Boris Johnson’s replacement was aimed at letting the UK’s ruling Conservatives move on from the chaos and distractions that are distracting voters, Bloomberg comments. Instead, a long leadership battle has exposed deep divisions in the ruling party and reinforced a sense of inertia at the heart of the government. Senior Conservatives warn that the combination […]
Tag: Conservatives (UK)
Britain: In the final straight the battle for the leadership of the Tories
In Britain, as the days go by, the battle for the leadership of the Conservatives is intensifying. In the heat of the moment, the two gladiators — former Treasury Secretary Rishi Sunak and Secretary of State Liz Truss — are continuing their election campaign at a feverish pace. For about two weeks now, they have […]
Britain: Conservative Party leader vote postponed after cyber attack warning
Britain’s Conservative Party’s vote to elect its next leader and next prime minister has been postponed after GCHQ intelligence agency warned of a cyber attack by hackers that could cause ballot changes, it said on Tuesday. , the newspaper “The Telegraph.” No specific threat from a hostile state was identified and the warning was of […]
Britain: The gap between Tras and Sunak is narrowing ahead of the election of a new leader of the Conservatives
Foreign Secretary Liz Truss, the favorite to replace Prime Minister Boris Johnson, has a narrower lead over rival Rishi Sunak than previously estimated, according to a poll of party members. Tras has the support of 48% of Conservative Unionist Party members compared to 43% who support former finance minister Sunak, according to a poll of […]
Britain: The contender for the prime minister Sunak declared China the biggest “long-term” threat
Britain’s former Chancellor of the Exchequer Rishi Sunak, one of two candidates left in the race to succeed Conservative Prime Minister Boris Johnson, on Sunday lashed out at China, which he described as “the biggest long-term threat” to the UK. . Accusing China of “stealing our technologies and infiltrating our universities”, Rishi Sunak appeared to […]
Britain: Johnson’s succession process is picking up speed
The process to choose British Prime Minister Boris Johnson’s replacement is picking up speed today, with four candidates stepping up their bid to be in the top two in a decisive leadership battle that is dividing the ruling Conservative Party. Since Johnson announced he was stepping down earlier this month after his scandal-plagued government lost […]
Britain: Johnson’s succession battle heats up
In the race to succeed British Prime Minister Boris Johnson, tensions continued to escalate over the weekend. Penny Mordaunt, the trade secretary, who is popular with the Tory base, has increasingly found herself in the crossfire of her opponents. Criticism against her included accusations that she had gone too far in responding to the demands […]
Televised debate on the Johnson succession
Lively debate from the five candidates to succeed outgoing Prime Minister Boris Johnson on Friday night. Sunak and Tungenhat stood out. Only 10 days have passed since Johnson’s official resignation. And yet this period seems like a whole month. The speed with which the candidates emerged, their campaign videos, campaigning and speeches leading up to […]
Britain: The first round of the electoral process for the selection of the new leader of the Conservatives has been completed
In the end, six of the eight contenders for the leadership of the Conservatives remained after the first round of the election which ended today at 17:30 Greek time. In the order they received the most votes they are: 1st Rishi Sunak with 88 votes, former Minister of Finance 2nd is Penny Mordant with 67 […]
Britain: The day after Boris Johnson’s resignation
There are not a few analysts in Britain who characterize the political events in the country as an ancient Greek drama. And they are not wrong, if one considers that for many months one political crisis follows another, the scandals of the prime minister’s office give and take, while at the same time the cost […]