Johnson allegedly persuaded Sunak not to become prime minister during meetings with unsuccessful contenders for his job. Johnson has made it clear that he won’t overtly support or interfere in the contest for any leadership position. A media source claimed on Friday that as the race to become Britain’s next prime minister heated up. Temporary prime minister Boris Johnson reportedly told his pals to back “anyone but Rishi Sunak. “Former chancellor Sunak has been pleading with unsuccessful candidates for the leadership of the dominant Conservative Party not to support him.” Sunak is largely blamed for Johnson’s decline in popularity among members of his own party.
On July 7, Johnson resigned as the party’s leader. Johnson allegedly persuaded Sunak not to become prime minister during meetings with unsuccessful contenders for his job. Johnson has made it clear that he won’t overtly support or interfere in the contest for any leadership position. The current prime minister was particularly interested in Liz Truss and the foreign secretary. who had the backing of his two most ardent cabinet members, Jacob Rees-Mogg and Nadine Dorries, according to a person who was present during one of the conversations.
Johnson appears to be receptive to Penny Mordaunt taking over as the junior trade minister rather than Sunak.
According to the report, the team behind temporary Prime Minister Johnson feels betrayed by the former Chancellor’s resignation, which caused them to leave 10 Downing Street, and is launching a clandestine “anyone but Rishi” campaign.
“The entire No. team despises Rishi. It’s personal. It’s poisonous. They don’t blame Saj [Sajid Javid] for his fall. Rishi is charged. The source informed the publication that they think he had planned this for months.
Sunak At the forefront :
Sunak, who won the first two rounds of voting by Tory members of Parliament, will take part in a series of televised debates over the weekend with his remaining rivals, Trade Minister Penny Mordaunt, Foreign Secretary Liz Truss, former minister Kemi Badenoch, and Tory backbencher Tom Tugendhat. However, they did admit that the departing prime minister held resentment at Sunak for his “betrayal” although denying that he wanted “anyone but Rishi” to win.
Sunak’s friends, meanwhile, have played off suggestions that his huge support is restricted to Tory MPs.
Backbencher for the Conservative Party Richard Holden, who backs Sunak, said: “I think he really will start to connect and maybe we can move away and provide a constructive perspective instead of these Conservative-on-Conservative attacks, which I really don’t appreciate.
Sunka statement :
Sunak stated in a Friday online hustings that, like Thatcher in the 1980s, he would only implement tax cuts “responsibly” once the UK was experiencing high inflation.
I have a reputation for working hard and communicating the specifics, he replied when asked what his worst flaw was. I believe it’s important to watch that you don’t let perfection become the enemy of good in these roles, especially as you advance in seniority. Finding the correct balance between knowing everything there is to know and then realizing that I have done all I can and that my time would be better spent elsewhere.
Rishi sunak described image of the UK :
He described his idealized image of the UK as a nation that leads the world in innovation, technology, and education, serves as the epicenter of changes in the global economy, and enables businesses to gain from Brexit. sunak claimed that he would make a good prime minister because, in the upcoming general election, he could win in both red and blue wall seats as well as areas that lean liberal, like Amersham.
Rishi sunak asserted that finding people well-paying work is the greatest solution to alleviate the crisis brought on by rising living expenses. He told the audience, “We need to get people out of poverty and into work and make sure they get the skills needed for better paid jobs.
Sunak’s chief challenger for the position of leader, Penny Mordaunt, made light of the fact that her four Burmese cats were probably her worst vulnerability and that introducing them to No. 10 could be difficult given Larry the Downing Street cat.
