Two women are named as the favorites of Conservative Party members to replace Boris Johnson as Prime Minister of the United Kingdom.
The note was recorded in a survey, released this Tuesday (12), made via the ConservativeHome website, who heard 842 members of the current prime minister’s party.
Leading the Conservative race – since Defense Secretary Ben Wallace dropped out – is former Defense Secretary Penny Mordaunt, with 20% of the vote, followed by former Equality Minister Kemi Badenoch, who has 19%.
The difference between the two was just eight votes from the Conservatives participating in the survey.
The website that carried out the survey highlights that Mordaunt was already showing itself to be a strong candidate, having taken second place to former favorite of the race, Ben Wallace, recently.
“Kemi Badenoch’s ascent is faster. She resigned last week as Equality Minister. Last year, her support dwindled by two percent. The members [do Partido Conservador] clearly like your posture,” wrote ConservativeHome editor Paul Goodman.
The poll’s organizers point out that “we’re still in the early days” and former finance secretary Rishi Sunak, who came third in this poll, leads among conservative lawmakers.
“A lot could change – but if the former chancellor were in the ring right now against Mordaunt or Badenoch, I wouldn’t like his chances,” Goodman wrote.
To continue in the race, conservative candidates have until 18:00, Brasília time, this Tuesday (12), to launch their candidacy. This Wednesday (13), parliamentarians begin to vote.
Former Chancellor of the Exchequer Rishi Sunak starts campaign
Former finance secretary Rishi Sunak, a favorite to become Britain’s next prime minister, kicked off his campaign on Tuesday by pledging “honesty” in an increasingly angry and divisive battle to succeed Boris Johnson.
An initial number of 11 candidates put forward their names to become the ruling Conservative Party leader and the next prime minister of the UK after Johnson was forced to say he would step down as his support was drained by a series of scandals. .
Britain’s economy is facing skyrocketing inflation, high debt and low growth, with people dealing with the tightest squeeze on their finances in decades, all against a backdrop of an energy crisis exacerbated by the war in the UK, which has pushed fuel prices.
As competition heated up, rival campaigns intensified private criticism of one another and pointed to financial or other issues hanging over their opponents.
With most candidates saying they would cut taxes if they won, Sunak, the current bookmaker favorite, sought to portray himself as the serious candidate, promising “adult” honesty “not fairy tales”.
“It is not credible to promise much more spending and lower taxes,” said Sunak,
The former finance secretary has the most support among colleagues who have publicly voiced their opinion, including support from Deputy Prime Minister Dominic Raab.
“I know Rishi has what it takes,” said Raab.
* Elizabeth Piper and Kylie MacLellan of Reuters contributed to this story
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