Johnson spoke about the candidates for the premiership – media

The current head of the British government on the sidelines has expressed his attitude about the officials who plan to replace him, the publication reports.

British Prime Minister Boris Johnson, who remains in office until a new Conservative leader is elected this fall, has opposed the candidacy of former Treasury Secretary Rishi Sunak. At the same time, his favorite in this regard is the current Foreign Minister Liz Truss. This was reported by the British edition of The Times, citing its sources at the party on Friday, July 15.

According to Johnson, he will not express support for any of the candidates and publicly intervene in the race. However, he spoke to candidates who had already dropped out of the competition and announced his position, calling for support for “anyone other than Rishi.”

Sources suggest Johnson has the most support for Foreign Secretary Liz Truss and fully endorses Junior Commerce Secretary Penny Mordaunt.

The Reuters news agency reported that Truss’s candidacy was now supported by Britain’s main Brexit negotiator David Frost and prosecutor Swella Braverman, who dropped out of competition in the second round. Influential MP Steve Baker, who previously supported Braverman, also spoke in his support.

It should be noted that according to the results of the second round of voting for the future leader of the Conservative Party of Great Britain on July 14, among the remaining five candidates, former finance minister Rishi Sunak holds the first place, Penny Mordaunt is second. , and third was Liz Truss.

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