Khalifa Al Jamal
Favorite Sunak and Johnson meet to talk
Britain’s ruling Conservative Party wants to quickly form a new government. To that end, the two most promising candidates in the race to succeed outgoing British Prime Minister Liz Truss met for talks.
Will Rishi Sunak (L) take over from outgoing British Prime Minister Liz Truss?
According to media reports, the two promising candidates in the race to succeed the outgoing (47) British Prime Minister met for talks.
He met former Finance Minister Rishi Sunak (42) and former Prime Minister Boris Johnson (58) on Saturday evening. Nothing was initially known about the content of their conversation. However, British media immediately speculated that the two could agree on a deal to avoid a split in the Conservative Party. For example, the conservative Sunday Telegraph suggested that favorite Sunak could offer Johnson a role in a future government.
According to British media, Sunak is the first potential candidate who can muster the necessary number of supporters among the Conservative MPs behind him. In order to run for the top post, applicants need the support of at least 100 parliamentarians. Nominations can be received until noon on Monday.
Liz Truss gives a short speech: “I spoke to His Majesty.”(01:25)
Fast-track procedures for the formation of the new government
Truss resigned on Thursday as the shortest-ever female prime minister after her economic policies proved untenable and she lost two key colleagues. The party had announced an expedited measure so that it becomes clear by next Friday at the latest who will be at the head of the British government in the future.
Johnson had only returned to London with his family on Saturday after a short vacation in the Caribbean, and is said to be in the early stages of running. In the afternoon, a source close to Johnson said he had 100 needed supporters. But even then, only a much smaller number had known about him publicly.
So far, neither Sunak (42) nor Johnson (58) has officially announced their candidacy. And third in the race is Minister Penny Mordaunt (49), who is responsible for parliamentary issues, who officially announced her candidacy on Friday. According to the statistics of the British media, Mordaunt is far behind Sunak and Johnson in terms of public support. (SDA/kes)
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