The race to succeed Liz Truss as British Prime Minister may be settled by horse trading in a matter of days, if the three frontline runners - Rishi Sunak, Boris Johnson and Penny Mordaunt
The race to succeed Liz Truss as British Prime Minister may be settled by horse trading in a matter of days, if the three frontline runners – Rishi Sunak, Boris Johnson and Penny Mordaunt – can make a deal, feelers from within and outside the Conservative Party suggest at the weekend.
She entered record books as the shortest serving PM in British history, having spent just 44 days in office. Her predecessor, Johnson, who friends and foes agree is box office with voters, is currently second favourite in the battle to become the next PM, after being put forward by his supporters since Thursday. Sunak, who was Chancellor under Johnson and second in the election that brought in Truss, is currently the leading contender for Number 10.
While on a BBC breakfast show on Sunday, a former party leader, Lord Ian Duncan Smith described Johnson as a “phenomenal campaigner” but when the host asked if he had made up his mind on who to support , his reply was “no.”