Ever since Boris Johnson took office as the Prime Minister of Britain in 2019, there have been various allegations against him. Recently, Rishi Sunak, Sajid Javad and others from his cabinet resigned from their posts in condemnation of Boris Johnson. Subsequently, on July 7, the news that Boris Johnson resigned from the position of the leader of the Conservative Party of Britain was published. In this situation, Boris Johnson, who has announced that he will step down from the post of British Prime Minister, has also announced that he will remain in office as the interim Prime Minister until a new Prime Minister is chosen.
Following this, the election for the Conservative Party leader and UK Prime Minister is taking place. In this, Rishi Sunak is leading by getting 88 votes in the first round of polling. He was followed by Benny Mordant with 67 votes and Truss Lees with 50 votes. Former finance minister Nadim Zahavi and former cabinet minister Jeremy Hunt have been eliminated from the race. It has been announced that the second phase of polling will be held today.
The election is expected to narrow the field to two by the end of next week, when 160,000 Tory members will decide which candidate will become the next party leader and prime minister. The results of this election will be announced on September 5. It is noteworthy that Rishi Sunak, who is leading in this election, is of Indian origin.