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  • By Al Mayadeen English
  • Source: Agencies
  • 28 Jul 2022 22:43
2 Min Read

Truss may be on a pedestal.

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  • A vote for Truss is an anti-Sunak vote.
    A vote for Truss is an anti-Sunak vote.

Although only a few members of the Conservative Party supported Liz Truss in her bid to become Britain's next Prime Minister, the tables have turned, and now there is a rising sense of inevitability that she will win. 

Tory members are saying, "It's hers to lose." The members will be casting their votes in the coming weeks to appoint the new Conservative leader and Boris Johnson's successor.

What is behind this behavior change? Many members contend that the motive for their support for Truss is less about her and more about their refusal to vote for former Goldman Sachs banker, Rishi Sunak. 

Sunak, according to Tories, cannot be handed the keys to No. 10 after "knifing" Johnson. 

Read more: Johnson urges defeated PM candidates to support anyone but Sunak

Britain has been facing record-breaking inflation, in addition to a possible recession and more - in other words, most party members are simply tired of the chaos Johnson brought to the country. 

According to a YouGov poll last week, Truss gathered 24 points more than Sunak. However, for Truss to have a not-so-enthusiastic support base would also mean a bigger fall - if she fails to meet high hopes, she can take the fail. 

"Obviously I want Liz Truss if it's going to be one of the two," said Paul Donaghy, a Conservative councilor. "She was one of the only ones who didn't stick the knife into Boris and I think that rings true for a lot of people," he said. 

Antony Mullen, a Conservative councilor for the Barnes Ward in Sunderland, said, "So I think it is an anti-Rishi vote which is in a sense a shame."

"I think it's sad that it's inevitable that it will be her because he's perceived as having wielded the knife because I think he was right to and should've done so earlier."

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