Britain's ex-equality minister to run to replace Johnson

politics/International

9-07-2022, 16:49

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Former British equality minister Kimi Badenock added her name on Saturday to the list of candidates to succeed Prime Minister Boris Johnson at the head of the Conservative Party.

Badenock is one of about 60 lawmakers and aides who resigned this week to force Johnson out of office, but Johnson said when he announced he was stepping down as party leader that he would remain in office until a successor is chosen, a process that could take months .

In an article in The Times, Badenock called for change and said the British public was "tired of vulgarity and empty rhetoric ".

A Conservative leadership election is expected to be set for Monday, with the winner to be announced at the party's annual conference in early October.

Among the favorites to win was former Finance Minister Rishi Sunak, whose resignation on Tuesday evening led to a series of resignations .

Source: AFP