Minister of Commerce Penny Mordaunt came in second with 83 votes, followed by Foreign Minister Liz Truss with 64 votes. Former equality minister Kemi Badenoch was fourth with 49 votes and chaired the foreign affairs committee Tom Tugendhat ranked fifth with 32 votes. These five candidates have passed the third round of voting, which will take place on Monday.
Sunak, son-in-law of Infosys founder NR Narayana Murthy, topped the first round with 88 votes. But while he is doing well with Tory MPs and is widely expected to be shortlisted for the final two candidates for party membership, a quick YouGov poll of members Tory party member – who will make the last call – found more support for Penny Mordaunt and Kemi Badenoch than for Sunak. Mordaunt has now overtaken Sunak as the house favorite to become the UK’s next Prime Minister.
Braverman, who pledged to take the UK out of the European Court of Human Rights, was disqualified after receiving votes as low as 27. Her father has family roots in Nairobi and Goa while her mother, Tamil , was born in Mauritius.
Lord Frost, former chief Brexit negotiator, told Talk TV he was “seriously cautious” about Mordaunt becoming the next prime minister, saying he did not feel she was tough enough to stand up for Brexit and succeed. labour.
“I’m quite surprised where she is in this leadership race,” he said, adding that he did not feel she had mastered the details needed when she was his deputy in the Brexit negotiations. and is often not responsible or visible.
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Frost, who works in the closet with Sunak, said: “Rishi is a very serious guy and he can certainly do a great job. Whether he will bring out the scale of economic change and change the direction needed, I am not sure yet.”
Former foreign secretary Jeremy Hunt, one of two candidates eliminated on Wednesday night, has now backed the former prime minister, saying Sunak has “reputable capacity”. “Rishi is one of the decent, upright people with the highest standards of integrity I have ever met in British politics,” says Hunt.
Sunak was discussed on BBC Radio 4’s “Today” program as to whether he was too “rich and slick” to be PM because hardline Brits “now use laundry detergent rather than shampoo to wash hair”.
“I don’t judge people by their bank accounts,” he replied. I judge them by their character and I think people can judge me by my actions. I believe in hard work and aspiration. That’s my story – my parents worked incredibly hard, made a lot of sacrifices and gave opportunities to me and my siblings. It’s something I’m proud of and if I were Prime Minister I would support those values.”
He said he supported Foreign Minister Priti Patel’s plan to deport illegal immigrants to Rwanda, saying: “I think it’s important that we control our borders and I say that as a as children and grandchildren of immigrants. This country has a proud history of welcoming people. There’s nothing ethical about letting people die in the channel,” he said, adding that he would only cut taxes responsibly because it’s more important to tackle inflation. “I don’t cut taxes to win elections; I won the election to cut taxes,” Sunak said.
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