Rishi AltarHead of Economics coronavirus pandemicemerges as a favorite to succeed Liz Cage While British Prime Minister Boris Johnson began to examine the ground for a possible return a few months after the scandal-ridden resignation.
Sunak, 42, warned in the conservative primaries last summer: Truss’ tax plans would crash finances It’s an accurate warning that the UK gives wings to its allies to claim to be the natural successor to the head of government who announced his resignation on Thursday. The former Minister of Economy was also the candidate with the most support among the ‘Tory’ MPs in these primaries. lost the last vote of this process in which the party base favored the aggressive tax cuts proposed by Truss to stimulate the economy.
Only after the fall of the conservative leader 45 days on Downing Street It prompted Johnson’s inner circle to suggest the possibility of re-election, according to “The Times” newspaper.
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Rishi Altar
argued that it should. increase corporate tax and other taxes start reducing the huge debt created by its own-designed stimulus schemes during the pandemic. The former Minister of Economy won all rounds of the previous primaries in which conservative lawmakers voted, making him one of the candidates. create a unit in a deeply factionalized party, despite losing to Truss in the primary elections where members voted.
Boris Johnson
During the pandemic, the Downing Street party scandal dampened Johnson’s popularity as prime minister (2019-2022), but four months after he announced his resignation took its place in the polls. In a poll among Conservative organizations released this week, 32% of the party’s base want him to come back to power, while 23% prefer Sunak.
penny mordaunt
Mordaunt, 49, is the Defense Minister of Theresa May’s government and the current Conservative leader in the House of Commons, finished third in the most recent Conservative primaries. He stated after he was eliminated I support Truss he is loyal Until he announced his resignation. The political profile of Mordaunt, who has made it his mission to defend the Prime Minister in Parliament, rose this week when Truss refused to personally dismiss criticism of the opposition. His powerful speech was praised by many political commentators, increasing his chances of being elected as the next Conservative leader.
ben wallace
52-year-old defense minister one of the most respected politicians He is in the Conservative Party for managing the UK’s support plan for Ukraine, which has been activated in recent months. Although Wallace has not expressed a desire to lead the Government and has remained neutral in previous primary elections, his name appears on most lists of candidates that could unite the ‘Conservatives’.
Suella Braverman
A favorite of the Conservative Party’s far-right, the 42-year-old former Attorney General aims to be the preferred candidate for the Conservatives who support Truss’s neoliberal policies. His resignation as Home Secretary Wednesday afternoon was one of the clues that precipitated Truss’s decline as head of government.