Anais Cordoba
She is the favourite. According to the latest internal party polls, Liz Truss should become the new head of the British government on Monday. A faithful ally of Boris Johnson, she won the support of a large part of the party’s 160,000 militants. But, faced with his economic program deemed unrealistic by some, conservative elected officials intend to oppose his probable appointment.
Who will take over from Boris Johnson at the head of the British government? While the answer will be known in a few hours, Foreign Minister Liz Truss is expected to be the next Prime Minister. If in form, Liz Truss and Boris Johnson are opposed, in substance, the two allies share the same values.
“Loyalty to Party Leader”
The candidate for the post has also built her campaign on her loyalty to Boris Johnson and his desire to reduce taxes. Two important points for Conservative activists. “It’s important to elect someone who has shown loyalty to the leader of the party, whether she agrees with him or not,” said Molli, who has been a party activist for ten years.
“It will encourage exploration in the North Sea, facilitate the extraction of shale gas. Energy security is crucial because without it, people will die because they will be cold”, adds Tony, member of the Conservative Party for 30 years. If Liz Truss is far ahead of her opponent Rishi Sunak, former finance minister, she is far from unanimous within her camp. Some deputies and activists reproach him for his style and point the finger at his economic program, sometimes considered incoherent, even unrealistic.
Motion of censure
“When she speaks, she sounds like a robot. She’s not going to get away with the debates against the leader of the Labor Party, Keir Starmer. And I don’t trust her. What she promises economically seems unrealistic to me. and that worries me,” said Simon, a Conservative city councilor in London.
And he’s not the only one worried about his arrival at 10 Downing Street. According to the British press, a dozen Conservative MPs want to trigger a motion of censure against Liz Truss if the latter becomes the new head of government.