The lack of a clear replacement for Sunak is dimming the chances of a rebellion, but there is no shortage of potential contenders who are showcasing their strengths.
There are critics who resigned from Sunak’s government: Suella Braverman, who left Sunak’s position as Home Secretary, and Robert Jenrick, who left his job as Immigration Minister. There are those, like Priti Patel, another former home secretary, who are spending their time a little more peacefully. And then there are those still serving in Sunak’s cabinet: Kemi Badenoch, Grant Shapps, James Cleverley and Penny Mordaunt.
‘Think about your coworkers,
The Tories also appear unlikely to get a boost after the change in leader. Opinium Research Suggests Of the four contenders surveyed, Braverman, Badenoch and Cleverley would all fare worse than Sunak in the general election. Only Mordaunt saw any kind of lead – and it was a modest lead that still set the Tories on course for a major defeat.
Commons Leader David Davis, a close ally of Mordaunt, believes there will be “some kind of maneuver” once the scale of the damage becomes clear, but ultimately the rebels will not garner enough support before the general election, which is widely expected. in November.
“I think he will be safe after the local elections. “Then he got a chance to run through the spring and summer,” the former Brexit secretary told POLITICO.
“It’s a crisis point, of course it is, but once we get through that, the road from here to November looks pretty smooth,” he said. “There are clearly no dug pits there. There will be some bumps but it’s actually a huge crater.