Liz Truss's resignation as British Prime Minister has triggered another leadership race — the second in just four months — for the U.K.'s fractured and demoralized Conservative Party.
Former Treasury chief, House of Commons leader considered credible contenders; Boris Johnson may also returnThe potential contenders to replace Liz Truss as British prime minister: from left, former PM Boris Johnson, Defence Secretary Ben Wallace, former Treasury chief Rishi Sunak, House of Commons leader Penny Mordaunt and ex-home secretary Suella Braverman.
He quit as Treasury chief in July, in protest against then-Prime Minister Boris Johnson's leadership. In the contest to replace Johnson, he argued that climbing inflation must be controlled first, and called promises by Truss and other rivals to immediately slash taxes reckless "fairy tales."tanked the British pound and triggered chaos in the marketsSunak became Treasury chief in 2020 and steered Britain's slumping economy through the coronavirus pandemic.
A former international trade minister, Mordaunt is popular among Conservative legislators. Some believe she could be the right candidate to help heal the party's divisions. But she is largely an unknown figure to most Britons, and outside Conservative circles she remains best known for appearing on the 2014 reality TV showMordaunt played a prominent role in the pro-Brexit campaign.
During her short tenure as home secretary, a top government post overseeing immigration and counterterrorism, Braverman vowed to crack down hard on asylum seekers, saying it was her "dream" to see a flight deporting those seeking refuge in Britain to Rwanda. She also wanted to pull the U.K. out of the European Convention on Human Rights.
Wallace has raised his profile as a key government voice in Britain's response to Russia's war in Ukraine. But he recently said he wanted to remain in his current job. Earlier this week, he reportedly said, "I want to be the secretary of state for defence until I finish" when asked if he wanted the top job.Then-British Prime Minister Boris Johnson delivers a farewell address before his official resignation at Downing Street on Sept. 6.
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