The race to succeed Prime Minister Elizabeth Truss introduced Resignation On Thursday, after just 45 days in office, he already has an official nomination: Benny Mordant, the former defense minister and current Speaker of the House of Commons – a kind of government spokesman in the lower house of parliament – announced it. On Friday he will run for the leadership of the Conservative Party.
“I am encouraged by the support I have received from colleagues who want a fresh start in the name of national interest, a united party and leadership. “I stand as leader of the Conservative Party and as your Prime Minister – to unite our country, deliver on our promises and win the next general election,” he wrote on Twitter.
I was encouraged by the support of colleagues who wanted a fresh start, a united party and leadership in the national interest.
I’m running to be Leader of the Conservative Party and your Prime Minister – to unite our country, deliver on our promises and win the next GE.#PM4PM pic.twitter.com/MM0NTHJ5lH
— Penny Mordaunt (@PennyMordaunt) October 21, 2022
Third in the previous party leadership race Tori In a final showdown with Sunak, a government won by Truss, Mordant needed the declared support of at least 100 of the 357 Conservative delegates to make his candidacy official.
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