The winner of the British Conservative Party primaries, who will succeed Boris Johnson as Prime Minister of the United Kingdomwill be announced in a ceremony on September 5 at 11:30 GMT, the president of the formation, Andrew Stephenson, detailed on Monday.
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It is expected that the Minister of Foreign Affairs, Liz Truss, or her rival in the primaries, the former Minister of Economy Rishi Sunak, will formally take possession of the Head of Government on September 6, while on the 7th she will debate for the first time in the House of Commons with the leader of the opposition, Labor Keir Starmer.
In a letter addressed to “Tory” parliamentarians, Stephenson indicated that the exact location of the ceremony in which the name of the next prime minister will be announced will be notified to attendees 48 hours in advance and encouraged them to attend on August 31. in London to the last campaign act of the two candidates.
In 2019, when Johnson edged out rival Jeremy Hunt to take the Conservative leadership, the event was held at the Queen Eliabeth II Convention Center opposite the Palace of Westminster.
(You can read: Johnson says goodbye to Parliament and leaves the door open for Sunak or Truss)
According to the polls, Truss has an overwhelming advantage to be the next Tory leader and inherit the official office of Downing Street.
Sunak, for his part, seemed to rule out this Monday in an interview that he aspires to appear among the ministers that his rival will appoint in the event that his victory is confirmed.
Asked on the BBC if he would evaluate the possibility of being part of a cabinet led by Truss, the former minister laughed and replied: “I’m not focused on that and, frankly, I doubt that Liz is.”
(Keep reading: ‘I’m leaving with my head held high,’ Boris Johnson tells Parliament)
In his last two weeks as chief executive, Johnson, who has just returned from a vacation in Greece, will divide his time between the country residence of Checkers and Downing Street, his official spokesman said on Monday.
His work will be focused on continuing to organize support for Ukraine in the war against Russia and measures against the increase in the cost of living, the spokesman added.
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