The new Prime Minister of the UK will be announced on September 5th, and 11 people have competed for the leader of the party.

Jimu Journalist Hu Xiuwen

Intern Peng Xinyi

According to Reuters on July 12, the British Prime Minister will be announced on September 5. As of the evening of July 11, 11 conservatives have announced the election of the party's leader and prime minister. Johnson said he did not support any candidate.

It is reported that 11 conservatives have joined the competition, and they are expected to replace Johnson as the conservative party leader and Prime Minister.

Near the parliament building in London, UK (picture source: Reuters)

The "1922 Committee", which is responsible for organizing the party's first campaign, said that candidates need to be nominated from at least 20 of the 358 members of the party in order to enter the first round of voting on the 13th and support candidates with less than 30 votes than 30 on the 13th. It will be eliminated and there will be a round of voting on the 14th.

In the next few days, if the number of competitors does not decrease enough enough, further voting may be performed.

Members will reduce the list of candidates to the last two. At the final stage, more than 100,000 Conservative Party members will choose the first choice of the new party by mailing voting.

No. 10 Tangning Street (Picture Source: Sky News)

On the 11th, a public opinion survey on the Conservative Party website showed that former national defense minister Penny Modot was most popular with members. Followed by former government official Kimi Badhothh and former Financial Minister Rich Sunak, the former resignation caused the government to resign, resulting in Johnson's steps down.

Sanjid Javid, one of the candidates, criticized some colleagues' remarks on weekends. He said: "This is a time to unite, not the time of division."

The tax reduction problem is rapidly becoming the focus of campaign, and almost all candidates have promised to reduce corporate taxes or personal income tax. In his speech, the Foreign Minister Liz Tras said that she would reverse the rise of recent national insurance payment and hinted that corporate taxes would be reduced. Among the other candidates, former Foreign Minister Jerry Hunter and Javid both promised to reduce corporate taxes, while Modot promised to reduce fuel tax.

However, no matter who won this leadership competition, it will face arduous tasks. The British economy is facing inflation, high debt and low growth, and people are facing the worst pressure on fiscal tightening in decades. New leaders must also reverse the public's support for the evaporation of the Conservative Party. A survey by the British polls on Monday shows that the support rate of the opposition Labor Party is 43%, and the Conservative Party's support rate is 28%, which is the largest poll leader since the Labor Party since 2013.

Earlier reports, British Prime Minister Johnson issued a statement on the 7th that he announced his resignation of the British Conservative Party and Prime Minister's position, but it will be left to the new leader. According to British Sky News, Johnson said he would not support any candidate because he "didn't want to harm anyone's opportunity."

According to reports, the nomination of the Conservative Party leader will be cut off at 10 pm that day.

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