Rishi Sunak, 42 years old
Education Winchester College. Philosophy, politics and economics at Oxford University. Stanford MBA.
Family He married Akshata Murty, daughter of Indian billionaire NR Narayana Murthy, in 2009. They have two daughters.
Before the governmentAnalyst at the investment bank Goldman Sachs. Partner of the hedge fund management company, Children’s Investment Fund Management.
Constituency of Richmond (Yorkshire), elected in 2015
In governmentMinister of Local Government (2018-19), Chief Secretary of Finance (2019-20), Chancellor of Finance (2020-22).
High career. Praise winners for quickly introducing “loss” bills worth billions of pounds to preserve jobs and businesses during Covid’s 18-month lockout.
Achilles heel The wealth of his family and the controversial state of non-dom of his wife.
Gaffes said the food where I would most notice a price hike was bread, because “we all have different breads in my house.”
What others say
He looks a lot like Philip Hammond, just with a little more charisma. ”
– Anonymous economist.
[He] he has seen a lot of them [Tony] Blair, body language and is managing to distance himself while being the most central in government. ”
– Tim Shipman of the Sunday Times.
Little known fact. A self-proclaimed “coca addict”: from the Mexican version of Coca-Cola, made with cane sugar.
Campaign to be prime minister
Main sponsors: Dominic Raab, Jeremy Hunt, Norman Lamont.
Lines of attack on rival Liz Truss accused of promoting “socialism” by promising unfunded tax cuts and described plans to “take advantage of inflation” as “a fairy tale”.
On the economy It promises “a return to the traditional economic values of the Conservatives”, a position seen in various ways as a point to the instinctive fiscal prudence of the Conservatives or a desire to return to “the economy of austerity”. Truss differs on tax cuts, saying acting now would fuel inflation and increase debt.
In interior matters, he supports Rwanda’s elimination plan, although sources number 10 have reported that he opposed it as chancellor. He promises “repression against hairdressing gangs” and has pledged to create a requirement for all police forces to have a child sexual exploitation team.
On the environment, it would set a new legal target for the UK to become energy independent by 2045 at the latest. Committed to maintaining the government’s legally binding goal of achieving zero net emissions by 2050 and has secured the conservative green wing that would protect the environment.
Liz Truss, 46 years old
Roundhay Secondary Education in Leeds. Philosophy, politics and economics at Oxford University.
Family Married to accountant Hugh O’Leary since 2000. They have two daughters.
Prior to government, he worked as an accountant for Shell and Cable & Wireless. Deputy director of the think tank reform on the right center.
Southwest Norfolk constituency, elected in 2010.
In the governmentMinister of Education (2012-2014), Minister of the Environment (2014-16), Chancellor (2016-17), Secretary General of the Treasury (2017-19), Minister of International Trade (2019-21), Minister of Equality (2019) – current), Secretary of Foreign Affairs (2021 – present).
High career. Elevation to the Secretary of State, which puts her at the forefront of the UK’s global drive to support Ukraine. Supervised movements to secure the release of Nazanin Zaghari-Ratcliffe and Anoosheh Ashoori from Iran.
Achilles heel. Background as a former Liberal Democrat who called for the abolition of the monarchy and a Remainer who opposed Brexit.
Gaffes Perdre as he tried to get out of his press conference exposing his leadership. He told parliament: “In any trade agreement we strike, we will take into account our high standards to make sure our farmers are undermined.”
Little known fact. Daughter of parents she described as “left of work.” Her “horrified” father discovered that he had joined the Conservatives by grabbing a postcard at the family home that said, “I can’t believe you became a Tory, Liz.”
What others say
Maybot 2.0 ”
– some Conservative MPs, according to the Spectator.
No, no. They call it the human hand grenade because it does things. ”
– Nadine Dorries, denying that a Truss nickname among officials is because it causes chaos.
Campaign to be prime minister
Leading sponsors Nadine Dorries, Jacob Rees-Mogg, perhaps Boris Johnson, the Daily Mail.
Lines of attack He told Sunak in a debate that he had raised taxes to the highest level in 70 years, adding, “This will not increase economic growth.” She accused him of lifting national insurance in the face of opposition from her and others in the cabinet.
About the economy It would invest the increase in the national insurance rate, designed to finance health and social care. He wants to continue Johnson’s leveling agenda, but based on low-tax, low-regulation areas. He told the viewer that he would treat the loans accumulated during the pandemic as a war debt that would be canceled over a long period of time.
On cultural wars He joined former leadership candidate Kemi Badenoch to attack Penny Mordaunt, recounting a debate he had opposed moving forward with the self-identification of transgender people.
With regard to internal affairs, he said he would try to extend the plan to expel migrants from Rwanda to countries such as Turkey.
On the environment Committed to maintaining the government’s legally binding target of achieving zero net emissions by 2050, but would suspend green energy taxes.