Rishi Sunak

2022 - 10 - 21

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Prescient or traitor? Rishi Sunak is the favourite to be next UK PM (Reuters)

To some Conservatives, Rishi Sunak is the minister who got Britain through the COVID pandemic, to others the traitor who knifed Boris Johnson or the rival ...

In 2020, aged 39, Sunak was named finance minister just before the coronavirus pandemic hit Britain. The problems for Sunak in the leadership race contrasted with his swift rise through the Conservative Party, which began in 2015 when he was elected to parliament having previously worked for Goldman Sachs and hedge fund TCI. For his supporters in the party, Sunak's previous leadership campaign message of the need for economic prudence to address Britain's rampant inflation and criticism of Truss's "fairy tale" plans have shown he is right man for the job.

Race for British prime minister is on (again) after Liz Truss quits (The Washington Post)

With Liz Truss out, contenders face a Monday deadline to get the backing of at least 100 Conservative Party lawmakers.

If there is more than one, the hopefuls will be whittled down before the final two are put forward to the 170,000 members of the Conservative Party. Many at the time speculated it could be a ” the Financial Times In 2019, Johnson helped his party to a whopping great win in the general election. But her “PM4PM” supporters are seeking to change that, pointing out that she polls better with the all-important Conservative Party members than Sunak. They point out that during the last contest his candidacy received the most support from his colleagues and say that many of his economic ideas turned out to be prescient. It’s possible that, given the high bar, only one candidate will be put forward by Monday at 2 p.m., which is when the nominations close. His time in office was marked by scandal after scandal and voters and his own colleagues were upset by his refusal to accept accountability. It is not certain if anyone else could galvanize the population to the same extent — or if Johnson himself even still can. The Telegraph, the Sun and the Daily Express all put on Johnson for their front page, while the left-leaning Mirror just called for a general election “now” in enormous print. Or might someone else emerge as the leading hopeful to become the next Conservative Party leader? Or Penny Mordaunt, who is not widely known but polls well with the Conservative Party members?

Rishi Sunak Is the Favorite to Be Next U.K. Prime Minister. Here's ... (Barron's)

Liz Truss's sudden resignation has kicked off a short but dramatic search for the U.K.'s next Prime Minister.

The leadership race will only be a week long, maybe even shorter. Rishi Sunak Is the Favorite to Be Next U.K. Here’s What to Know.

Johnson, Mordaunt or Sunak: who is backing whom as next Tory ... (The Guardian)

The number of publicly declared MPs who are backing potential candidates for the Conservative leadership is growing, with three key figures emerging: the ...

16 James Davies 16 James Duddridge Each candidate will need at least 100 signatures to make it to the first round of voting on Monday.

Rishi Sunak's constituents ponder their MP's Number 10 chances (BBC News)

Rishi Sunak is back in the frame for high office as the Conservatives seek a new leader to follow Liz Truss as prime minister.

Boris Johnson gaining ground on Rishi Sunak in Tory leadership race (The Guardian)

Former PM's allies say he will easily make threshold of 100 MPs, while critics warn of potential defections.

A senior former cabinet minister said the risk with Johnson was that “you never know where the next embarrassment is going to come from”. One senior backbench Tory said: “It looks to me like he’ll get the 100 nominations. Johnson will argue that only he has the ability to win an election, despite an Opinium poll suggesting Sunak would do better against Labour’s Keir Starmer. Jesse Norman, a senior Tory MP and Foreign Office minister, said returning to Johnson would be a disaster. But choosing Boris now would be – and I say this advisedly – an absolutely catastrophic decision,” he said. He said: ‘I’m flying back, Dudders, we are going to do this.

Can Rishi Sunak stop the Boris Johnson bandwagon as the ex-PM ... (Sky News)

Rishi Sunak and Boris Johnson may be the current favourites to replace Liz Truss, but both are loathed by their rival camps within the Tory Party.

The opposition parties, obviously, want a general election with polls pointing to a Tory wipeout. 10 says that's up to the new PM. Rishi Sunak and Boris Johnson may be the current favourites to replace Liz Truss, but both are loathed by their rival camps within the Tory Party. Will Jeremy Hunt's Halloween rescue plan for the economy go ahead? Mr Johnson is a massively divisive figure. A YouGov poll this week suggested he'd be backed by 33% of members, ahead of Mr Sunak with just 23%.

Boris Johnson, Rishi Sunak lead race to be UK PM | Canberra Weekly (Canberra Weekly)

Candidates are canvassing support to become Britain's next prime minister, with Rishi Sunak and Boris Johnson leading the potential contenders.

I suspect that is not what the Tory party will do, they may well re-elect him,” he told the Mordaunt is seen as a fresh pair of hands largely untainted by earlier administrations. “The country needs a grown-up, serious leader. He can turn it around again. With the Conservatives all but facing a wipe-out in the next national election, according to opinion polls, the race is on to become the fifth British premier in six years. Boris Johnson and former finance minister Rishi Sunak are leading the potential contenders to replace British Prime Minister Liz Truss, with candidates canvassing support to become Conservative Party leader.

Boris Johnson, Rishi Sunak lead race to become Britain's next prime ... (CNA)

LONDON: Boris Johnson and former finance minister Rishi Sunak were leading the potential contenders to replace British Prime Minister Liz Truss on Friday ...

We need them and they need us too," he told reporters on arrival for an EU summit in Brussels. "Boris Johnson can win the next general election." An election is not due to be held for two years. "He can turn it around again. Advertisement

No confirmation Rishi Sunak will run for PM (News Room Odisha)

No confirmation Rishi Sunak will run for PM ... The Daily Telegraph newspaper, however, reported he will stand. He has emerged as the bookmakers' favourite. Meanwhie, for the first time in British history, a Prime Minister could be selected by a political ...

The emergency election of a new Prime Minister was necessitated by the resignation of Liz Truss on Thursday after only 45 days in office. If only one candidate crosses the threshold, there will automatically be a new Prime Minister the same day. Meanwhie, for the first time in British history, a Prime Minister could be selected by a political party by online voting.

Boris Johnson, Rishi Sunak lead race to become Britain's next prime ... (Reuters)

Boris Johnson and former finance minister Rishi Sunak were leading the potential contenders to replace British Prime Minister Liz Truss on Friday, ...

has now been very, very badly tarnished, and it may be very difficult to recover within the space of two years." [Truss quit](/world/uk/uk-pm-truss-threatens-disciplinary-action-against-rebel-lawmakers-2022-10-20/) on Thursday after the shortest, most chaotic tenure of any British prime minister after her economic programme shattered the country's reputation for financial stability and left many people poorer. Mordaunt is seen as a fresh pair of hands largely untainted by earlier administrations. Running in third is Penny Mordaunt, a former defence minister popular with Conservative Party members. He can turn it around again. With the Conservatives all but facing a wipe out in the next national election according to opinion polls, the race is on to become the fifth British premier in six years.

Rishi Sunak 'Wins Enough Support to Progress in Tory Leadership ... (Bloomberg)

Rishi Sunak is believed to have become the first Tory leadership candidate to have amassed sufficient support to make it to the ballot of Conservative ...

Boris Johnson, Rishi Sunak lead race to be UK's next prime minister (Thai PBS World)

Boris Johnson and his former finance minister Rishi Sunak were leading the potential contenders to replace British Prime Minister Liz Truss on Friday, ...

has now been very, very badly tarnished, and it may be very difficult to recover within the space of two years.” I suspect that is not what the Tory party will do, they may well re-elect him,” he told the BBC. Mordaunt is seen as a fresh pair of hands largely untainted by earlier administrations. “The country needs a grown-up, serious leader. He can turn it around again. Boris Johnson and his former finance minister Rishi Sunak were leading the potential contenders to replace British Prime Minister Liz Truss on Friday, with candidates canvassing support to become Conservative Party leader in a fast-tracked contest.

Prescient or traitor? Rishi Sunak is the favourite to be next UK PM ... (Cyprus Mail)

To some Conservatives, Rishi Sunak is the minister who got Britain through the COVID pandemic, to others the traitor who knifed Boris Johnson or the rival ...

In 2020, aged 39, Sunak was named finance minister just before the coronavirus pandemic hit Britain. The problems for Sunak in the leadership race contrasted with his swift rise through the Conservative Party, which began in 2015 when he was elected to parliament having previously worked for Goldman Sachs and hedge fund TCI. But he will have to weigh up whether he can overcome hostility from those in the party members who remain aggrieved by his perceived treachery over Johnson, and for raising Britain‘s tax burden to its highest in decades, just as the country was heading into a severe cost-of-living squeeze.

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