Per editor: Zhang Jinhe
According to the global network, former British Chancellor of the Exchequer Rishi Sunak announced on the 23rd that he would run for the leader of the Conservative Party and prime minister.
Prior to this, the British Sky News Network and other British media reported that the two frontrunners of the Conservative Party leadership dispute, former British Prime Minister Johnson and Sunak, held a "secret face-to-face meeting" on the evening of the 22nd, and the two discussed their candidacy and sought to reach an agreement to eliminate the division among party members.
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The BBC said that if Conservative MPs decide to support the same candidate, the United Kingdom will elect a new prime minister on Monday (24th). However, according to the latest news from the Daily Telegraph on the 23rd, Johnson told supporters that he had not yet reached an agreement with Sunak and would continue to seek to run for the leader of the Conservative Party and return to 10 Downing Street.
According to AFP, both Johnson and Sunak currently have the support of at least 100 Conservative MPs, crossing the minimum threshold for candidacy. Sunak was more favored, followed by Johnson. According to Bloomberg, an unnamed insider revealed that some Conservative MPs called on them to set aside their differences and finalize an agreement in which one would take over as prime minister and the other in a senior cabinet position.
Sunak Image source: Xinhua News Agency
According to surging news, it is reported that the Conservative Party will make a quick decision this time, according to the party leader election procedure announced by the British Conservative Party "1922 Committee", the nomination of candidates will close at 2 p.m. British time on October 24, if only one person meets the nomination threshold, the candidate will become the new leader of the Conservative Party and the new prime minister, otherwise the first round of voting will be held at 6 p.m. on the same day; If necessary, a second round of balloting will be held at 9 p.m. on the same day.
In addition, according to the global network, the British "Sunday Times" reported on the 23rd that outgoing British Prime Minister Elizabeth Truss held a party in the villa of the Prime Minister's official residence near London this weekend to bid farewell and thank the government officials who had supported her to become the British Prime Minister.
Truss Image source: Xinhua News Agency
According to the report, on the evening of the 22nd local time, Truss held a farewell party for ministers in the villa of the prime minister's official residence near London. And on the evening of the 23rd, she will also hold another party here to thank her closest assistant and her partner.
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