As the race for the post of PM in Britain progresses, caretaker Prime Minister Boris Johnson has started creating an atmosphere among supporters against Rishi Sunak. According to a media report, he has asked his supporters to support anyone, but not Sunak.
Johnson, who resigned on July 7 as leader of the ruling Conservative Party, is meeting the running back leaders to persuade them not to support Sunak. According to the report of The Times, Johnson is blaming Rishi for being forced to resign and creating an atmosphere against him in the party. Earlier, Johnson has announced that he will not campaign for any leader in the race and will not interfere in the process.
Johnson is creating the atmosphere for Secretary of State Liz Truss. His staunch supporters Jacob Rees Mogg and Nadine Doris are campaigning for him. He is even more prepared to accept junior trade minister Penny Mordont than Sunak. Now the former PM and his camp are running ‘Anyone but Rishi’ campaign.
Rishi has been accused of planning for months:
The newspaper claimed, quoting sources, that many people in the PM residence have come down on personal enmity with Rishi. He does not blame Sajid Wajid for resigning. He says, Rishi planned and prepared for months before resigning.
According to media reports, Boris Johnson has urged Tory leadership candidates not to support former British finance minister Sunak. Johnson has said he will not support any leadership candidates and will not publicly interfere in the election.
Boris Johnson resigned on 7 July:
Boris Johnson resigned as leader of the ruling Conservative Party on 7 July. At the same time, a source close to the media said that Johnson has shown the most eagerness to support Foreign Secretary Liz Truss. Also, according to sources, Johnson is reportedly speaking of support for junior trade minister Penny Mordont.
Former UK finance minister and Indian-origin Rishi Sunak joined 20 supporters of Parliament for his nomination in the race for the Prime Minister’s post. He is maintaining his lead to replace Prime Minister Boris Johnson. He got the support of twenty Conservative MPs on the very first day.
Announcement of the name of the new Prime Minister on 5 September:
The name of the new leader and new prime minister of Britain’s ruling Conservative Party to replace Boris Johnson will be announced on 5 September. The body responsible for electing the leadership of the party known as Tory gave this information on Monday. The new PM will replace outgoing Boris Johnson. 1922 The Committee of Conservative Backbench MPs set the timetable and rules for the election. So far 11 people have submitted their candidature for the post of Prime Minister. The chairman of the committee, Sir Graham Brady, said, “Surely on 5 September we will have a new leader of the party.”
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