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Who takes over Downing Street after Boris Johnson leaves?

2022-07-14 17:50:34Kosova&Bota SHKRUAR NGA REDAKSIA VOX

Who takes over Downing Street after Boris Johnson leaves?

The British Conservative Party is in the race for Boris Johnson's successor - Former Finance Minister Rishi Sunak leads after the first round of voting. The competition closes on September 5.

The British Conservatives have begun the race to succeed Boris Johnson. After the first round of voting, 6 candidates remain in the race. The former Minister of Finance, Rishi Sunak, received the majority of votes in the first round, with 88 votes. In second place, the secretary for foreign affairs, Penny Mordaunt, was ranked with 67 votes, in third place, the foreign minister, Liz Truss, with 50 votes. Candidates for Johnson's successor appear in several rounds, until in the end two candidates remain. After that, the choice remains with the party members.

Who takes over Downing Street after Boris Johnson leaves?
Boris Johnson

The prime minister himself, who is still in office, who gave the first interview on Monday (11.07) after announcing his resignation, did not speak about his successor. Because I don't want to spoil anyone's chances of voting.

The aims of the candidates are similar

The Tories turned their backs on the developments of the time when Boris Johnson was in charge and now appear again as the party of radical tax cuts. Almost all the candidates for the post of prime minister want citizens to have a bigger share of their income, while during Johnson's time taxes reached the highest level in recent years.

Returning back to increases in social spending is also part of the return. Even the increase in taxes on enterprises, planned by the last Minister of Finance Rishi Sunak, has been removed from the agenda: the Minister wanted this tax to increase to 21 percent, many of the other competitors are now asking for a lower tax, to be in the level of 15 percent, thus giving up on international plans for the establishment of a minimum tax at the global level.

It remains to be seen whether the continuous weakening of foreign investments will be fought in this way. Because all the candidates simultaneously declare themselves in favor of a hard Brexit, which according to estimates has cost the country more than two percent of economic growth.

The fear of even the most moderate candidate of the opposing wing of the supporters of hard Brexit in the group mistakenly called "European Research Group", is so great that even the opposition leader does not dare to touch the leitmotif of strong separation from the EU.

The biggest problem with these tax plans is that no one can finance them. Apart from vague signals about public service cuts and possible fiscal "spaces", key questions remain unanswered. Due to the Corona crisis and weak economic growth, British national debts have increased by 95 percent of the country's gross domestic product, and the next Tory government, regardless of who will be in charge, will continue to increase them even more. a lot.

The good, the bad and the unknown

And moreover: Of course, everyone, without exception, promises a new beginning. The list of candidates before the first round was as diverse as ever, many of the candidates were of Asian or African origin. However, they create a strange mix of former Johnson government ministers, highly controversial figures and completely unknown people sitting on the bench.

Who takes over Downing Street after Boris Johnson leaves?
Rishi Sunak

The Minister of Finance, Rishi Sunak, who came out on top of the first round, seems to have the best chances. However, intrigues against him are being cooked up in earnest: New evidence about the country where his very rich wife has chosen to pay taxes and the fact that Sunak himself has had an American residence permit, Green Card for a long time, seek to discredit him that in the eyes of party members.

There are rumors that the campaigns against him come from Boris Johnson's circle of advisers. Johnson himself is still furious about Sunak's resignation last week, a move that contributed decisively to the prime minister's political departure.

Lots of money, lots of questions

Sunak's successor in the post of treasury director, Nadhim Zahawi, was placed with his shoulders against the wall, due to accusations that investigations are expected to be conducted against him for non-payment of taxes. He is accused of having collaborated twice with firms that later went bankrupt in the creation of his several million dollar fortune.

Even the former Health Secretary, Sajid Javid, who brings with him the longest government experience and also contributed to the departure of Boris Johnson, is twisting and turning to provide accurate information on the tax issue.

Who takes over Downing Street after Boris Johnson leaves?
The other Conservative candidate, Liz Truss

It seems that many of the rich among the candidates have problems with taxes. This includes the Foreign Minister, Liz Truss, whose opponents continue to accuse her of not having a clue. Or the Attorney General, Suella Braverman, who is supported by the right and fights against prejudice, racial discrimination and identity politics.

Who takes over Downing Street after Boris Johnson leaves?
Penny Mordaunt

How does the process work?

The election resembles a kind of electoral campaign: The two candidates are presented to the regional party organizations and ask for their vote. Then in the summer parties that are organized by the Tories in the cities where they have the majority in the south of England, the decision is made who will be the party's favorite to go to Downing Street. To be eligible to take part in the election, each candidate must bring to the Lower House of Parliament the vote of at least 20 colleagues. The deadline was Tuesday (13.07) in the evening. After that, the selection meetings in the Lower House follow. The whole process lasts until September 5, when the new prime minister is presented to the British people.

Candidates are selected in two election rounds - the first took place on Wednesday - from which six candidates remained in the race - the next round takes place next Thursday, where those who receive fewer votes will leave the race. Those who remain in the race are reduced to further rounds by eliminating those who remain at the bottom of the list.

Graham Brady, chairman of the so-called "1922 Committee" of Conservative MPs, a committee that plays a decisive role in this process, will reduce the number of candidates to two before the start of the summer holidays on July 21. This duo goes to the final selection.

The next two weeks the Parliament will be transformed into a big barn of intrigues, the internal wars are contaminating for the climate in the party. The decision for the new prime minister is then taken by 100,000 members of the Conservative Party. Last time most of them voted for Boris Johnson. Now they have to think about what qualities, apart from humor and talent of populism, his successor should have.

Barbara Wesel, D.W.

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