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According to CCTV News, on October 20th local time, British Prime Minister Elizabeth Tras issued a resignation statement, announcing his resignation as head of the British Conservative Party. Tras said that given the current situation, she cannot fulfill the promises made by the Conservative Party during the election. The election campaign for the new Conservative leader will be held next week.
After resigning from the position of head of the ruling Conservative Party of the UK, Tras will also step down as British Prime Minister. Elizabeth Trass, 47, has become the shortest-term prime minister in British history. It has only 45 days since her official position on September 6.
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Reuters reported that the leader of the Conservative Party will be finalized on the 28th.
After Tras resigned, Biden , Macron , Zakharova, Medvedev spoke out
According to AFP , after Tras announced his resignation as prime minister on the 20th local time, French President Macron said when attending the EU summit that he would not comment on the domestic politics of the UK. "The important thing is that the UK should restore political stability as soon as possible, which is what I hope."
Tras delivered a speech at the British Prime Minister's Office at 13:30 local time on October 20, announcing his resignation as head of the Conservative Party and Prime Minister. AFP just reported that after Tras resigned, Russian Foreign Ministry spokesman Zakharova posted on social media that the UK had never seen such a shame as a prime minister.
According to TASS , after Tras resigned as British Prime Minister on the 20th local time, Medvedev, vice chairman of the Russian Security Conference, posted a post on the social software Telegram to mock Tras for his poor performance. He said that Tras should win the Nobel Prize for for causing the British national economy to collapse.
" Nobel Prize in Economics should be awarded to Tras in recognition of her as fast as possible to destroy the national fiscal system," Medvedev wrote.
U.S. President Biden said that the United States will continue to maintain "close cooperation" with the United Kingdom. In a statement on the 20th, Biden thanked Tras for "cooperation on a series of issues" and promised that the close relationship between the United States and the United Kingdom "will never change."
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"The United States and Britain are powerful allies and lasting friends, and this fact will never change." Biden said in a statement, "I thank Prime Minister Leeds for his cooperation on a series of issues, including holding Russia accountable for the war against Ukraine."
How to choose the next party leader?
According to China News Network , the " New York Times " report, the ruling Conservative Party of the UK has announced the party's top election procedures and strictly limit the number of candidates in order to win the election of a new leader in the shortest time.
According to reports, those who intend to join the election must win the nomination of at least 100 Conservative MPs before 14:00 local time on the 24th. There are 357 Conservative MPs in the UK Parliament, which means that at most three candidates can pass the threshold in the first round of voting.
At that time, if only one person obtains enough nominees, the campaigner will become the new leader of the Conservative Party and the new prime minister of the United Kingdom.
If two people reach the 100 nomination threshold, Conservative MPs will vote again. If candidates with fewer votes do not automatically withdraw, all Conservative members will elect new party leaders through online voting. If three people meet the threshold, Conservative MPs will vote on the 24th to eliminate one person, and the remaining two will enter the online voting. Who has more hope to take over
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" Financial Times " reported that among the candidates to replace Tras, former Chancellor of the Finance Minister Sunak and leader of the House of Commons Modant are the leaders. Home Secretary Braverman, who just announced his resignation, and former Prime Minister Johnson , who was forced to announce his resignation more than three months ago, may also join the competition.
Previously, the Chancellor of the Exchequer Hunter had ruled out the possibility of running for Conservative leader again and he hoped to stay in the Treasury.
Before Tras announced his resignation, pollster YouGov found in a survey from October 17 to 18 that when 530 Conservative MPs were asked about "who do you hope will take over the party leader after Tras resigned", 32% chose Johnson, followed by former Chancellor Sunak (23%), Defense Secretary Wallace (10%) and Parliamentary House leader Modant (9%).
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