Attorney General Suella Braverman has clearly expressed her intention to run for leadership, while none of the theoretically dominant candidates have yet opened their papers.
London, Thanasis Gavos
The head of the House of Commons foreign affairs committee Tom Tugendhat has become the first Conservative MP in Britain to say he will run for the leadership of the party and the country after Boris Johnson announced his resignation.
In an article in the Telegraph, Mr Tugendhat, 49, who has long been considered a possible future Tory leader as a caucus-leaning moderate, said: “I have served in the past – in the armed forces and now in parliament. Now I hope to answer the call once more as Prime Minister.”
He adds: “It’s time for a clean start. It’s time for renewal.”
Deputy Prime Minister Dominic Raab, sacked Housing and Urban Development Secretary Michael Gove and former Health Secretary Matt Hancock are said to have ruled themselves out of the succession race.
Attorney General Suella Braverman has clearly expressed her intention to run for leadership, while none of the theoretically dominant candidates have yet opened their papers.
The top favorite of the Conservative Party base, according to the latest polls, Defense Secretary Ben Wallace, was asked about his intentions but refused to give a clear answer.
The timetable for the internal party process to nominate Boris Johnson’s successor and the official start of nominations expected to be announced to the authorities? of next week.
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