In the wake of Boris Johnson’s abrupt departure, former health minister Jeremy Hunt is exploring a Tory leadership run.
According to allies, Mr. Hunt is receiving a lot of support from other Tories. It includes Tom Tugendhat, a senior backbencher, and Suella Braverman, the attorney general. They have already declared their intentions to run.
Mr. Johnson ousted as Tory leader following a cabinet uprising against his leadership. He wants to continue serving as prime minister until the party chooses a replacement.
Boris should resign immediately but that seems unlikely to happen
Boris should resign immediately, according to opposition parties and several Tories. But it seems unlikely to happen.
He has replaced the ministers in his cabinet who quit in protest of his leadership. He has informed them that they won’t be asked to make any significant policy choices until a new leader is in place.
In a “perfect scenario,” deputy prime minister Dominic Raab would take over for a few weeks, according to Sir Geoffrey Clifton-Brown. He is the treasurer of the 1922 Committee of backbench Tory MPs. But “that ship has gone.”
“We now have to accept that Boris Johnson will serve as prime minister until a replacement can be chosen,” Sir Geoffrey continued.
The next prime minister is anticipated to take office by September, and a timeline for the Tory leadership contest is scheduled to be announced next week.
The Labour Party has vowed to use a vote of no confidence to try to remove the prime minister right away
The Labour Party has vowed to use a vote of no confidence to try to remove the prime minister right away. Although this would require significant backing from the Conservatives to be successful.
The idea that he’s attempting to hang on for the foreseeable future is, according to Labour’s deputy leader Angela Rayner, wholly unacceptable.
In a party confidence vote held last month, Mr. Hunt pushed the Tories to remove the prime minister. But he hasn’t made any public comments about his plans to take over as party leader since Mr. Johnson resigned.
In a vote among party members, Mr. Hunt made it to the final two in the 2019 Conservative leadership race. Before losing to Mr. Johnson in a vote among party members.
Attorney General Ms. Braverman has already declared her intention to run
Attorney General Ms. Braverman has already declared her intention to run. While Mr. Baker who is a former Brexit minister. He said he is “seriously” thinking about it after being approached about it.
Grant Shapps is the minister of transportation. Sajid Javid is the former health secretary. They both rebelled against Mr. Johnson.
Rehman Chishti and John Baron are two Conservative MPs. They were contemplating vying for the party leadership at the same time.
Former lawyer and UK trade envoy to Pakistan, Mr. Chishti stated, “We need leaders who best embody contemporary Britain and can bring solutions to the issues our nation is experiencing now.”
Former chancellor Rishi Sunak, defense secretary Ben Wallace, and foreign minister Liz Truss are among those rumored to run.
More announcements are anticipated in the coming days. Some top Tories includes former Levelling Up Secretary Michael Gove, Deputy Prime Minister Dominic Raab, and former Health Secretary Matt Hancock. They have already announced they will not be running.
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