Only 1 in 7 Britons say Truss will be better than Boris Johnson as PM: YouGov poll

Asia One ^ | SEPTEMBER 05, 2022

[nickcarraway]

Britain's next prime minister Liz Truss had a smaller margin of victory on Monday (Sept 6) than any of her predecessors, suggesting she might have to work hard to heal a governing party deeply divided and lagging in opinion polls.

After a bitter contest, Truss won 57 per cent of the votes from Conservative Party members compared to 43per cent for her rival, former finance minister Rishi Sunak, a margin that although comfortable was not as overwhelming as some polls suggested.

It was the narrowest victory since Conservative members were given a say on who to elect as their party leader in 2001 and she has a lower level of support among Conservative lawmakers than any of her predecessors this century.

[Governor Dinwiddie]

Hmmm. Truss admires Margaret Thatcher. Truss claims to be a libertarian. We shall see. A lot of Brits are bent out of shape because they were hoping for a tawny racial replacement, sort of a liberal "Obama Lite".

[rktman]

So musta been the right choice. NOT! But, the u.k.......

[from occupied ga]

If only 14% of the population thinks she’s the right choice why is she the PM?

[KnightAstronomer1]

The parliamentary system is full of cucks and losers. It’s the endless nightmare of Orwellian society.

[joshua c]

check in for questions for the prime minister and find out

cspan radio runs it sunday nights

plenty raucous

no SOTU decorum rules

spoiler alert: they usually just argue about who can better manage the welfare state

[Rural_Michigan]

She’ll be a disaster and will help continue to usher in WW3.

[OttawaFreeper]

The main trouble seems to be that too many people in that country seem to be addicted to either full on socialism (Labour) or slow motion socialism (Tories).