Penny Mordaunt, a junior trade minister, came second in the first round of balloting among Conservative MPs, just behind former chancellor of the exchequer Rishi Sunak
A junior cabinet minister with a low public profile has emerged as a major contender to succeed Boris Johnson as leader of Britain’s Conservative Party and become the country’s next prime minister.
A survey of 876 members released Wednesday by YouGov showed Ms. Mordaunt leading all candidates with 27-per-cent support. That was well ahead of Mr. Sunak, who was favoured by 13 per cent of those surveyed. Ms. Mordaunt also topped a survey by ConservativeHome, a Tory news website, which put Mr. Sunak third. Oddsmakers at betting firm William Hill have given her a 4-to-6 shot at winning the leadership, or a 60-per-cent chance. Mr. Sunak’s odds were 10-to-3, or 23 per cent.
Her leadership rivals have resurfaced those comments to demonstrate that Ms. Mordaunt is too “woke” to lead the party. In response, she sought to clarify her position this week. Paul Goodman, who writes for ConservativeHome, said in a recent column that Ms. Mordaunt has made a strong pitch to party members. “In proclaiming that ‘our leadership needs to become a little less about the leader and a lot more about the ship,’ Mordaunt was sending a message to the voters who at this stage matter most in this contest: the men and women of the Conservative Parliamentary Party,” he wrote. The message “is: your present leader has ignored you. Your talents have been overlooked.
South Africa Latest News, South Africa Headlines
Similar News:You can also read news stories similar to this one that we have collected from other news sources.
Downtown London, Ont. intersection to see round-the-clock BRT-related roadwork: city | Globalnews.caThe round-the-clock construction, which comes as part Phase 2 of the Downtown Loop's construction, began Monday and is expected to continue until at least Saturday.
Read more »
Pierre Poilievre has commanding lead over Conservative leadership rivals: pollPoilievre was selected as the best to be the next Conservative leader by 48 per cent of respondents, compared to 14 per cent for Jean Charest
Read more »
Pierre Poilievre has commanding lead over Conservative leadership rivals: pollPoilievre was selected as the best to be the next Conservative leader by 48 per cent of respondents, compared to 14 per cent for Jean Charest
Read more »
Paul Wells joins Munk School as inaugural journalist fellow-in-residencePlus, former federal interim Conservative Party leader Rona Ambrose is chairing Rebecca Schulz’s campaign, and the Parliamentary Press Gallery Dinner is now scheduled for Oct. 22.
Read more »
Tseshaht First Nation begins scan of grounds at former Port Alberni, B.C. residential schoolAt least 100 First Nations across British Columbia attended the school while it operated from 1900 to 1973
Read more »