Posted on 10/21/2022 4:12:55 AM PDT by House Atreides
LONDON — After a whirlwind two months packed with drama and crisis, Britain finds itself right back where it was before with some of the same faces competing to become the third prime minister in just eight weeks.
Supporters for the three presumed front-runners — Rishi Sunak, Penny Mordaunt and, yes, Boris Johnson — were out of the blocks early on Friday, setting out their pitches for why their person should get the keys to 10 Downing Street, the prime ministerial residence.
Could Boris Johnson stage an extraordinary political comeback? What about Rishi Sunak, the bookies’ favorite who fell to Liz Truss in the last contest? Or Penny Mordaunt, who is not widely known but polls well with the Conservative Party members? Or might someone else emerge as the leading hopeful to become the next Conservative Party leader?
The Friday front pages of Britain’s famously boisterous tabloids… focused on “Boris v Rishi: Fight for the soul of the Tories," in the words of the Daily Mail. The Telegraph, the Sun and the Daily Express all put on Johnson for their front page, while the left-leaning Mirror just called for a general election “now” in enormous print….
… No one has officially declared they are running but backers for the top three — and the new rules ensure there cannot be more than three — have started declaring their support….
The third potential successor that many see is Penny Mordaunt, who is seeking to become a household name but may have a ways to go — in one survey, most respondents could not name her when shown her photo. But her “PM4PM” supporters are seeking to change that, pointing out that she polls better with the all-important Conservative Party members than Sunni….
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The best choice is obvious: Meghan Markle.
I wish we could get rid of ours as quickly.
Larry the cat, the official mouse catcher at 10 Downing Street, has entered the race. “Enough is enough with this mess - it has to end” according to the official statement.
I miss that meme
Lord bucket haed.
NEW ELECTIONS NEEDED! Put Nigel Frange in charge.
Yup, Nigel should be PM.
Truss had a short shelf life.
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