Boris Johnson resigned from his position as Conservative Party leader and British Prime Minister on July 7 after a series of resignations from his government, rendering his position untenable. The Tory leadership race is now in final phase with foreign minister Liz Truss and former chancellor Rishi Sunak facing each other to succeed Mr Johnson.
Eight Tory MPs qualified for the leadership race and the final five candidates took part in two televised debates.
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During the second debate on Sunday 17 July, ITV’s Julie Etchingham chaired the discussion between the candidates Ms Truss, Mr Sunak, Penny Mordaunt, Kemi Badenoch and Tom Tugendhat.
All hopeful leaders distanced themselves from the outgoing prime minister as they pitted themselves on issues such as the cost of living crisis and Brexit.
None of the candidates said they were willing to promise Johnson a role in their cabinet.
All tried to present themselves as trustworthy with promises of a fresh start, away from the recent scandals of the Tory party.
Mr Johnson previously served as Secretary of State from 2016 to 2018 before stepping down and becoming a backbench MP for his premiership from 2019.
Ms Truss and Mr Sunak face a series of looting this summer before a vote by mail by members of the Tory party.
Johnson’s successor will be announced on September 5 and they will then form a cabinet.
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