The Conservatives are aiming to choose a successor to Liz Truss, who announced her resignation yesterday, by the end of next week.
In Britain, there are speculations that he had to resign By Liz Truss successor as prime minister are accelerating.
The Conservatives are expected to choose a new prime minister by the end of next week. Truss was prime minister for only 45 days before announcing his resignation amid the uproar.
The new prime minister needs the support of at least one hundred conservative MPs. Thus, there can be a maximum of three candidates, as the Conservatives have 357 representatives in the parliament.
However, there are probably two candidates or only one, in which case there would be no vote on the election of the leader.
No one has registered as a candidate yet, but several names have already been put forward.
Could it be Johnson again?
Resigned as Prime Minister in July Boris Johnson is reportedly considering trying to return to power.
Voters may be baffled by talk of Johnson’s return to power, having slipped from one scandal to another. The British newspaper The Guardian (you will switch to another service) however, he estimates that there are people who think differently within the Conservative Party.
The 58-year-old Johson still has supporters in the party who considered his resignation unfair. Immediately after Truss announced his resignation, many Conservatives expressed their support for Johnson.
The Conservatives took a significant election victory three years ago under Johnson’s leadership. Johnson’s tenure as prime minister was overshadowed by the violations of corona-era gathering restrictions.
Would it be Sunak’s turn now?
Among other things The British Broadcasting Company BBC (you will switch to another service) considers the former finance minister as a strong candidate to succeed Truss Rishi Sunakia.
The 42-year-old Sunak was a counter-candidate when the conservatives elected Truss as party leader and prime minister in the summer. Sunak warned of Truss’s tax cut plans in his campaign, but lost by 21,000 votes. It was Truss’s tax cut plans that led to the scandal and resignation.
Sunaki has previously been considered in conservative circles as a rising star of the party. At the end of his term as minister, he was criticized a lot for his slow reaction to the sharp increase in the cost of living.
However, many conservative MPs are suspicious of Sunak. The burden is, among other things, the commotion related to Sunak’s wife’s taxes. Wife Akshata Murthy wasn’t going to pay tax on his foreign income, but changed his mind after the commotion broke out.
Will Mordaunt rise from third place to Prime Minister?
The deputy trade minister is also considered a possible future prime minister Penny Mordaunt. The 49-year-old Mordaunt also tried to become a leader already in the summer, but did not make it to the last round.
Three years ago, Mordaunt was elected as the first woman to be defense minister in Britain. In Johnson’s government, he didn’t have a key role, so he didn’t get caught up in the uproar.
Some of the conservatives see Mordaunt as a politician who could be able to unite the conservative party. However, for the majority of Britons, Mordaunt is somewhat unknown.
Will Wallace run for office now?
Current Minister of Defense Ben Wallace he is also a possible successor candidate for Truss. He is seen as a kind of safe option in the divided Conservative Party.
The 52-year-old Wallace was already considered a possible candidate for prime minister after Johnson, but he did not run. At the time, Wallace appeared to be the favorite in the Conservative polls, but he ended up supporting Truss.
Wallace, who is considered outspoken, is a former soldier by profession. He has been in the spotlight a lot since Russia invaded Ukraine.
Earlier this week, Wallace said he wanted to stay on as defense secretary when asked about a possible run.
Or will Badenoch take the lead from fourth place?
Current Minister of Foreign Trade Kemi Badenoch came fourth in the previous Conservative election. However, the former equality minister impressed many conservatives with his right-wing views.
In the last election of the Conservatives, the 42-year-old Badenoch was a surprise candidate who gained visibility.
Before his parliamentary career, Badenoch worked, among other things, in the banking industry.
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