by TheOstrich » 08 Jul 2022, 19:52
I'm not sure that Sunak will be a shoo-in by any means - he is not one of the "cut taxes at all costs" brigade, and this is where I think the Tory Party are most likely to come apart at the seams.
I think he has been a good, steady Chancellor, and I would ideally like to see him continue in that role, with an entirely fresh face as Prime Minister.
The other sticking point within the Tory Party is going to be the continuing fracas over Brexit. Personally, I don't trust the Weasels in Brussels and their talk of a "reset of relations", although I can see that a softer stance from the UK would appeal to many, both sides of the Channel, and I would like to see a more co-operational and pragmatic approach to the current problems, especially over NI. But Truss is hard-line, and so is Braverman, and I certainly would not want to see the former as PM. I don't know where Tugendhat stands on the EU, but I note he does have dual British/French nationality, and his FiL is a French diplomat .....