The Tories are voting on a new party leader and thus prime minister. Ex-Finance Minister Sunak again received the most votes, while former Equal Opportunities Commissioner Badenoch was eliminated.
In Great Britain, the field for the successor to Prime Minister Boris Johnson is clearing. In the fourth round of voting by the Conservative MPs, in which the candidate with the fewest votes was eliminated, it was the former Equal Opportunities Commissioner Kemi Badenoch who got the nod on Tuesday afternoon. She only got 59 votes. Foreign Minister Liz Truss (86 votes), Secretary of Commerce Penny Mordaunt (92 votes) and ex-Finance Minister Rishi Sunak (118 votes) are still in the running.
MPs will hold another round of voting on Wednesday until just two candidates remain. After July 21, the 200,000 members of the party will then vote by post between the two to decide on the future chairman. The result will be announced on September 5th. Johnson’s successor as leader of the party automatically leads the government, as the Tories are the largest party in the House of Commons.
Johnson had not been able to bring himself to resign even after several misdemeanors. Only after the departure of numerous employees in protest against Johnson’s actions did he announce his departure. However, he intends to remain in office until the successor has been decided.