His strongest rival appeared to be former Prime Minister Boris Johnson, whose forced resignation sparked the current wave of political chaos in Britain. On Saturday, Johnson returned from a vacation in the Dominican Republic to a mixed reception as he sought support for a comeback.
The bookmakers Supporters of Sunak’s favorite say he easily crossed the threshold to secure the support of 100 Conservative politicians, now making him move to the next round of the party’s internal leadership race. – More of his fellow lawmakers are pledging their support and planning his possible promotion.
As of late Saturday, The Guardian gave the number of Conservative MPs declared for Sunak 122, compared to 53 for former Prime Minister Boris Johnson and 24 for Penny Mourdant. The BBC count gave Sunak 125, Johnson 53 and Mordaunt 23.
While Johnson has not announced his candidacy, he has reportedly reached out to members for support. Johnson’s supporters claimed to have crossed the 100-vote threshold, but news organizations following this were skeptical.
If Sunak, 42, is elected, he will become the country’s first prime minister South Asian origin. He was born in Southampton, England, to parents of Indian origin who immigrated from East Africa.
“It is absolutely clear that Rishi Sunak has what it takes to tackle the challenges we are facing – he is the right person to lead our party,” former government minister Sajid Javid said. He said In his declaration of support.
“He has the talent, integrity and humility needed to give us a fresh start and a steady hand,” another Tory lawmaker Gavin Williamson chirplike others praised Sunak’s “Efficiency” and “Economic Insight”.
Loyalists point out that during the previous leadership contest against Truss this summer, his candidacy garnered the most support from his fellow parliamentarians. These proponents say that many of his economic ideas turned out to be prescient.
His critics claim he betrayed Johnson, his old boss, when he resigned as finance minister in early July. This led to the Cabinet’s collapse soon after, and then Johnson’s downfall.
Speculation that Johnson will return to the political fray has already exposed the tension swears in opinion about him among politicians and much of the weary British public.
Behind Sunak and Johnson, he mordaunta mid-level minister striving to become a household name, but her numbers Remains a little.
Mordaunt said she was encouraged to run by her colleagues who wanted a “fresh start,” but was seen by some conservatives as a consensual candidate for politicians in the Sunak and Johnson camps who could not bring themselves back for a challenger.
A candidate needs to get more than 100 votes from party members of Parliament to advance to the next round. There are 357 conservative legislators in Desk at the moment.
Given the high level, it is possible that only one individual will lock that number, which means that a new Prime Minister could be appointed at No. 10 Downing Street by Monday, when the nomination window closes. If more than one candidate crosses the threshold, Conservative MPs will take “indicative” votes to try to narrow the field. If the field remains split, the party members will vote online.
Educated in one of Britain’s most prestigious Private schools, like Johnson, has an impressive resume, having studied at Oxford and Stanford University, and spent time at investment bank Goldman Sachs. One of the richest British politicians, he is married to Indian technology heiress Akshata Murthy, whose tax affairs with the former finance minister caused some political matters. Discomfort during his leadership campaign in the summer.
And a video clip from 2007 BBC Documentaryin which Sunak suggests he doesn’t have any “working-class friends”, is redistributing online as some Britons deplore a group of conservative upper-class rivals.
Nevertheless, he remains popular with politicians from his own party, although he was less well-known among nationalist Tory members after his loss to Truss in September (57.4 per cent vs 42.6 per cent).
After George Floyd was killed by police in Minneapolis, and the Black Lives Matter movement swept most of the world in 2020, Sunak Disclosed About the racism he faced in public life and the struggles his family overcame as immigrants to Britain. He also publicly defended his Hindu religion, and swore to the revered Hindu text Bhagavad Gita when he took office.
To his supporters, Sunak is a steadfast hand in the economy’s drive, as he correctly predicted the market crisis triggered by Truss’ policies as he cut taxes and sent British pound depreciation. He described the economic reforms proposed by Truss The economics of “fairy tale” Before you take office, an appraiser is likely to lend credibility to his image of financial responsibility.
However, the smudge on his record is his association with “Party Gate” The scandal that overthrew the Johnson government. Like his boss, Sunak was too fined by the police While in office attending parties at 10 Downing Street while the British were under strict government enforcement Corona Virus closing restrictions.
Opposition parties including the Labor Party Connection To hold a general election so that angry crowd She could have a say in who will become the next British prime minister.
“The truth is [that] Just passing the position of Prime Minister, the job of chancellor, as if it were a ‘pass the kick-off’ kind of game, would not provide the country with the leadership and stability we so badly need,” said Sunak’s former counterpart, Labor shadow finance minister in the party Rachel Reeves, Tell BBC Friday
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