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The least worst of the worst next Tory prime minister
After a long battle and tough "caesarean" operation that needed the intervention of conservative MPs themselves, the chair-stuck Boris Johnson has finally resigned from the post of the "best job of the world" as a UK prime minister. Boris Johnson's decision didn't become a fact until he was left by most of his government team and ministers [the number of resignations reached 55], after ignoring all his Partygate during the pandemic. To avoid the parliament summer holiday on July 21 which takes 6 weeks, the Tory members of parliament straightaway began the leadership race that started with 11 candidates. Nowadays, after the second tour of the Conservative leadership race, only five candidates remained for the next vote to choose the only two by the Tory MPs, then on the 5th of September, all members of the Conservative will participate in choosing the new leader who will, eventually, be the next UK prime minister.
However, the battle for the post of prime minister is now between five Tory candidates who have already been part of Boris Johnson's government which makes the UK people disappointed and hopeless of any real change due to the consequences of Brexit, the Covid pandemic and the economic crisis and the significant rise of the cost of living. Furthermore, the British people have no choice and they are seeking the Tory MPs and party's members to vote for the best least worst of the worst as they didn't expect early general elections that might be the best solution for Britain, and not to wait until 2025 for regular parliamentary general elections.
A glance at the five remaining candidates for the post of next UK prime minister while Britain is facing the first economic crisis and inflation first ever since 40 years ago, it seems the former chancellor Rishi Sunak has a high number of Tory MPs who support him despite his family tax scandal and issues. He most likely will have the chance to reach the finals among the Tory MPs, but the last decision will definitely be the Conservative Party members. On the other hand, the former trade minister Penny Mordaunt was the second top supporter who had received votes among the
Conservative members of parliament and she might have had the most fans and supporters among the members of the party as she is considered one of the favourite candidates for the next UK prime minister. Besides that, the former Foreign Secretary Liz Truss who was in third place among the
Conservative members of parliament also have a great opportunity to be elected as the next leader for Tory and UK prime minister. Nevertheless, above the three candidates they cannot ignore the
competition and the presence of the other two candidates to reach the final tour. Kemi Badenoch, who has support among the right-wing Tory MPs, and Tom Tugendhat, the former Chairman of the Foreign Affairs, are also among the last five candidates to lead the Tory party and become the next UK prime minister far away from their fate.
BY: Zara Saleh
