Early in the morning of the 5th local time, media reporters rushed to stand by in the city of Westminster, London, near the conference building of the British Parliament , near the meeting building of the British Parliament , media reporters rushed to the station and standby.
at 12:30 noon local time on the 5th (19:30 Beijing time), two months after Prime Minister Johnson announced his resignation, the results of the British Conservative Party leader's election were finally announced here. Foreign Minister Liz Truss defeated former Chancellor Rishi Sunak and became the new leader of the Conservative Party and the candidate for Prime Minister.
In the past two months, after five rounds of voting and elimination of Conservative MPs, Tras and Sunak have survived from 8 candidates to the final "final circle" and accepted the choices of more than 160,000 Conservative party members. Tras also became the third female prime minister in British history.
How do British people view this new prime minister? First Financial reporter raised this question on the streets of London. All respondents believed that the cost of living and the energy crisis of is the top priority of the new prime minister. But not everyone trusts the new prime minister's ability.
A woman in a pink coat told the First Financial reporter that she hopes to hear from the new prime minister some policies that will help ordinary people in the UK, such as solving the energy crisis, otherwise the bill will be very scary.
"I'm not paying attention to it (the election process), it's been going on for too long. Personally, I hope Sunak will be elected because Tras seems a little too volatile." She said, "I really don't know what she would do if she (Tras) won. As I said, I didn't pay close attention to the election, I just saw some headlines, but there's something different every week. She doesn't seem to have a fixed plan, there's some dynamic in the economy, and she'll change her mind, but you actually need someone who has your own ideas, knows what you want to do, create a plan, and runs it according to that plan. . '
' Overall, my idea is that among all the politicians in the UK, the best option for us is these two, so I was actually disappointed. Even before they announced who they were, I thought it was awful. "The woman finally smiled, "It would be interesting to see what would happen, but I don't know, I think I would rather Boris (Johnson) stay." '
Another blond lady wearing sunglasses introduced herself as a businessman, and she thought that the new chief's handling of the energy crisis was very important for both individuals and businesses, so this should be a priority.
Another man in a white T-shirt voted for Trass. "I really think she's the right person. I'm happy with it because I believe she has more access to and aligned with the real ordinary people. I'm very optimistic and excited about her and this country," he said.
As an entrepreneur, he runs a company that employs 50 to 60 people. "I hope Tras will focus on the energy crisis, which is very important to everyone. I think she will take this issue as the first focus." The man said he believes that business is what really should be paid attention to, because most of the companies are small and medium-sized enterprises like him.
