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Home Secretary Priti Patel announced her resignation from the British government, reporting that will return to the parliamentary bench as an MP when Liz Truss succeeds Boris Johnson as Prime Minister.
“I congratulate Liz Truss on being elected our new leader, and I will give you my support as our new Prime Minister.. It is my choice to continue my public service to the country and the Witham constituency from the benches as soon as Liz formally takes office and a new Home Secretary is appointed,” she said.
The British press has speculated that Patel, who is close to Boris Johnson, will not be re-elected and will be replaced by Attorney General Suella Braverman.
Patel, in office since 2019, was criticized for not being able to control Irregular spot channel crossingsbetween France and the UK.
Since the beginning of the year, 22,670 migrants have arrived irregularly on British shores, nearly double the same figure in 2021.
Secretary of State without folder Nigel Adams has also resigned, so that “the new prime minister can choose a team based on who she wants instead of who inherits.”
In turn, the defeated candidate, Rishi Sunak, who does not expect to get a place in the government, denied his intention to withdraw from politics and expressed the desire to run again in the next legislative elections, scheduled for 2024.
“I am very dedicated to my constituents in North Yorkshire … and as long as they accept me, I intend to continue to serve them not only for the foreseeable future, but also in the upcoming election,” the former finance minister told the station. BBC public.
The outgoing foreign minister was declared the winner of the conservative party leadership race this day, with 57% of the vote, against former Finance Minister Rishi Sunak, although with a smaller lead than the polls indicated.
Liz Truss, 47, She will be the third female Prime Minister of the United Kingdom.after Margaret Thatcher and Theresa May, and the fourth politician to hold the position in six years.
Outgoing Prime Minister Boris Johnson will inform Queen Elizabeth II of his resignation on Tuesday and the monarch will nominate Liz Truss and ask her to form a government as leader of the party with a parliamentary majority.
The hearings will take place at Balmoral Castle in northern Scotland, where the queen is currently staying, breaking with the tradition of taking place at Buckingham Palace, with a spokesman for the 96-year-old monarch citing mobility problems for avoid traveling to London. .
Source: Observadora
