A Pivotal Day in British Politics
Britain is steadily moving closer to appointing a new Prime Minister to succeed Liz Truss. In the past 24 hours, efforts by opponents of Boris Johnson’s return to 10 Downing Street have been somewhat fruitful, and the pace of public support from Conservative Members of Parliament for Boris has slowed.
To reach the threshold for entering the Conservative leadership and Prime Ministerial race, candidates must first secure the official backing of at least 100 MPs from their party in the House of Commons. Of the three prominent candidates, Rishi Sunak has long surpassed this threshold, while Boris still lacks 100 official endorsements.
Last night, a private meeting was held between Rishi Sunak and Boris Johnson, who has returned from a Caribbean holiday. Commentators interpret this as an attempt to reach some kind of understanding regarding the formation of the future government.
Naturally, the Biden administration is closely following the political developments in Britain. By Monday afternoon, we will get a preliminary understanding of the lineup of contenders for the Conservative Party leadership. However, a potential agreement between Sunak and Johnson might conclude everything sooner than the scheduled date for announcing the new Prime Minister, which is Friday.
