Recently, British Prime Minister Tras suddenly announced his resignation and was in office for only 45 days, becoming the shortest-term Prime Minister in British history. According to regulations, the British Conservative Party should elect a new party leader and take over as prime minister by October 31. The lightning resignation of Trass made British politics change overnight, and Trass' successor became the focus of attention from the outside world.
According to the latest UK poll, former British Prime Minister Johnson is a popular candidate to replace Trass, with a party support rate of 32%, while former Chancellor Sunak 's approval rating also reached 23%, and former Secretary of Defense Wallace's approval rating reached 10%, both are strong contenders for the next Prime Minister.
In addition, , the Conservative Party , who just served as the Minister of Finance not long ago, , the Conservative Party , the former Defense Minister Modant, the current , the International Trade , and others all have the possibility of taking over as prime minister. By looking at this series of lists, you will know that the current political situation in the UK is quite chaotic. Former Prime Minister Johnson has just 6 weeks since he stepped down, and now he has become the successor with the highest approval rating.
In addition to Johnson, many former ministers appeared on the candidate list. Many of them have just left or taken office. In the past four months, the UK has changed four of the Chancellor of the Exchequer alone; by the end of October, the new prime minister took office, which is equivalent to the UK having changed three prime ministers within 3 months. It can be said that this is the most chaotic period in British politics since the end of World War II .
Freezing three feet will not be a day's cold. The chaos in the UK is the result of the joint action of both internal and external factors. At present, the UK is in the worst inflation of in decades. The cost of production and living continues to soar. The manufacturing industry, which is already small, has once again flowed out on a large scale. pound continues to fall. The financial turmoil caused by Tras' radical tax cut plan is difficult to calm down in a short period of time.
In addition, the bad consequences of the "lying flat" anti-epidemic policy are gradually emerging, bringing a huge impact on the British economy. At the same time, there are also issues of Scotland and Northern Ireland independence within the UK. Scotland has announced that it will hold an independence referendum in October next year, and the British government has tried to retain it many times.
The reason why Scotland has once again experienced a wave of independence in recent years is because of its dissatisfaction with the British government. There are huge differences between the two sides on the issue of Brexit, and A series of chaos after Brexit has also made Scotland firm in its determination to be independent. Scottish local government chief Sturgeon once hinted that even if the British government does not approve it, they will promote an independence referendum.
From an international perspective, the UK has separated from EU and there are more and more disputes with countries such as France. Since the outbreak of the Ukrainian War, relations between Britain and Russia have fallen to a trough, and they have to bear the pressure brought by the surge in energy prices. In addition, in the past two years, the UK has followed the US anti-China policy, and the continued decline in Sino-UK relations has also caused the UK to lose a lot of investment and orders from China.
After Brexit, the UK is no longer able to face such chaos. The UK implements the so-called democratic system. The more crisis comes, the more politicians of various factions attack each other. This is the main reason why Britain frequently changes people from prime minister to minister. Judging from the current situation, the UK is already a complete mess.
No matter who Trass' successor is, it is difficult to turn the tide. The British " Times " reported that Johnson will participate in the Conservative Party leader election, but he has not been confirmed by himself; Hunter, a well-qualified party tycoon, repeatedly claimed that he did not have the intention to run for the party leader; former Chancellor Sunak, who has a high reputation in the party, finds it difficult to compete with Johnson, and his identity as an "Indian" also casts a shadow on his political future.
In this case, the next British prime minister is either a novice with a shallow qualification like Trass, or an ambitious person who likes to take extreme routes. If someone changes, it may not be able to clean up the chaos.The British Conservative Party has a long history and is full of talents. It is logical that it cannot even find a suitable prime minister candidate.
But with the current mess in the UK, truly powerful politicians may stay away from it. In the next few years, the global economic situation will not improve, and it will be difficult for the UK to get rid of the "semises of Brexit" in the short term. Whoever chooses to "take the blame" depends on how the Conservative Party weighs the trade-offs within.
