On September 6th local time, Tras delivered a speech at the Prime Minister's Office. Photo/Xinhua News Agency
According to the BBC (BBC) report on October 20 local time, British Prime Minister Tras delivered a national speech outside No. 10 Downing Street, , saying that she had informed King Charles that he would resign from the position of Conservative Party leader and admitted that she "cannot perform the position of Prime Minister ."
Tras said she had met with Conservative Party's "1922 Committee" Chairman Brady. And it is decided to hold a Conservative Party first election next week. She will continue to serve as Prime Minister until she elects her successor.
set the shortest term in British history
Although the election of the Conservative Party's new leader will only start next week, and it will take some time before the election of the new leader, Tras will undoubtedly set an embarrassing record: becoming the shortest term prime minister in British history.
The last prime minister with the shortest term dates back to the 19th century. In 1827, then British Prime Minister George Canning became Prime Minister for 119 days. When Tras announced his resignation as head of the Conservative Party, he was prime minister for only 45 days, and her new record was probably to remain for a long time.
htmlOn October 19, Tras also vowed to lead the Conservative Party to participate in the 2024 British general election. Her political spokesperson also specifically came forward on the same day that Tras would not resign. The situation reversed overnight, indicating that the Conservative Party could no longer tolerate Tlas.was forced to resign from the position of party leader and then resign from the position of prime minister, both in 2019 and in Johnson this summer. However, it is rare to suddenly resign without warning like Tras.
resignation first can leave yourself the identity of a MP
Various signs show that the Conservative Party would force Tras to resign through a two-pronged approach of resigning by cabinet officials and the "1922 Committee" to put pressure on. However, if the "1922 Committee" wants to impeach Tras within the party, it faces a considerable obstacle - the Conservative Party Constitution stipulates that the new party leader shall not be impeached within one year.
The Conservative Party Constitution has not yet been revised. Trass decided to resign from the party's head after meeting with Brady, the chairman of the Conservative Party's "1922 Committee", which obviously wanted to turn passive into initiative.
If Tras is impeached by the Conservative Party and lost his position as head of the party and prime minister, his political career will be transformed into a river of spring water and go east. The dream of the second " Iron Lady " will be completely shattered, but if he voluntarily resigns, he can retain his status as a member of the House of Commons , and he may make a comeback in the future.
poll company YouGov's impromptu survey of 530 Conservative members on the 17th and 18th local time showed that although most Conservative members believe that Tras should resign from her position as prime minister, after all, 38% support her to stay. This is the hope for Tras' future.
Who will replace Trass?
After Tras resigned, the next question was: Who will replace her?
was forced to replace , Hunter as Chancellor of the Exchequer on October 14, and actually basically lost the political initiative. The US " News Weekly" reported that at that time, it believed that the Prime Minister's real power had been in the hands of Hunter. Therefore, some analysts believe that Hunter is one of the popular candidates to replace Trass.
Also considered a big hit is Johnson. Although Johnson resigned as prime minister before, he is still popular among grassroots members of the Conservative Party. Moreover, according to the latest news from the British " Guardian " citing " Times " on the 20th, former British Prime Minister Boris Johnson will participate in the Conservative Party Leadership election.
Former Chancellor of the Exchequer Sunak and former Secretary of Defense Modant, who participated in the Conservative Party leader election, are also considered strong competitors for the next British Prime Minister.
But no matter who succeeds Tras, it will be difficult to successfully get out of the short-lived cabinet circle in Britain in recent years.
Written by Xu Qin (columnist)
Editing / Ma Xiaolong
Proofreading / Fu Chunyan
