Following the resignation of British Prime Minister Liz Truss, there is eagerness to see who can stand as a candidate to succeed her. There is a dispute within the Conservatives about the candidacy of former Prime Minister Boris Johnson. The 58-year-old is not the type to restore the party’s image, Tory MP Crispin Blunt said Friday.
MP Roger Gale announced he would leave the party if Johnson returned to Downing Street.
Confidential counselors call ex-Prime Minister a ‘winner’
On the other hand, ex-culture minister Nadine Dorries, a friend of Johnson, called the former prime minister a winner.
Johnson left his office six weeks ago
Sky News quoted a cabinet member as saying Johnson was able to get the 100 Tory MPs it needed to run. Johnson resigned six weeks ago after several scandals and under intense pressure from his group.
Sunak, Mordaunt and Braverman as favorites
Currently favorites to succeed Truss are former Finance Minister Rishi Sunak and Parliamentary Affairs Secretary Penny Mordaunt, as well as Home Secretary Suella Braverman from the right-wing Conservative camp, who resigned on Wednesday.
Truss announced her resignation on Thursday. The triggers were market turbulence as a result of their radical economic program, which had also been sharply criticized within their own ranks.
Annual fee for truss excites
The leader of the opposition Liberal Democrats, Ed Davey, has ensured that Truss does not receive the £115,000 a year stipend that is customary for former prime ministers. “Working 45 days shouldn’t give you a pension that’s a multiple of what ordinary people get after a lifetime of work,” Davey told LBC radio.
Elections by the end of next week
A new head of government must be elected by next Friday at the latest. To enter the race, candidates need the support of at least 100 MPs, the party announced on Thursday.
Nominations can be received until Monday (3:00 PM CEST). If more than two candidates pass this hurdle, they must be voted on in the parliamentary group. If there are two finalists, the party base can decide in the course of the week via an online vote.
Source: Krone
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