Boris Johnson resigns as UK PM, Rishi Sunak among frontrunners: What’s next
India Today
Rishi Sunak, also caught up in the partygate scandal, could redeem some of his reputation when he handed in his resignation, serving the final and fatal blow to Boris Johnson’s premiership.
With a thumping victory and a maverick image, Boris Johnson walked into 10 Downing Street as the PM and less than three years into the job he is walking out in the most unsavoury of circumstances with the country and his cabinet losing trust in his leadership.
Boris Johnson is the first British PM to have suffered such a record number of resignations from his ministers.
This certainly was not part of the plan when Johnson eyed the premiership. His legacy will be marred with lies and his accomplishments overshadowed by incompetent leadership.
According to procedure, the race for a new leader will begin as soon as Boris Johnson stands down as the PM and as the leader of the Tory party.
If there are more than two MPs in the race, Tory MPs will bring down the number to two for the final vote. Whoever wins this contest becomes the leader of the party and takes the position of the PM after the Queen invites him or her to form the government.
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The timeline for the vote, in case there are more than two candidates, will be set up by the 1922 Committee of Backbench MPs, that collectively co-ordinates and holds the party views and values and is also responsible for setting up party rules.