Opinion surveys suggest Liz Truss is far and away the favorite among the Tory activists who are selecting the leader of their party and the next British prime minister in vote results to be announced Monday.
as chancellor of the exchequer, or treasury secretary, in July that launched the revolt against Johnson. An avalanche of resignations followed. Conservative Party lawmakers said they could no longer trust a prime minister who prevaricated his way through scandal after scandal .Because this was not a general election, most of Britain has been sitting on the sidelines while a
of 150,000 to 200,000 dues-paying Conservative Party members — about 0.3 percent of the population — determine the country’s political future., 12 percent of the general public say Truss will be a good or great prime minister compared with 52 percent who say she will be poor or terrible.politician.
As foreign secretary, she was a reliable NATO ally and Ukraine supporter, talking tough on Russia and its president, Vladimir Putin. She led the charge on sanctioning oligarchs — many who had been living the high life in London.But E.U. leaders see her as an agitator, an anti-Europe opportunist who could make matters even worse in the rocky post-divorce relationship between Britain and the 27-nation bloc.
In addition to the war in Ukraine and the fallout of Brexit, the new prime minister will inherit a vast range of economic and political problems, including high energy prices, soaring inflation and a looming recession. The announcement of the Conservative Party leader will be followed with Britain’s version of Inauguration Day on Tuesday.
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