Sunak confirmed Sunday he will enter the competition to replace Liz Truss, vows to tackle country’s ‘profound economic crisis’
was fighting on Sunday to get enough support to make a shock return as Britain’s prime minister after prominent figures on the right wing of the Conservative Party coalesced around the man once accused of betraying him, Rishi Sunak.
This time, however, many previous backers have told Johnson he should step aside, noting that the country needs stability after Truss’s chaotic six-weeks in power sparked turmoil on financial markets, hitting the value of the pound. The prospect of another Johnson premiership is a polarizing issue for many in a divided Conservative Party, while his popularity among voters had also tumbled before he was forced out.For some lawmakers, he is a vote-winner, able to appeal across the country with his celebrity image and brand of energetic optimism. For others he is a toxic figure who would fail to unite the party and so might undermine efforts to build a stable leadership to calm rattled financial markets.
“I served as your chancellor, helping to steer our economy through the toughest of times,” Sunak said in a statement on Sunday. “The challenges we face now are even greater. But the opportunities – if we make the right choice – are phenomenal.” Johnson’s backers say he has secured the support of more than 100 lawmakers, but that many are keeping quiet because they still have government jobs.
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