Rishi Sunak has already gathered the support of 100 MPs, having already surpassed 120 public statements of support.
London, Thanasis Gavos
The two main successors to Liz Truss in the British Prime Ministership and in the leadership of the Conservatives had a three-hour meeting on Saturday night in London. Rishi Sunak and Boris Johnson.
The meeting was urged by top Tory figures such as Defense Secretary Ben Wallace to avoid a “civil war” that would further divide the ruling party. Mr Wallace characteristically called on the two men to “put their egos aside”.
The deal scenarios and the division of government roles between them will depend on whether Mr Johnson reaches the 100 MP threshold needed to claim the leadership. Mr. Sunak has already gathered the support of 100 MPs, having already exceeded 120 public statements of support.
The support he received from party officials from the right wing and the camp of the most ardent supporters of Brexit caused a sensation. They include International Trade Secretary Chemie Bedenoch, who was ranked fourth in the race to succeed Mr Johnson, Lord Frost, the former chief Brexit negotiator, and former
Brexit Secretary Stephen Barclay, who was also Downing Street chief of staff under Johnson.
On the other hand, Boris Johnson’s staff claimed that caught the number of 100 MPs at noon on Saturday. This claim, however, is disputed by Rishi Sunak’s allies, as public statements of support for the former prime minister are only slightly more than half.
Neither Mr. Sunak nor Mr. Johnson has officially declared a candidacy. It is thought that if Mr Johnson secures the 100 MPs then he will become favorite for the leadership as he remains more popular than Mr Sunak in the party’s base which will choose the eventual winner.
The only potential contender to have declared her candidacy is House of Commons leader Penny Mordant, who has not built momentum. With only 23 declarations of support for the time being, it is considered difficult to enter the final stretch of the process.
Meanwhile, after Saturday’s Times poll suggested Mr Sunack would do better than Mr Johnson in a general election against Labor leader Sir Keir Starmer, two other polls for the Mail and Telegraph they give the opposite effect.
Also, two new polls, from Opinium and YouGov confirm Labour’s big lead against the Conservatives, with the margin at 27% (50%-23%) and 37% (56%-19%) respectively.
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