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Sunak's resignation, who could be the next Conservative leader

2024-07-06 14:09:21Kosova&Bota SHKRUAR NGA REDAKSIA VOX
Sunak's resignation, who could be the next Conservative leader
Who could be the next Tory leader?

The votes have been counted and the conservatives are left with 121 MPs.

But who will contest to take the post of party leader after Rishi Sunak resigned after losing the election.

'The Guardian' has listed some of the possible contenders.

Jeremy Hunt

The former chancellor, who secured the seat in Surrey by just 900 votes against the Liberal Democrats thanks to his campaign but also to loyal voters, has previously said he would not run again, having lost twice to Boris Johnson and after Liz Truss. But can he be tempted and change his mind? Some conservatives would probably want that. Hunt is highly experienced, politically astute and a talent that could be useful in a party that has lost deep in the polls and appeal to moderate Democratic-minded conservative voters.

Tom Tugendhat

The former security minister is the other surviving MP who is likely to become the hope of conservative centrists. In the 2022 leadership campaign to replace Johnson, he came fifth. Tugendhat is loving and self-confident. His specialty is that, unlike many conservatives, he managed to win convincingly in his constituency in Kent, with over 10,000 votes.

Victoria Atkins

Many voters, even some Conservative members, may ask: "Who?" Although an MP since 2015, Atkins lasted about six months in cabinet, becoming health secretary in Sunak's final reshuffle. She is, however, seen within the party as a good communicator and has a relatively safe seat in Lincolnshire, although the Conservatives now have around 5,500 of the nearly 29,000 votes they counted in 2019.

James Cleverly

The former home secretary was confirmed in his seat in Essex by around 3,500 votes, while he was quite present on the campaign trail. Well-known, well-liked and a good communicator, while Cleverly is officially a centrist, his most likely weakness is his positioning in the already sunken Sunak project.

Robert Jenrick

The former immigration minister would probably prefer to appear further down this center-right list after repositioning himself as a migration and culture war hardliner, but he has previously been a pragmatist. A previously little-known figure, his rise through the ministerial ranks under Johnson led to him being labeled "Robert Generic". His ideological shift has left him seen by some in the party as a Suella Braverman. However, he is believed to be keen to run and may surprise people.

Suella Braverman

The two-time former interior secretary has run a leadership campaign since Sunak fired her in November. Braverman would be very adamant about reducing immigration. She has her supporters, but some Tory MPs worry about her judgment and taste for controversy. Should she make it to the final two and a caucus vote, Braverman could be hard to beat.


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