OUR British defense minister Ben Wallace declared that he would not race for her successor Liz Truss as prime minister, adding that he would probably support him Boris Johnson.

“I think you have to really want to be prime minister to do this job, you have to really believe that this job is for you,” he said in a statement, adding that he feels better as defense minister.

“I feel like I can contribute to the security of citizens, to defense, as Secretary of Defense,” he said, adding: “This is the work that I do and this is the work that I intend to do, so I am not going to run for prime minister this time.

As for who to support, she said she was “leaning towards” Boris Johnson.

The Enzyme War Within Conservatives

The day after the resignation of Prime Minister Liz Truss, her would-be successors are in a sprint race very different from the summer marathon that led to the outgoing number 10.

As the opposition, the media and non-voting voters watch to see who becomes their country’s next governor, a huge battle rages within the Tories to support candidates, with the British media talking about current alliances, unprecedented pressure on MPs and some misfortunes.

The goal at this stage for each candidate is to gain the support of at least 100 MPs for any candidacy to be considered valid. If by Monday, that is, in just half a week, there is only one candidate left with the official support of 100 deputies, he automatically becomes the leader of the conservatives and takes the post of prime minister.

Rishi Sunak, the candidate who lost to Liz Truss over the summer, has already secured 47 MPs, according to Sky News’ latest estimate, while former Prime Minister Boris Johnson already has 38 MPs. Penny Mordant followed with 16.

Mr Johnson is cutting short his Caribbean holiday and rushing back to England, having already told his campaign teams that led him to a landslide victory in the 2019 polls to brace for battle.

^{According to REUTERS, Guardian, BBC, SKY NEWS, TIMES RADIO}