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In Britain, the battle for Conservative Party leadership begins, two days after Boris Johnson’s resignation. Rishi Sunak, former Minister of Finance has just declared himself. Ben Wallace threw in the towel.
A new chapter has opened in the soap opera succession Boris Johnson. A few hours after Liked Ben Wallace, Rishi Sunak took the strings especially as the Minister of Defense announced this Saturday to give up on twitter. ” I made the decision not to enter the Conservative Party leadership race “, wrote Ben Wallace on Twitter, explaining that he wanted to concentrate on his current task and ” ensure national security “.
After careful consideration and discussion with colleagues and family, I have made the decision not to enter the Conservative Party leadership contest. I am very grateful to all my parliamentarians and wider members who have pledged support. 1/2
— Rt.Hon Ben Wallace MP (@BWallaceMP) 9 July 2022
Rishi Sunak, 42, rose to prominence for his generous financial aid plans during the pandemic, recalls our correspondent in London, Emily Wine. Aids, especially the restoration which earned it the nickname Dishy Rishi, a dish in English.
But his ideology is closer to hard conservatism: in favor of major reductions in taxes, the role of the state, public spending and for a stricter approach to immigration. The Rishi brand is also the representative who always wears ninth, tailored suits and slicked-back hair… An argument that resonates with activists that puts him for now (and by a small majority) is leading in opinion polls.
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However, the wealthiest members of the House of Commons entered the campaign with some pot. He should consider his support for Boris Johnson though party gate. He himself was fined for taking part in a party on Downing Street. And his wife, Akshata Murthy, daughter of an Indian billionaire, also cast doubt on the couple’s finances after it was revealed months ago that she is not domiciled for tax purposes in the UK. The daughter of the founder of Infosys, a highly rated tech giant in India and the United States, she owns just under 1% of the company, which has given her allowed to receive almost 14 million euros in dividends last year. He remains an Indian citizen and remains legally domiciled in India. A situation that Rishi Sunak never hides from the government or the Treasury, and which is not illegal.
Akshata Murthy has since said she will change her tax domicile so as not to punish her husband.
Since his candidacy late Friday, Rishi Sunak – who resigned from the government on Tuesday, is the man with the most support from deputies.
