Penny Mordaunt could be the next PM of the UK

Discussion in 'Politics' started by Millionaire, Jul 13, 2022.

  1. Millionaire

    Millionaire

    It is early days but the Bookies currently have Penny Mordaunt at 60% to be next PM.

    Rishi Sunak was favourite up until recently but has dropped to 23%
    Lizz Truss is at 22%

    The rest of field is at single digits.

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  2. However.......


    Rishi Sunak tops first round of voting in UK leadership contest


    https://www.reuters.com/world/uk/ri...ound-voting-uk-leadership-contest-2022-07-13/
     
  3. Millionaire

    Millionaire

    What happens is that the 365 sitting Tory MPs whittle down the candidates to just 2 people, through a series of rounds.

    Then the 200,000 party members, basically the public who pay £25 every year to be members of the party, get to decide between the final two candidates.

    Polls suggest she is more popular with the 200,000 party members, and they get the final say as long as 2 candidates are still standing (1 could voluntarily drop out in which case the members don't get a vote)
     
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