He can't wait to praise himself.
Tras resigned as British Prime Minister , the Conservative Party competed for the party leader within . Even Boris Johnson , which was forced to step down, participated. However, under fierce criticism from the outside world, Boris Johnson finally withdrew from the Conservative Party leader's campaign, which put Rishi Sunak, who is an Indian-born, only one step away from becoming prime minister. At the same time, Sunak can't wait to proclaim himself the British Prime Minister. This is the first time that people from Indian origins have become British Prime Ministers, and the Indian media has even put this news on the headlines.
British media said senior Conservative Party officials warned that the return of Johnson would cause chaos by this weekend, and the former prime minister admitted that he did not receive enough support from MPs to lead a united party. Johnson, who has never officially launched his campaign, said Sunday night that he believes he can get the Conservatives to win the 2024 election, but that is "not the right thing at all" and "not the right time either."
Not long after, Sunak, an Indian-born native, said on a tweet that the UK thanked Johnson for contributing to the launch of Brexit and the vaccine, and fought against Putin on the Ukraine issue. He tweeted, "Although he decided not to run for prime minister, I sincerely hope he will continue to contribute to public life at home and abroad."
htm0Johnson's move put pressure on the third candidate in the campaign, Penny Mordaunt, to withdraw from the campaign and acknowledged that Sunak had the support of parliamentary parties, with almost half of the members supporting him. Penny Modant had only 30 public supporters as of Sunday night, 70 people were missing from the number of people needed to get on the ballot.
Previously, Sunak ranked second in the summer competition with Leeds Trass for the British Prime Minister, this time he received a large number of nominations over the weekend, including right-wingers Kemi Badennock and Sura Braverman, as well as more centrist figures such as Chancellor of the Exchequer Jeremy Hunter and Home Secretary Grant Shaps. On Sunday, he received support from more than 165 supporters, including Cabinet Office Minister Nadham Zahavi.
A source close to Sunak said he "didn't take anything for granted". "Tomorrow morning, before the nomination documents are submitted, Sunak will continue to talk to colleagues about how best to unite the Democratic Party and lead the country forward. If he succeeds, he will become the first non-white prime minister in the UK, and as an Hindus, his victory will be revealed on Diwali's day".
Meanwhile, a source from Penny Modant's campaign insists that her campaign continues and she hopes to run so that members of the party can decide the election results. (Former Shadow Cabinet Secretary) Ed Bowers, Shadow Cabinet and Labour adviser all said, "Penny Modant is the candidate who is most likely to unite the Conservative Party, and polls show she is the candidate who is most likely to retain the seat the Conservative Party won in 2019."
However, given Sunak's strong momentum, he is expected to sweep more Conservative MPs on Monday morning, but Modant may win the support of any former Johnson supporters who want to stop him. The two need to submit their nominations by 2pm on Monday, and if both receive more than 100 nominations, 150,000 Conservative members will be asked to decide the outcome.
When Johnson stepped down from the campaign, he claimed to have won the support of 102 colleagues — two fewer than the required threshold — but only about 60 people publicly expressed their support for him. In a statement before 9pm Sunday, Johnson said, "It's very likely that I'll win the support of Conservatives in the general election, and I do have the chance to return to Downing Street on Friday. But over the past few days, I regret to conclude that this is not the right thing to do at all. You can't effectively govern the country unless there's a solidarity party in the parliament."
Meanwhile, opposition Labor has raised questions about the appointment of the new prime minister, while the nation knows nothing about their government plans. Angela Rayner, deputy leader of the Conservative Party, said, "The Conservative Party is about to hand over the key to the country to Rishi Sunak, and he doesn't say anything about how to rule. No one voted in favor. It may not be surprising that he evaded supervision: after all, he was too bad, just a few weeks ago, he was beaten by Liz Truss."
At present, Sunak can't wait to tweet that he will replace Tras as the next Prime Minister of Britain. Sunak also tweeted, "I'm ready."
