Uk, the race to after Boris Johnson starts: here are the hypotheses and names of possible successors

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After the announced farewell of Boris Johnsonthe race for the succession to the chair of Tory leader. Numerous names have emerged, including declared or potential, including the most unlikely, to lead the majority party in the British Parliament and become the future prime minister

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MOSCOW, RUSSIA - FEBRUARY 11, 2022: UK Secretary of State for Defense Ben Wallace gives a news conference following talks with Russia's Defense Minister Sergei Shoigu at the British Embassy. Alexander Shcherbak / TASS / Sipa USA

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Even before the official “start”, expected next week, has withdrawn from the list of candidates one of the poll favorites for popularity today: the 52-year-old reigning defense minister, Ben Wallaceformer career officer in the ranks of the Scots Guards and symbol of London’s hard line on military support for Ukraine against Russian invasion

Britain's Defense Secretary Ben Wallace arrives at 10 Downing Street, in central London on July 6, 2022. - UK Prime Minister Boris Johnson suffered two shock departures from his government Tuesday, including his finance minister, as civil war erupted in the high command of the ruling Conservative party. (Photo by Daniel LEAL / AFP) (Photo by DANIEL LEAL / AFP via Getty Images)

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Wallace has been a loyal Johnson for the past 3 years. Considered reliable and competent on security dossiers, but perhaps still doubtful about his own charisma as a leader, however, he announced that he did not want to compete for Downing Street via Twitter. Thanking the many colleagues and activists who had encouraged him to come forward, but saying he was “focused on the work of keeping this great country safe”

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Chancellor of the Exchequer Rishi Sunak and SNP Westminster leader Ian Blackford arriving for a Service of Thanksgiving for the life of the Duke of Edinburgh, at Westminster Abbey in London. Picture date: Tuesday March 29, 2022.

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Wallace’s step backwards leaves room in the game for the other candidates, including Rishi Sunak42-year-old former banker and Chancellor of the Exchequer of Indian family origins (billionaire by marriage) whose resignation from the government on Tuesday, along with those of Health Minister Sajid Javid, marked a point of no return towards the fall of BoJo

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British Prime Minister Boris Johnson (R) with British Chancellor of the Exchequer Rishi Sunak (L), at 10 Downing Street in London, Britain, 01 December 2021. NHS leaders have warned that No. 10 must implement a plan B, stricter measures to contain the spread of Omicron variant of covid-19. ANSA / ANDY RAIN

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He emerged during the Covid pandemic as the director of the mega public subsidies and super layoffs scheme that in full lockdown has come to guarantee a state income to millions and millions of British (but then messed with the promises of new spending and cuts in immediate taxes Johnson waved in recent months), Sunak is back in the lead in the bookmaker’s purse after having formally entered the competition with a program (economic in primis) marked by greater “seriousness” and prudence than the recent “fairy tales” of his former boss

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epa08150450 British Chancellor of the Exchequer Sajid Javid attends a panel session of the 50th annual meeting of the World Economic Forum (WEF) in Davos, Switzerland, 22 January 2020. The meeting brings together entrepreneurs, scientists, corporate and political leaders in Davos under the topic 'Stakeholders for a Cohesive and Sustainable World' from 21 to 24 January 2020. EPA / GIAN EHRENZELLER

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On the evening of July 9, the formal candidacy of another Conservative Party heavyweight arrived: the veteran Sajid JavidMinister of Health until a few days ago

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Former prime minister Tony Blair (left) and Nadhim Zahawi (right) in Downing Street, ahead of the Remembrance Sunday service at the Cenotaph, in Whitehall, London. Picture date: Sunday November 14, 2021.

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He also dissolved the reserve Nadhim Zahawi, a few days ago took over as chancellor (finance minister) in Sunak after having been head of education and first responsible for the island’s sprint vaccination campaign in the Johnson government. Zahawi, born in Baghdad 55 years ago into a Kurdish-Iraqi family (and arrived as a child as a refugee in England), would represent an absolute novelty for the country as prime minister and has indicated in his programmatic points that of Margaret Thatcher as an economic model

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The nomination was also made official by the Minister of Transport in office, Grant Shapps and Jeremy Hunt, foreign owner under Theresa May and almost solitary point of reference on the wing of the less enthusiastic conservative former Remainers of Brexit

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Among the outsiders there are also the president of the Foreign Affairs Commission of the Municipalities Tom Tugendhat, the attorney general Suella Bravermanthe new entry Kemi Badenochformer Deputy Minister of Nigerian parents, Head of the Foreign Office, Liz Trussthe former minister Penny Mordaunt

Number 10 Downing Street, a day after UK Prime Minister Boris Johnson announced he would resign, in London, UK, on Friday, July 8, 2022. The ruling Conservative Party is urgently drawing up plans for an accelerated contest to choose UK Prime Minister Boris Johnson's successor by the end of the summer, rather than allowing the extended three-month swan song officials at No. 10 had floated earlier in the day. Photographer: Hollie Adams / Bloomberg

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All in an atmosphere of chaos and I suspect the 1922 CommitteeSanhedrin Tory, will try to lighten Monday by trying to speed up the electoral process in order to complete the preliminary ballots within the parliamentary group before the summer break which begins on 22 July and leave only the two most supported names on stage to be entrusted to the final ballot among the members in August: so as to have a new prime minister by early September

epa10056831 British Prime Minister Boris Johnson announces his resignation as leader of the Conservative Party in Downing Street, London, Britain 7 July 2022. Johnson resigned as Tory Party leader after he lost support in his own government and party. He is expected to stay in post until a successor is elected, expected to be in the autumn. EPA / TOLGA AKMEN

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Meanwhile, from Downing Street a spokeswoman was forced to categorically deny the last gossip of the palace according to which Boris Johnson would have thought of resigning unexpectedly on Monday also as prime minister (after having refused to do so on Thursday) to try to reapply to the leadership with a rentrée that would have resounding. According to The Telegraph, BoJo, on the other hand, is thinking of leaving politics altogether to return to writing and his passion for books and make a living by giving speeches

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