As the British Conservative Party prepares today to vote for a new leader and prime minister to replace Liz Terrace, who announced her resignation as prime minister a few days ago, former British Chancellor of the Exchequer Rishi Sunak confirmed yesterday that he will run for post of prime minister. Prime Minister, and yesterday Sunak tweeted: “The UK is a great country, but it is in a deep economic crisis.”
Sunak’s announcement settled a controversy in British circles about settling what was being considered between Sunak and former Prime Minister Boris Johnson, who in turn is seeking to return to his former position after he was forced to leave due to scandals. that lashed out at his government a few months ago.
Shortening his vacation to the Caribbean, Johnson struggled to garner enough support to become leader of a deeply divided party (100 votes) after leading figures on the conservative right wing rallied around the man he had previously accused of betrayal, Rishi Sunak. .
For his part, Northern Ireland Secretary of State Steve Baker said he would be voting for Sunak because “the country can’t afford to go back to the dramatic scenes of earlier this year,” referring to the series of scandals that have hit the previous government, and he told Sky News : “Now is not the right time for Boris’s management style, it will be a sure disaster.”
A few months ago, Sunak dealt a painful blow to his former prime minister, forcing Boris out of office in July after Sunak’s resignation sparked a wider uprising that prompted then-government ministers to leave en masse.
