Boris Johnson

Only two hopefuls failed to secure the 20 necessary nominations, leaving a wide field of candidates seeking to win the backing of the party with promises of tax cuts, honesty and serious government - a contrast to Johnson who was forced to announce he would resign after a series of scandals.

The others to make it on the ballot paper include Foreign Secretary Liz Truss, new Chancellor Nadhim Zahawi, Trade Minister Penny Mordaunt, former Cabinet ministers Kemi Badenoch and Jeremy Hunt and Tory backbencher Tom Tugendhat.

Nearly all the candidates are promising to cut taxes of one sort or another to cushion the blow of a spiraling cost-of-living crisis.

.The 1922 Committee of Conservative backbench MPs set out the timetable and rules of play for the elections, which will officially open and also close for nominations on Tuesday.

Jeremy Hunt, one of Truss's predecessors and a former health minister, said he would cut "all taxes" but would focus on cutting corporation tax first, saying it would be least inflationary.

Interestingly, social media had witnessed a similar scenario during the Prime Ministerial race in 2019 during which Boris Johnson had beaten Theresa May.

"I will fight the election as a Conservative and govern as a Conservative," she said.

Boris Johnson on Thursday said he would resign as prime minister, after lawmakers and cabinet colleagues rebelled over his handling of a series of scandals

Rishi Sunak had on July 8 declared his candidacy to become Conservative leader and Britain's next Prime Minister, days after helping to kickstart the cabinet revolt that led to Boris Johnson's downfall.

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Johnson, a nationalist demagogue and mendacious blowhard, has often been compared to Donald Trump, right down to the poufy yellow hair. Their political careers have certain parallels.

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Over the years, he has routinely been described as mendacious, irresponsible, reckless and lacking any coherent philosophy other than wanting to seize and hold on to power.

"The United Kingdom and the United States are the closest of friends and Allies, and the special relationship between our people remains strong and enduring," Biden said in a statement.

Holed up in Downing Street on Wednesday night, the prime minister faced a rebellion of his Cabinet, a catastrophic loss of support in his Conservative Party and a wholesale exodus of ministers, which threatened to leave significant parts of the British government without functioning leadership.

Criticised for the way he handled the pandemic, coupled with a stream of ethical allegations including the Partygate scandal and the surfacing of a sexual misconduct case, Boris Johnson failed to find his way back to triumph.

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The India-United Kingdom Free Trade Agreement(FTA) aims to significantly boost trade by reducing tariffs on upto 65 percent of traded goods and up to 40 percent of services. On June 24, both nations concluded the fourth round of talks.