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In Britain, it could be either of two picks for PM: Johnson or Sunak

The combo shows Britain’s former Chancellor of the Exchequer Rishi Sunak (L) and former Prime Minister Boris Johnson. (By AFP)

Britain’s former Prime Minister Boris Johnson and his cabinet's Chancellor of the Exchequer Rishi Sunak are speculated to lead the country following Liz Truss’ short stint as the leader of the Conservative Party and prime minister.

Truss, who succeeded Johnson after he was ousted in July, resigned on Thursday after six weeks in office.

In this short period, Truss catapulted the already ailing UK economy into free fall by presenting a plan to cut taxes for the wealthiest and borrow from the banks.

Truss was forced to reverse the plan which prompted more than a dozen fellow Conservatives to publicly call for her resignation.

"I wanted to act but to help people with their energy bills to deal with the issue of high taxes, but we went too far and too fast," she stated. "I do want to accept responsibility and say sorry for the mistakes that have been made."

The next prime minister must secure 100 nominations from lawmakers by Monday to run in a contest to choose the leader of the ruling Conservative Party.

In the meantime, British protesters staging rallies in London and other cities blame the Tories for the economic woes. Protesters are demanding that the British government take due action to resolve the cost-of-living crisis. However, the Consecutive Tory government blames the crisis on the global energy price hikes.

Meanwhile, opinion polls suggest the Conservatives would be all but wiped out if a national election were held now, and the opposition Labor Party would take the helm again after 12 years.

The Labor leader has promised to revive the economy, improve public services and take the government out of an “endless cycle of crisis” if he is chosen to lead the country at its next general election. Delivering the keynote speech at his party’s annual conference in Liverpool last month, Keir Starmer urged voters not to “forget” or “forgive” the economic hardships imposed on them by the Conservative ahead of an anticipated national vote in 2024.


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