Britain’s eight Conservative Party candidates are vying to replace Boris Johnson as party leader and prime minister after winning enough support from other lawmakers to reach the first round of Wednesday’s election.
Only two of the two presidential candidates failed to win the support of 20 legislators to reach the first round of voting, and unlike Johnson, who was forced to announce this, the field was full of party seekers armed with promises of tax cuts, honesty and governance. You have stayed well. His intention to resign after a series of scandals.
Former finance minister Rishi Sunak is one of the most popular bankers. Among his strong rivals are his successor, Nazim al-Zahavi, and Foreign Secretary Liz Truss, in an increasingly divisive race.
At a time when support for the Conservative Party is also on the wane, the next prime minister will inherit big problems, according to polls.
Britain’s economy is grappling with skyrocketing inflation, high debt and low growth as Britons grapple with the heaviest pressure on their finances in decades, all amid an energy crisis exacerbated by the war in Ukraine, which has sent fuel prices soaring. The intensity has increased. .
Other candidates to succeed Johnson are Kimi Badnak, Suella Braverman, Jeremy Hunt, Benny Mordant and Tom Tugenhut.
Source: Lebanon Debate
