Rishi Sunak said, “There is a very good chance that I will be successful in the election.”
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Priti Patel, a loyalist of former British Prime Minister Boris Johnson, came out in support of Rishi Sunak on Monday to take over as leader of the Conservative Party at 10 Downing Street after her former boss withdrew from the leadership contest.
The former Indian-origin home secretary, who resigned from cabinet last month when Liz Truss was elected prime minister, said the Tories need to set aside political differences to give Sunak the best chance to succeed as the new leader. should keep.
His intervention comes as the former chancellor looks well-prepared as the front-runner to make history as the UK’s first Indian-origin prime minister, publicly supported by Commons leader Penny Mordant in the 100-member House of Representatives. is much less than the limit.
“In this difficult time for our country, we must unite and work together by putting public service first,” Patel tweeted.
“We care about our country and with the great challenges before us, we must set aside political differences to give Rishi Sunak the best possible chance to succeed,” he said.
This coincided with his Diwali tweet, which featured a picture of the senior Tory MP lighting a candle in a temple.
He said, “The Hindu festival of light, is an auspicious and joyous festival. It is a time of self-reflection, service to family, friends and others. I wish everyone a very blessed and happy Diwali.”
It comes after a dramatic weekend when Johnson announced that although he faced a “high hurdle” of 102 nominations, enough to be shortlisted in time for Monday’s deadline, he did so in the interest of party unity. had decided not to proceed.
“There is a very good chance that I will be successful in the election with members of the Conservative Party and I may actually be back in Downing Street on Friday. But in the last days, I have sadly come to the conclusion that this It would not be right to do so. You cannot govern effectively unless you have a united party in Parliament.”
Sunak took to Twitter soon after praising his record in office, in an apparent outreach to Johnson loyalists within a divided Tory party.
Sunak said: “Boris Johnson delivered Brexit and the great vaccine roll-out. He faced some of the toughest challenges our country faced, and then Putin and his savage war in Ukraine. We will forever be grateful to him. For.
“Although he has decided not to run for PM again, I really hope he continues to contribute to public life at home and abroad.” There was much talk of the synergy between the two, who worked side by side at Numbers 10 and 11 Downing Street as Prime Minister and Chancellor during the COVID-19 pandemic.
However, it was the pandemic lockdown law-breaking Partygate scandal that eventually stalled their partnership in July when Sunak’s resignation from the cabinet triggered events that culminated in Johnson’s own exit
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