British Prime Minister Liz Truss finally resigned on Thursday after just six weeks in Downing Street, and British conservatives are looking for a new leader in a country in the midst of an economic and social crisis. Among the common names are Rishi Sunak, Penny Mordaunt, as well as the names of former Prime Minister Boris Johnson.

Rishi Sunak and Penny Mordaunt, two of Liz Truss’ rivals in the previous race to become UK prime minister this year, are expected to re-enter the race to become the country’s next prime minister following Liz Truss’ resignation on Thursday, reports Sky News. On the other hand, it is expected that Boris Johnson will enter the struggle for the leadership of the Conservatives, the Times writes, The Guardian reports.

His name Boris Johnson it circulated for several days, AFP reported.

Boris Johnson, the former British prime minister who announced his resignation on July 7 after facing a “mutiny” within his government and the Conservative Party, looks set to re-enter the race.

When Johnson resigned, he recalled that he had been elected by the largest majority since 1987 and by the largest popular vote since 1979.

At the time of the resignation announcement, according to a poll by Savanta ComRes, 72% of Britons believed that the Prime Minister should resign.

Already significantly weakened by the Downing Street illegal parties scandal during the Covid-19 pandemic, Johnson survived a no-confidence vote from his own camp just weeks before he resigned.

The former prime minister is reportedly conducting the poll but is said to believe it is a matter of national interest, writes The Times editor Stephen Swinford.

Former Minister of Defense Penny Mordauntwho was the last to drop out of a domestic election from the ruling party in London at the last election, has finally backed Liz Truss.

Penny Mordaunt campaigned for Brexit in 2016 and has been negotiating trade deals ever since.

In May 2019, she was the first female Defense Secretary, but left the post when Boris Johnson came to power.

On 6 September 2022, Penny Mordaunt was appointed Lord President of the Council, the fourth most powerful officer of the state, and Leader of the House of Commons.

Previously, she worked under the direction of the Minister of International Trade from September 16, 2021 to September 6, 2022.

Rishi Sunakwho resigned as Chancellor of the Exchequer saying the British public “justly expects the government to be run properly, competently and seriously”, was favorite to succeed Johnson until last year but lost to Truss.

A reporter for the Telegraph newspaper said, citing sources, that former finance minister Rishi Sunak is “definitely in the running” to succeed Liz Truss as prime minister.

He has been praised for his package of economic recovery measures during the COVID-19 pandemic, including a job-saving program that averted mass unemployment that would have cost 410 billion pounds ($514 billion).

However, it has been criticized for not providing enough support to British households and has been fined for breaching restrictions during the coronavirus lockdown.

The revelations about his wealthy non-resident wife’s tax status and the fine he received along with Johnson for violating the COVID quarantine rules have damaged his image.

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A vote to find a successor within the Conservative Party will take place “next week”, added the prime minister, who is the shortest-serving prime minister in modern British history, having been in office for just 44 days.

The chairman of the 1922 committee responsible for organizing the Conservative Party, Graham Brady, then specified that the next prime minister would be appointed by 28 October, with a maximum of two candidates running, in a much shorter process than during an election. which brought Liz Truss to Downing Street this summer.

“We are well aware of the need, in the national interest, to resolve (this crisis) quickly and clearly,” he said.

However, he did not say how this would happen.

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