Vacancy for Prime Minister

Oh dear oh dear oh dear. Our new Prime Minister of only 44 days resigned yesterday, after a mini-budget based on debt-funded tax cuts, which had a traumatic effect on the financial markets. Although the new Chancellor of the Exchequer Kwasi Kwarteng quickly resigned and was replaced by Jeremy Hunt, who reversed most of the policies, it was too late. Liz Truss became the shortest serving Prime Minister in British History. 

As usual when someone falls from power, I feel sorry for her; it can’t be an easy job. But it does seem that she really messed up.

Now we are going to get a new Prime Minister in a rushed process of only a week! Prospective candidates will have to get the support of at least 100 Conservative MPs (out of a total of 357) and then if necessary there will be some kind of vote - it could be that most people will swing behind one candidate. 

But who could it be? Well, word has it, previous recent applicants Penny Mordaunt and Rishi Sunak and - wait for it - possibly Boris Johnson! Boris Johnson? The same Boris Johnson who was persona non grata only a few months ago and hounded out by his own party? Yes indeed, what short memories politicians have! Only Penny Mordaunt has so far declared her candidacy, so we shall see what happens next.