Rishi Sunak at the forefront of the contenders for the post of PM in Britain, the second debate today
Britain Second TV Debate: After the resignation of Boris Johnson in Britain, the race for the post of Prime Minister is going on. Today there will be a second round of TV debate among the candidates for the post of PM in Britain. Five Conservative Party contenders will compete in a second televised debate on Sunday in a race to become Britain's next prime minister. India-born Rishi Sunak is currently leading the contenders for the post of PM. Earlier on Friday, during the Tory Leadership Debate in Britain, the claimants were seen fighting over the tax.
Former UK finance minister Rishi Sunak has emerged as the favorite among 358 Conservative MPs. The next round of voting will be held on Monday. Conservative Party MPs will vote to narrow down the contenders to the last two.
What was discussed in the first debate?
Economic policy was discussed in Britain's first TV debate on Friday. Indian sage Sunak emphasized on honesty in policies. Former Finance Minister of Indian origin Sunak had a clash with Foreign Minister Liz Truss. Liz has promised that if she becomes PM, she will take a decision to cut taxes on the very first day itself. Indian-origin Rishi Sunak has spoken about implementing economic schemes according to the situation instead of quick tax deduction. Sunak said that borrowing to get out of inflation cannot be a plan, it is just a fairy tale. Cami Badenoch and Tom Tugendhat shared their views on some other issues.
Who did better in the first debate?
In a survey about who performed better in the first debate in Britain, Tom Tugendhat got 36 percent of the votes, while Indian-born Rishi Sunak came second with 24 percent of the votes. Mordent and Badenoch got 12-12 per cent of the vote. With this, Liz Truss got only seven percent of the vote. The debate of these five contenders will also take place on the first Sunday of the third round of voting on Monday, which will be broadcast live. On Monday, the contenders who got fewer votes than the votes of Conservative Party MPs would be eliminated and only two contenders would be left.
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