11 candidates vie for UK's leadership

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There are 11 names in the running now to succeed #BorisJohnson as the new #British prime minister and leader of the ruling Conservative Party. The candidates come from almost every ideological wing of the party. Many of the contenders are putting tax-cutting at the heart of their campaigns. Foreign Minister #LizTruss said she will cut taxes from day one in office, while health and social care officials Jeremy Hunt and Sajid Javid promised to reduce corporation tax. The party's parliamentary body will meet to draw up the rules for the leadership contest. Michael Voss has more from #London.

[kfcmalaysia]

No matter who eventually takes over premiership, UK will still runs into chaos.

[discoverchina]

11 candidates for 1 seat? The competition is so intense!

[robertnickson]

I was thinking Bill Gates had come to Britain to pick the new Prime Minster

[nahrubish]

Qualifications for the job
1. Worship US
2. Anti china and Russia
3. Promote wokeness

[evechurchill]

Like George Carlin said (slightly paraphrased)
“Now, there's one thing you might have noticed I don't complain about: politicians. Everybody complains about politicians. Everybody says they suck. Well, where do people think these politicians come from? They don't fall out of the sky. They don't pass through a membrane from another reality. They come from British parents and British families, British homes, British schools, British churches, British businesses, and British universities, and they are elected by British citizens. This is the best we can do folks.


This is what we have to offer. It's what our system produces: Garbage in, garbage out. If you have selfish, ignorant citizens, you're going to get selfish, ignorant leaders. Term limits ain't going to do any good; you're just going to end up with a brand new bunch of selfish, ignorant sods. So, maybe, maybe, maybe, it's not the politicians who suck. Maybe something else sucks around here... like, the public. Yeah, the public sucks."

[mijmijrm]

the one who wins will be the one who's special skills are Amateur Dramatics and Servility to US Empire.

[ericcarson]

Trump should throw his name in, he'd be a better PM than Bojo.

[ramonching]

11 candidates? You mean there are that many clowns in UK politics? 🤣🤣🤣