Fri 29 July 2022:
Ben Wallace, one of the most well-liked members of the government, offered his support to British Foreign Minister Liz Truss on Friday, giving her campaign to become the country’s next prime minister a further boost.
According to member surveys of the ruling Conservative Party, Truss is likely to defeat former finance minister Rishi Sunak. Wallace wrote in The Times that Truss was “authentic” and “straight.”
“I have sat with her in cabinet, bilateral meetings and international summits. She stands her ground. Above all, she is straight and means what she says,” he said.
Wallace also took a swipe at Sunak for quitting as Prime Minister Boris Johnson‘s chancellor of the exchequer in early July which helped trigger a wave of other resignations that culminated in Johnson announcing that he would stand down.
“I don’t have the luxury as defence secretary of just walking out the door — I have roles in keeping this country safe,” Wallace said in an interview with The Sun newspaper.
“And the guardian of the markets, you know, the guardian of our economy, is the chancellor.”
The outcome of voting by Conservative Party members for their new leader will be announced on Sept. 5.
Wallace had been seen as the early favourite to replace Johnson as prime minister before he ruled himself out.
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