Johnson leaves: Three successors were ready in the morning – Labor wants to torpedo plans

Created: 07/12/2022, 11:14 am

Back to 10 Downing Street: Boris Johnson will probably resign as Prime Minister by the beginning of September at the latest.

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Great Britain is looking for a new head of government.

But the road will be long and rocky: At least eleven Tory people apply.

And the opposition wants to thwart everything.

• Boris Johnson

  leaves,

  successor

  wanted: The search for the next prime minister is underway in Great Britain.

• Labor wants to thwart Tory plans: The opposition wants to start a no-confidence vote on Wednesday.

London – Things are getting serious in the race to succeed outgoing British Prime Minister Boris Johnson: the official selection process has begun.

Candidates for the post of Tory party leader – and therefore prime minister – have until Tuesday evening to submit their applications.

One woman and two men reached the quorum shortly after the start of the deadline.

On September 5th, a successor to the notoriously scandal-ridden Johnson should be chosen.

However, the opposition still wants to thwart Tory's plans: a vote of no confidence is being planned, as was also made public on Tuesday (July 11) via the BBC.

Boris Johnson: Eleven Tory politicians want to succeed him - three had reached the quorum early

By the beginning of the week, however, eleven women and men had announced their candidacy to succeed Johnson.

Three of them had already reached the necessary threshold by Tuesday morning: Ex-Finance Minister Rishi Sunak, Secretary of State for Commerce Penny Mordaunt and Foreign Affairs Committee Chairman Tom Tugendhat.

Foreign Minister Liz Truss and Finance Minister Nadhim Zahawi are also given good chances of making the leap into the official race.

There was an additional hurdle to be overcome shortly before that: the responsible party committee of the British Conservatives had increased the necessary quorum on Monday evening.

Instead of the previous 8, 20 supporters from the Tory faction are now required.

Other candidates include ex-Health Secretary Jeremy Hunt, General Counsel Suella Braverman, ex-Health Secretary Sajid Javid, Transport Secretary Grant Shapps and MPs Kemi Badenoch and Rehman Chisthi.

It was eagerly awaited whether Home Secretary Priti Patel would also throw her hat in the ring.

UK: Johnson facing new no-confidence vote?

Labor wants to torpedo Torpedo plans

But Labor now wants to oust Johnson quickly: not just before September 5, but on Wednesday (July 13).

Then, according to the opposition's plans, a vote of no confidence could be held, as the BBC reported, citing party circles.

It seems unlikely that Labor will succeed.

This would require a larger number of Conservative MPs to vote against Johnson.

If no interim prime minister were found afterwards, new elections could soon take place.

That would hardly be in the interests of the Tories.

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It is more obvious that the party's internal plan for Johnson's successor will be implemented: the first round of voting in the Tory parliamentary group is to take place on Wednesday.

If you then miss the hurdle of 30 supporters, you're kicked out.

Another round is scheduled for Thursday.

If there are still more than two candidates in the race, the procedure should be continued next Monday.

The last two candidates are to face a selection process by party members over the summer.

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