime ministerial career.
On Thursday, Johnson bowed under increased pressure from the resignations of ministers and deputy ministers and announced his resignation.
Conservative politicians, who spoke to the media on condition of anonymity, say they fear that the infighting that broke out in the party will cause more destruction than the sore wounds that left Margaret Thatcher’s ousting in 1990. The atmosphere in the party has even been described as “Trumpian”, referring to the former US president to Donald Trump.
A good example of the internal struggle of the Conservatives is Johnson’s loyal supporter Rees-Moggin in the Daily Express (you will switch to another service) the parable presented. He paralleled Sunak and other party members who betrayed Johnson of Julius Caesar to murderers and warned that they are trying to “neuter Brexit”.
The election of the new leader of the Conservatives and, at the same time, the next Prime Minister of Britain will go smoothly, according to the party’s announcement on Monday evening according to the guidelines and schedule (you will switch to another service). The official registrations for the race will take place today, Tuesday, and the first votes, where the number of candidates will be cut, will be on Wednesday and Thursday.
In order to even participate in the leadership race, each candidate must receive the support of at least 20 MPs. Conservative MPs screen two candidates from among these candidates in a series of votes, from which the party’s approximately 200,000 members get to vote for their favorite.
The person who gets the most votes in the member vote becomes the leader of the party and becomes the new prime minister. The first phase of the selection is to be over by July 21, and the second phase, i.e. member voting, by the beginning of September. The name of the new prime minister will be announced on September 5.
For the Labor Party, which is in the opposition, the Conservatives’ selection of a leader that lasts for such a long time does not work. Chairman of the Labor Party Keir Starmer requires the organization of new elections (you switch to another service) and names Johnson, who is persisting until the election of his successor as prime minister, “a Downing Street house grabber leading a zombie government”.