Boris Johnson ready to resume his post

Liz Truss – Picture by Ansa Foto

After the resignation of Liz Truss, which took place yesterday after only 44 days in government, Boris Johnson interrupted his vacation in the Dominican Republic to return to London.

The former prime minister, who resigned a little over a month and a half ago after the holiday scandal during confinement, is ready to return to his post. Times political editor Steven Swinford tweeted that “he’s doing the polls, but he seems to believe this is a matter of national concern.”

The pound reacted positively to the departure of Liz Truss, confirming that the markets do not approve of the British Prime Minister. Johnson aside, we are now thinking about the future government.

The race for the succession of the resigning prime minister will be reduced to only three possible candidates. This was announced by the 1922 commission, an internal body of the Conservative parliamentary group, specifying that according to the new rules which have just been approved, the support of at least 100 deputies will be necessary to participate in the dispute, on a group of about 350 .

Labour: ‘We need a general election’

Labor and Liberal Democrats insist on returning to the polls: “We need a general election,” said Keir Starmer, the Labor leader.

“We don’t need another Conservative Prime Minister teetering from crisis to crisis. We need a general election and Tories out of power,” tweeted Liberal Democrat leader Ed Davey.

The possible successors of Liz Truss

Jeremy Hunt, Chancellor of the Exchequer has confirmed that he does not intend to run for Tory leadership in place of Truss. Among the eligible candidates is Rishi Sunak, who had been beaten in the summer competitions. House of Commons leader Penny Mordurant is also said to be willing to run. There is also Ben Wallace, current Minister of Defense and Jeremy Hunt.