According to British media reports, on October 20 local time, after Elizabeth Trass resigned from the post of head of the ruling Conservative Party of the UK and British Prime Minister , the British Conservative Party will complete the leadership election in the next week. The vote will end on October 28, and the new leader will take office on October 31. Brady, chairman of the "1922 Committee", said that the candidate for the new party leader of the Conservative Party will need to be nominated by at least 100 Conservative MPs, with a maximum of 3 people running for the election. The nomination of candidates will end at 14:00 on October 24 local time. The 1922 Committee was responsible for formulating the rules for the selection and replacement of Conservative leaders.
On October 20th local time, British Prime Minister Elizabeth Trass issued a resignation statement announcing his resignation as head of the British Conservative Party and the British Prime Minister. Tras will temporarily serve as British Prime Minister before electing a new Conservative leader.
The latest news from the BBC (BBC) on the 20th said that Tras had only taken office for 45 days, becoming the Prime Minister with the shortest term of office among British Prime Ministers.
What did Trass tweet? After announcing his resignation as head of the British Conservative Party and Prime Minister in a public speech, Tras just posted on his Twitter to confirm his resignation. This is the first tweets released after Tras announced his resignation.
Tras first tweeted, "We fulfilled our commitment to energy bills and cut national insurance. We continue to stand with Ukraine and protect our own security. We have set a vision of low taxes, high economic growth - which will make Britain profit from the freedom of Brexit." ↓
She continued, "However, I admit that given the reality, I cannot perform the tasks elected by the Conservative Party. Therefore, I have spoken with His Majesty the King and informed him that I will resign as head of the Conservative Party." ↓
"A party-leading election will be held next week. This will ensure that we continue to implement our fiscal plan and maintain economic stability and national security in our country. I will continue to serve as Prime Minister until a successor is elected."Tras finally said. ↓
Macron , How to respond to Biden ?
According to foreign media reports such as the British "Sky News", the United States and France have responded to this after British Prime Minister Tras announced his resignation.
It is reported that White House Chief of Staff Klein said that regardless of the party to which the US president belongs and the political stance of the British Prime Minister, the United States and the United Kingdom have always maintained a special relationship, and the United States will continue to maintain close ties with her successor after Tras resigns.
French President Macron said it is very important for Britain to restore "stability" as soon as possible. Macron said: "What I want to say is that France is a friend of the British people. In the current environment, we hope to be able to maintain stability first."
Subsequently, US President Biden said that the United States will continue to maintain "close cooperation" with the United Kingdom.
According to CNN (CNN), Biden thanked Tras for "cooperation on a series of issues" in a statement on the 20th and promised that the close relationship between the United States and the United Kingdom "will never change."
"The fact that the United States and Britain are powerful allies and lasting friends will never change." Biden said in a statement, "I thank Prime Minister Leeds Tras for his cooperation on a series of issues, including holding Russia accountable for the war against Ukraine."
Biden also said that the United States will continue to "work closely with the British government to jointly respond to the global challenges facing our two countries."
Who will the next Prime Minister?
After Tras suddenly resigned, the question of who would succeed became the focus of attention in the UK. British media generally believe that what the successor may receive is a hot potato. Reuters said that there are serious differences within the Conservative Party at present, and Tras has no particularly obvious replacement.
After Trace resignation, British bookmakers immediately offered several possible successors' election odds.According to the order of odds, the most likely successors are: former Chancellor of the Finance Department Sunak , current Chancellor of the Finance Department Hunter , former Secretary of Defense Modant, former Prime Minister Johnson , current Chancellor of Defense Wallace, and International Trade Department Minister of International Trade Bad Noh, etc.
The BBC just reported that British Chancellor Jeremy Hunter confirmed that he will not become the next Conservative leader and British Prime Minister.
The latest poll released by YouGov, a poll company, recently showed that among the candidates suitable for taking over Trass, former Prime Minister Johnson received the highest approval rating (32%). After Johnson stepped down as prime minister, people around him once said that Johnson is currently more keen on how to make money by speaking and is not in a hurry to return to politics. A Conservative Party boss also asserted on the BBC program that Johnson's chances of returning to , 10 Downing Street, are extremely low. However, " Times " reporter Steven said on the 20th that Johnson will participate in the Conservative Party leader election. Johnson is observing the situation and believes it is about the national interest.
Edited by: Shi Wei
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