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Sir Graham Brady, chairman of Britain's 1922 Committee, announced that votes will begin on Wednesday for Prime Minister Boris Johnson's successor, when eight candidates will appear on the ballot. Rishi Sunak, Liz Terrass, Tom Tugenhart, Kemi Budnock, Petunia Modant, Jeremy Hunt, Nadim Zahawi and Sula Breffman all received the nominations of the 20 Conservative MPs needed to enter the race from members of Parliament. In these lists, Liz Tras, who is currently the British Foreign Secretary, is considered one of the most prominent "anti-China" elements in the British Conservative Party.
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Earlier, dozens of johnson government members resigned in protest after a series of scandals, and Johnson was forced to resign. And before the House of Commons committee announced that eight people would eventually be able to contest the prime minister's decision, former health minister Sajid Javid said he would withdraw, apparently because he did not have enough support.
Earlier, Transport Minister Grant Shapps announced that he was abandoning his campaign to support former Chancellor of the Exchequer Rishi Sunak. Backsseat mp Rahman Chishti — seen as the most ordinary outsider — also said he would withdraw from the race after failing to secure enough nominations.
Meanwhile, Foreign Secretary Traus had the support of Johnson's main supporters, Jacob Rees-Mogg, Nadine Dorries and James Clever, seen as a joint operation to prevent former Chancellor of the Exchequer of Indian descent, Rishi Sunak, from entering 10 Downing Street.
For now, many of Johnson's supporters are still outraged by Sunak's role in bringing him down, and Sunak's decision to resign last week sparked more resignations. Current polls show that the next British leader will face a difficult task, and the Conservative Party's approval rating is declining.
Britain's economy is facing soaring inflation, high debt and low growth, while people are grappling with the worst fiscal austerity in decades, all against the backdrop of an energy crisis exacerbated by the war in Ukraine, which led to a spike in fuel prices.
And as competition for the British prime ministership heats up, rivals have stepped up their criticism of each other in private, pointing out the financial or other problems facing their rivals. Sunak began by portraying himself as a serious candidate, promising "mature" honesty rather than fairy tales" and trying to contrast the massive tax cuts promised by most other candidates. "The promise of a substantial increase in spending and lower taxes is not credible," Sunak said, adding that the tax cuts would only be possible after the spike in inflation had been addressed.
As Britain's former finance minister, Sunak put Britain on the path of its heaviest tax burden since the 1950s, while most other promising candidates have pointed the finger at him, saying they will immediately oversee spending cuts. But the former finance minister enjoys the broadest support among his colleagues who have publicly expressed his views.
Of those 8, Petunia Modant is a lower-ranking trade minister with equally high approval ratings. On Monday, she topped the polls of Conservative Party members. She's also trying to take a more cautious approach to taxes, saying that while she'll cut taxes, "I'm going to be the first to roll out a solid currency." "I'm a low-tax conservative, but I also believe that in a difficult economic situation, we need to use government levers to support jobs and livelihoods." ”
The 1922 Conservative Parliamentary Council, which organized the election, said that in the coming weeks, with repeated voting, candidates would soon be eliminated, with the last two candidates to be elected by less than 200,000 Conservative members by July 21. The new British prime minister will appear on September 5. Meanwhile, opposition Labour said Johnson's government blocked their attempts on Wednesday to demand a vote of confidence in Johnson and force him to step down immediately.