[Text/Observer Network Liu Chenghui] Former Indian-born British Chancellor Sunak has announced his competition for the Conservative Party leader and the next prime minister, but some members of the party expressed dissatisfaction with his identity.
On October 22 local time, London Radio (LBC) host Sangita Myska answered a call from Conservative member Jerry on the show. Jerry pointed out that the party leader candidate Sunak "does not love England" and is not even British in the eyes of most people.
LBC reported on the 22nd that Misca had a call with Conservative Party member Jerry
Jerry said that former British Prime Minister Boris Johnson won the support of "80%" of Conservative Party members, "We hope Boris can come back and he is most likely to win the next election."
On the other hand, he has quite a complaint about Rishi Sunak.
"Rich can't win." Jerry said, "To most people, Rich is not even British. He is loyal to the United States, his family is American, they are Indian businessmen. He doesn't love England as much as Boris."
LBC report described Jerry's allegations as biased and "shocking." But soon, host Misca hit back at Jerry's remarks.
"He is a British citizen." Miska said, "Many people believe that he saved the economy through the forced leave plan."
In March last year, in order to deal with the unemployment crisis caused by the new crown epidemic, Sunak, then the Chancellor of the Finance Minister, proposed the "furlough scheme" plan. Under the plan, the maximum cap of 80% of the wages of employees who were forced to take leave due to the epidemic is £2,500 per person per month. In the following months, the plan underwent several adjustments.
Rishi Sunak (data photo)
This Conservative Party member is not showing weakness in his rebuttal.
"Only half of the people in the al-Qaeda are British citizens," said Jerry.
"You mean to compare Rishi Sunak, who is former Chancellor of the Finance Minister and likely to become the next Prime Minister, to a member of the 'al-Qaeda'?" Miska asked.
Jerry continued to argue that Johnson "loves England".
"I just want to tell you what the Conservative voters think." Jerry told the host.
Sunak, 42, was born in Southampton, England, with both Indian parents. In July this year, after Johnson, then British Prime Minister 2, announced his resignation, several candidates targeted the Prime Minister's throne to participate in the competition. Sunak eventually entered the "finals circle" with Tras and finally lost to the other party.
After Tras announced his resignation 45 days after taking office, the British " Financial Times " published a report saying that Sunak and his campaign have been preparing for Tras' resignation for several weeks and have become the "front runner" among many potential candidates. Another strong contender is former Prime Minister Johnson, who announced his resignation in July, who also received the highest party support rate in the latest poll.
On October 23, Sunak posted on Twitter, announcing that he would run for the British Conservative Party leader and the next Prime Minister, becoming the second person to officially announce his candidacy after House of Commons Conservative Party leader Modot.
According to the arrangements of the British Conservative Party, the threshold for participating in the British Conservative Party's first election is quite high: as of October 24, at least 100 of the 357 Conservative MPs could run for the election. This also means that there will be only three official candidates in this election. Statistics from
Sky News show that as of now, Sunak has received the support of 121 Conservative MPs and is the first to cross the threshold for running for the election.
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