Factbox: Now UK’s Boris Johnson has quit, who might replace him?

By Andrew MacAskill and Kylie MacLellan

LONDON (Reuters) – Who may change Boris Johnson as Britain’s prime minister? Under is a abstract of the entrants in a management contest triggered after Johnson introduced on Thursday he was resigning.

There is no such thing as a clear favorite and the candidates will not be listed so as of probably prospects. Candidates have been formally nominated on Tuesday, and the primary of a number of rounds of voting begins on Wednesday.

CONFIRMED AS IN THE CONTEST:

KEMI BADENOCH

Elected to parliament for the primary time in 2017, Badenoch has held junior ministerial jobs, together with most lately minister for equalities, however has by no means served in cupboard.

A former Conservative member of the London Meeting, she has additionally served as vice-chair of the Conservative Occasion. Badenoch, 42, supported leaving the European Union within the 2016 referendum.

SUELLA BRAVERMAN

As legal professional normal, Braverman, 42, was closely criticised by attorneys after the federal government sought to interrupt worldwide regulation over post-Brexit commerce guidelines in Northern Eire.

She campaigned to go away the EU and served as a junior minister within the Brexit division underneath earlier Prime Minister Theresa Could, however resigned in protest at her proposed Brexit deal, saying it didn’t go far sufficient in breaking ties with the bloc.

JEREMY HUNT

The previous overseas secretary, 55, completed second to Johnson within the 2019 management contest to switch Could. He would supply a extra critical and fewer controversial type of management after the turmoil of Johnson’s premiership.

During the last two years, Hunt has used his expertise as a former well being secretary to chair parliament’s well being choose committee and has not been tarnished by having served within the present authorities.

Hunt stated he voted to oust Johnson in a confidence vote final month that the prime minister narrowly received.

He has pledged tax cuts, together with a lower to company tax to fifteen%. He says he favours cuts for companies as a result of they may assist spur financial progress, whereas tax cuts for shoppers is likely to be inflationary.

Hunt supported remaining within the EU forward of the 2016 vote.

PENNY MORDAUNT

The previous defence secretary was sacked by Johnson when he turned prime minister after she endorsed his rival, Hunt, through the 2019 management contest.

Mordaunt, 49, was a passionate supporter of leaving the EU and stated that she would purpose to ship the advantages of Brexit and recuperate from current financial shocks such because the pandemic.

At the moment a junior commerce minister, Mordaunt known as the COVID lockdown-breaking events in authorities “shameful” and has stated that if she is prime minister, management has to alter to be much less concerning the chief.

RISHI SUNAK

Sunak introduced his management bid on Friday with a marketing campaign video during which he promised to confront the tough financial backdrop with “honesty, seriousness and willpower”, reasonably than piling the burden on future generations.

Sunak, 42, turned finance minister in early 2020 and was praised for a COVID-19 financial rescue package deal, together with a pricey jobs retention programme that averted mass unemployment.

However he later confronted criticism for not giving sufficient cost-of-living assist to households. Revelations this 12 months about his rich spouse’s non-domiciled tax standing, and a effective he obtained for breaking COVID lockdown guidelines, have broken his standing.

His tax-and-spend funds final 12 months put Britain on target for its largest tax burden for the reason that Nineteen Fifties, undermining his claims to favour decrease taxes.

Sunak voted to go away the EU within the 2016 referendum.

LIZ TRUSS

The overseas secretary has been the darling of the Conservative Occasion’s grassroots and has often topped polls of occasion members carried out by the web site Conservative Dwelling.

Truss has a fastidiously cultivated public picture and was photographed in a tank final 12 months, echoing a well-known 1986 picture of Thatcher.

She spent the primary two years of Johnson’s premiership as worldwide commerce secretary and is now accountable for coping with the EU over post-Brexit commerce guidelines for Northern Eire, the place she has taken an more and more robust line in negotiations.

Truss, 46, initially campaigned towards Brexit however after the 2016 referendum stated she had modified her thoughts.

TOM TUGENDHAT

The chair of parliament’s overseas affairs committee, and a former soldier who fought in Iraq and Afghanistan. Nevertheless, he’s comparatively untested as a result of he has by no means served in cupboard.

Tugendhat, 49, has been an everyday critic of Johnson and would supply his occasion a clear break with earlier governments.

He says he’s a low tax Conservative who didn’t assist the rise in Nationwide Insurance coverage, and has stated gasoline tax is “crippling” for many individuals.

He voted to stay within the EU.

NADHIM ZAHAWI

The newly appointed finance minister impressed as vaccines minister when Britain had one of many world’s quickest rollouts of COVID photographs.

Zahawi’s private story as a former refugee from Iraq who got here to Britain as a baby units him other than different contenders.

He co-founded polling firm YouGov earlier than getting into parliament in 2010. His final job was as schooling secretary.

Zahawi, 55, says the burden of tax is simply too excessive, and he’ll decrease taxes for people, households and companies.

He supported leaving the EU.

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(Further reporting by Alistair Smout; Enhancing by Angus MacSwan and David Evans)