Since British Prime Minister Boris Johnson announced he would step down as leader of the Conservative Party after a stunning mass exodus of his cabinet, 10 Tory members of Parliament have said they will seek their party's support to become the next prime minister.
Boris Johnson will step down as Prime Minister when his term ends.
Liz Truss, the foreign secretary, told The Telegraph that she hopes to cut taxes from the first day she's in office.
The next prime minister's model of leadership needs to become a little less about the leader and a lot more about the ship according to international trade ministerPenny Mordaunt.
The former chancellor of the Exchequer, who left Johnson's cabinet on Tuesday, is one of the leading candidates.
Two former health secretaries, Sajid Javid and Jeremy Hunt, both told The Telegraph that they intend to run for prime minister and cut taxes.
Tom Tugendhat is the chair of the House of Commons foreign affairs committee.
A wave of recent scandals, including revelations of parties at 10 Downing Street that violated Covid-19 protocols and allegations that he was aware of sexual harassment claims against a senior member of Parliament, led to the resignation of Johnson as prime minister. The process of finding a new leader of the Conservative Party could take months. The person with the least number of votes in each round is eliminated until there are only two remaining. The leader of the Conservative Party will be decided by a vote of the entire membership of the party.
There could be more people in the field. The Home Secretary will make a decision on Monday if she will join the race.
Conservatives who wanted the job decided against it. He told The Telegraph he was endorsing Braverman. Wallace said Saturday that he wouldn't join the race because he was a favorite to replace Johnson. Steve Baker said last week he would run if he won.
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