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6 candidates still in race to replace UK's Johnson

  • By Al Mayadeen English
  • Source: Agencies
  • 13 Jul 2022 21:21
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More candidates have dropped out of the race to lead the United Kingdom as its prime minister following the resignation of PM Boris Johnson.

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Six candidates are still going head to head in the race for the premiership that will ultimately only see one heading the UK government and leading the British Conservative Party.

Finance Minister Nadhim Zahawi and former Foreign Minister Jeremy Hunt have dropped out of the race for the premiership despite the former being among the top runners.

The top runner, however, is former Finance Minister Rishi Sunak. He resigned from the British government last week, triggering Boris Johnson's downfall. He currently has the support of 88 Conservative MPs, leading the second in line, Penny Mordaunt (67 MPs) by 21 votes.

The UK's richest politician and member of the British Conservative party Rishi Suna gained early momentum in the race to become the next British prime minister after Boris Johnson's resignation. 

Sunak launched on Tuesday his political campaign with promises to fix the British economy which is on the verge of stagflation, in addition to cutting taxes as soon as the economy is strong again. 

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On the same day, Deputy Prime Minister Dominic Raab, a former foreign secretary, and Brexit supporter along with Transport Secretary Grant Shapps announced their support for Sunak.

According to a poll by ConservativeHome, Mordaunt is the most popular member of the party; in second place comes former equalities minister Kemi Badenoch with Sunak landing third, despite a number of analysts arguing that Sunak is at the forefront.

Conservative lawmakers will be holding more votes to rule out weaker candidates until the votes come down to two as of Thursday next week. After that takes place, one candidate has to impress some 150,000 members of the Conservative party to be chosen as the party's leader.

Other figures who are said to be considering joining the race for the premiership include former Health Secretary Sajid Javid and Defense Minister Ben Wallace.

It seems that the public has to think about a replacement for #BorisJohnson in case he is ousted, especially after the many rapid resignations his troubled government is facing. pic.twitter.com/NIrzrFf3JP

— Al Mayadeen English (@MayadeenEnglish) July 6, 2022

Johnson, 58, announced that he would step down after a tsunami of resignations from his government in protest of his leadership. He will, however, stay as Prime Minister until a replacement is found.

A timetable for the Tory leadership race is set to be confirmed next week, and the new prime minister is expected to assume the post by September.

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