Jimu News Reporter Li Lili
This week Boris Johnson may face the biggest test since he became Prime Minister.
Earlier, Boris was exposed to have a party at Downing Street during the epidemic lockdown, and his response and excuses aroused anger from the public and even within the Conservative Party where he is located, and MPs called on him to resign.
If he refuses to quit, he may be forced to step down in a Conservative vote of distrust, all depending on the internal party report on him suspected of breaking the law this week.
Recently, British media, who are not interested in the big news, have predicted who will be the next prime minister candidate. Jimu News reporters found that there are four main popular candidates, two of whom are of foreign descent, one is a female, and the other is a "Chinese son-in-law".
Exchequer Sunak: Indian, rich and handsome
British Exchequer RISHI SUNAK is an Indian, born in 1980, young and handsome, and is only 42 years old this year.
Image source: Associated Press
It is said that Sunak is the person who is most happy to see to replace Boris. Because of his Indian identity, he often called himself a "proud Hindu", which also caused a carnival in the Indian media.
The Indian Express said that almost half of the Conservative Party members believe that Sunak will become the best leader in the future with the highest support rate among potential candidates.
In fact, before 2020, Sunak was still a person without a sense of existence. According to the " Guardian ", few people outside of Westminster City have heard of him before he succeeded Sajid Javid as Chancellor of the Exchequer in early 2020.
Sunak is a second-generation Indian immigrant. In 2001, he graduated from Oxford University with the first place. In 2006, he received Stanford University MBA and is also a Fulbright scholar.
In 2009, he married Akshata Murthy, the daughter of Indian billionaire NR Narayana Murthy, who is one of the richest women in the UK.
Before entering politics, Sunak had a rich business resume. He served as an analyst at Goldman Sachs , and also worked in a hedge fund management company and became one of the managers.
media commented that he was "smart and ambitious". He interned at the Conservative Campaign Headquarters as early as college. In 2014, Sunak was elected as a Conservative candidate in Richmond (Yorks) (Note: British Parliament Constituency), thus entering politics.
He is a staunch supporter of the Brexit plan and a loyal supporter of Boris. He once voted for Boris in the 2019 Prime Minister's election and wrote an article to cheer for Boris.
On July 24, 2019, Sunak was appointed as Chief Secretary of the Ministry of Finance by Boris and began to make his mark.
After becoming the Chancellor of the Exchequer in 2020, it was reported that "Sunak's political stocks rose as fast as Wall Street 's technology stocks." He was praised for his economic relief package during the pandemic, including a job retention scheme to prevent mass unemployment, which could cost as much as £410 billion ($559 billion).
At the same time, because of Sunak's fiscal plan, the UK's tax and expenditure budget last October put the UK in the biggest tax burden since the 1950s, and also caused him to be criticized.
The Guardian doesn't seem to be optimistic about him. According to reports, there was also a long list of the names of the Chancellors of the UK's post-war prime minister's shortlist, including the Conservatives and the Labour Party and , but in the end, no one could ascend to this throne. "If you want to make friends, the Ministry of Finance is not always the best government department."
Foreign Secretary Tras: The first female justice in British history
British Foreign Secretary Liz TRUSS took office in 2021 and is 47 years old this year. She is a strong rival to Sunak, and the names of the two are often compared.
Image source: Guardian
Tras graduated from Oxford University and served as Deputy Secretary of State for Parliament in charge of child care and education, and Secretary of State for environmental, food and rural affairs.
July 2016 After Cameron resigned, Tras was appointed as Attorney General and Supreme Court by Theresa May . She is also the first female justice in British history.
Tras became Foreign Minister in 2021, and she is also the second female Foreign Minister in British history.
On December 19, 2021, she was appointed as the chief negotiator of the British government and EU , and served as the UK Chairman of the EU-British Partnership Committee.
The media generally believes that Tras is the darling of the Conservative Party. She has been selected as the most popular minister/minister in party polls for several months. However, when the topic involves leadership, the Conservative polls changed again, with Sunak defeating her by 28 points.
According to the Guardian, Tras ranks 23, Sunak and other potential competitors such as Jeremy Hunter (former Foreign Minister, Health Secretary), Michael Gove (Housing, Community and Local Government Affairs Secretary) and Sajid Javid (Hospital) are all in the top 10.
A member of parliament said: "Everyone likes Tras, but the problem is that she ended too early." About three months ago, someone discovered that she had frequent contact with members of Congress.
Some media broke the news that Tras has been holding social events for members of Congress, which are called "with Liz".
This caused her a lot of criticism. Many MPs believe she needs a major turnaround to win enough support.
Former Foreign Minister Jeremy Hunt: Marrying Chinese wife, Boris's strong opponent
Jeremy Hunt is 56 years old and has served as British Secretary of Culture, Health and Foreign Minister.
For Chinese people, he also has another identity. His wife is from Xi'an and he is a "Chinese son-in-law".
Image source: Wikipedia
According to data from " Reuters ", Hunter won the second place in the leadership poll in 2019, second only to Boris.
The media generally believes that compared to the current Prime Minister, his style is more serious and there is less controversy.
In the 2019 Prime Minister's election, Hunter and Boris became the last two candidates in the Conservative Party. But Hunter ended up losing to Boris, who received only one-third of the vote.
Hunter said in an interview with House Politics not long ago that his ambition to become prime minister "has not completely gone."
He is considered one of several strong contenders to replace Boris.
Despite this, Hunter still showed his demeanor to his opponent. With Boris' reputation getting worse, Hunter made it clear that "I hope this administration can survive this storm without having to hold a leader election."
Health Secretary Javid: Pakistani, grassroots origin
British Health Secretary Sajid JAVID, 53 years old this year. He is a second generation immigrant of Pakistani descent and served as the Home Secretary and the Finance Minister.
Image source: British government official website
Unlike other popular candidates, Javid comes from grassroots, he graduated from the University of Exeter, a public university in the UK.
Wikipedia data shows that his parents have low education, his father is a bus driver, and his mother can barely speak some English after living in the UK for ten years.
However, he is a typical representative of poor students. He has been working hard all the way and once became the youngest vice president of Chase Manhattan Bank . He is also a member of the board of directors of Deutsche Bank with an annual salary of up to 3 million pounds .
In 2009, he left Deutsche Bank and joined politics. It is reported that this career change has caused him to cut his salary by 98%.
Javid is making great progress in politics. In 2012, " Daily Telegraph " included him on the list of "the 100 Most Influential Right-wing People". The Guardian also hinted that Javid could reach the top.
In 2018, Javid was appointed Home Secretary and he was the first person with an Asian background to hold this position in the UK.
Theresa May resigned in 2019, and Javid also participated in the Conservative Leadership Campaign, when he ranked fourth and was eliminated in the fourth round of voting. After Boris took office as Prime Minister, he appointed him as Chancellor of the Finance Department.
In June 2021, during the worst period of the epidemic in the UK, then-Mart Hancock resigned due to a sexual scandal, and Javid was ordered to take over the position of Health Secretary in the face of danger.
He quickly became an important figure in the British government's response to the epidemic. To this end, he has taken a series of countermeasures, such as mandatory mask wear and expanded vaccination plans.
It is reported that Javid has always scored very high in the party polls. The people who work with him say he makes decisions "decisive and clear".
It is expected that the British government will release a party report against Boris this week, and it will be clear whether the Conservative leader's campaign will begin.
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