Former banker Kemi Badenoch appears to be the front-runner to succeed Rishi Sunak.
Voting in the UK is due to take place on July 4th.
Chancellor Rishi Sunak rejected opinion polls which predicted Labour would have a large lead over the ruling Conservatives and a huge opposition majority.
“I’m fighting hard,” Sunak said in an interview on Sunday, “and I think people are starting to realise the real danger that a Labour government would represent.”
But opinion polls consistently show the British prime minister, who could lose his seat for the first time in history, relegated to rock bottom.
So who would take over as Conservative leader if Sunak loses the election?
Let’s take a closer look:
Kemi Badenoch
Badenoch, a former banker, appears to be the leading candidate to succeed Sunak.
Badenoch, who is Britain’s minister for women and equalities, said her straightforward approach and commitment to “anti-woke” principles have made her “a darling of the conservative right”. BBC.
According to Telegraph, In May, Mr Badenoch had the highest rating of any cabinet minister among readers of the influential website Conservative Home.
But it may not all be plain sailing for Badenoch.
As Tom Newton Dunn pointed out, London Evening Standard “She’s by no means a sure thing.”
“She is original and loved by MPs, but she has a bad temper in Westminster and can be rude to others, so she is not very popular with Conservative MPs.”
Badenoch recently got into a spat with former Doctor Who actor David Tennant, who told him to “shut up” after giving a speech about LGBTQ rights.
Mr Badenoch, sometimes described as a culture warrior, accused Mr Tennant of being “blind” by his ideology.
Suella Braverman
Braverman, who is Indian-born, had been eyeing Sunak’s role as chairman for months.
Indeed, Braverman was quick to slam Sunak the day after he was sacked as Home Secretary in November, saying his approach was “uncertain and weak” and a betrayal of his campaign promises.
Home Secretary Braverman was defending the Government’s stalled plans to send asylum seekers who arrive in the UK one-way by boat to Rwanda.
While Braverman is a rallying point for some Conservative members, she enjoys the support of a minority of the party’s MPs.
More centrist Conservatives see her as reviving the image of the authoritarian, intolerant “nasty party” that the Conservatives have long tried to shed since David Cameron’s 2010-2016 rule as Prime Minister.
The hardline immigration leader remains popular among party supporters but could become second choice behind Business Secretary Badenoch.
Penny Mordaunt
Mordaunt, who currently serves as Speaker of the House of Commons, is considered a moderate conservative.
A Royal Naval Reservist, she became Britain’s first female Minister of Defence.
According to Telegraph, Mr Mordaunt was the third most popular cabinet minister among Conservative Home readers in May.
Parents Earlier this year, Mordaunt was reported to be a leading candidate to succeed Sunak.
Mordaunt rose to prominence last year when she became the first woman to perform the ceremonial exchange of swords at King Charles’ coronation.
“It was an honor to be a part of the coronation along with thousands of other people,” Mordaunt said. People magazine.
Priti Patel
Like Braverman, Patel is a member of Parliament of Indian descent.
Like Braverman, Patel served as UK Home Secretary under Boris Johnson.
Ms Patel, who has been the MP for Witham since 2010, has been embroiled in a controversy over bullying.
Ms Patel issued a “full apology” in 2020 after an investigation found she had bullied Home Office officials.
Ms Patel appears to have outshone Ms Braverman in recent months in favour of Conservative voters.
Ms Patel is expected to pose Ms Badenoch’s toughest challenge when it comes to winning the hearts and minds of her party’s supporters.
Telegraph “Everyone in the party wanted her to run as a unifying candidate who could end the intra-party infighting and become a credible leader of the opposition,” the report said.
Tom Tugendhat
Mr Tugendhat is the UK’s Secretary of State for Security.
Tugendhat previously ran for the Conservative Party leadership in 2022.
According to TelegraphTugendhat comes from the “moderate” wing of the Conservative Party.
POLITICO The report said Tugendhat had been “working quietly behind the scenes” to test the level of support from his colleagues.
But given the Conservative Party’s predominantly right-wing support base, Tugendhat’s chances of winning are close to zero.
James Cleverley
Cleverley is a former Secretary of State for Education and Foreign Affairs, and is currently the UK Home Secretary.
The Army Reserve lieutenant colonel is thought to be “unwilling” to follow Mr Sunak given his wife Suzie’s recent cancer treatment. Times.
However, Mr Cleverley is reportedly “being urged to support his centrist colleagues”.
According to 1 week, Cleverley said he would not say no “given the uncertainty surrounding the party’s post-election situation”.
According to Parents, Cleverley is “well known, personable and a great communicator.”
But his closeness to Mr Sunak could be his downfall, with Conservative MPs and party members likely hoping for a clean break from the past.
Grant Shapps
The centrist Mr Shapps is Britain’s defence secretary.
According to Parents, Mr Shapps is considered an “insider’s insider” and has in the past been said to have created a spreadsheet to track support for other candidates.
But like Mr Cleverley, Mr Shapps has been a key figure in the Conservative party for more than a decade.
He too may fall prey to demands for change from Conservative supporters.
Victoria Atkins
Mr Atkins is the UK’s Secretary of State for Health.
Atkins has served as a member of parliament since 2015 but is little known.
She was appointed Minister of Health in the recent cabinet reshuffle.
According to ParentsAtkins is considered to have “excellent communication skills.”
according to POLITICOAtkins is one of a handful of Conservative leaders thought likely to retain their seats in the upcoming election.
Robert Jenrick
Jenrick, a former immigration secretary, resigned from Prime Minister Sunak’s government after Braverman was sacked.
according to Parents, Some in the party see Jenrick as little more than a B-grade Braverman.
He is considered to have organizational skills and aspirations for the top job.
Jenrick was little known before his rise under Johnson and was nicknamed “Robert Generic”.
Since then, he has reinvented himself as a migrant and cultural warrior.
But with stars such as Badenoch, Patel and Braverman to choose from, it is unlikely that the Conservative Labour Party would choose Jenrick.
Steve Baker
Mr Baker is Secretary of State for Northern Ireland.
The Wycombe MP was re-elected in 2019 by a narrow margin of 4,214 votes.
“One at a time. I want to represent the people of Wycombe as best I can, as I have always done, and then we’ll see what happens,” Baker said. PA News.
Baker, a veteran Conservative MP, twice chaired the European Research Group (ERG) of Brexit MPs before Britain left the EU in 2020.
David Cameron
Cameron is a former British Prime Minister.
Widely considered a political moderate and socially liberal, he returned to power in a cabinet reshuffle that ousted Braverman.
Sunak appointed Cameron as foreign secretary, making him the first former prime minister to hold a cabinet post in half a century.
If he returns to the Conservative leadership, the story will unfold in a big way.
but, Telegraph As we noted, this may be a tough task for someone who received negative approval ratings from ConservativeHome readers back in May.
While Cameron technically does not need to hold a seat in the House of Commons to lead the Conservative Party as opposition, this scenario is highly unlikely.
Boris Johnson
Mr Johnson succeeding Mr Sunak would be even more incredible.
There is great irony in this development given that Sunak’s resignation was the final blow that brought down Johnson’s government after months of an ethics scandal.
But the party appears to have recovered from the scandal and chaos of Mr Johnson’s leadership and few will be keen to cast a second glance at him.
Nigel Farage
This is perhaps the most outlandish of all possible scenarios.
Farage, the leader of Reform UK, is not even a Conservative Party member.
Farage has even gone so far as to say it is his mission to “destroy the party”. Guardian.
But desperate situations call for desperate measures.
And given the devastating situation the Conservative Party finds itself in, and what has happened in British politics over the past decade, nothing can be completely denied.
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