After British Prime Minister borisjohnson announced his resignation as the head of the ruling Conservative Party and prime minister, several conservative party members announced their candidacy for the head of the party on the 8th and 9th. British media reported that the conservative party is expected to announce the election schedule next week, and the new party leader is expected to take up the post of prime minister in September. At this stage, those who have clearly joined the election include former finance minister Richie sunak, chairman of the Foreign Affairs Committee of the lower house of Parliament Tom tugendat, attorney general Sula breverman, and former undersecretary of state Jimmy badnoh. According to British media, no competitor has obvious advantages at present. According to the latest poll results of opinum consulting, sunak, who triggered the "wave of departures" of the Johnson administration, is one of the leaders, with the support of a quarter of Conservative Party members. The poll also showed that foreign secretary Elizabeth trass ranked second among conservative party members, with a 21% support rate, but trass has not yet announced his participation in the election; Defense Secretary Ben Wallace ranked third with a 12% approval rating. Wallace said on the 9th that he was not prepared to participate in the competition. Sunak resigned as finance minister on the 5th. In his resignation letter, he accused Johnson of incompetence and said he had lost confidence in him. According to him, he and Johnson tried to reach an agreement on economic policy, but their views differed greatly and could not be bridged. After Johnson announced his resignation, sunak officially announced his participation in the new prime minister competition on the 8th. He delivered a video speech through social media, promising to deal with Britain's current economic difficulties "sincerely, seriously and firmly". Recently, food prices in the UK have continued to rise sharply, gasoline prices have broken records, and the cost of living has continued to increase. According to the National Bureau of statistics, the consumer price index (CPI) in the UK rose 9.1% year-on-year in May, hitting another 40 year high after April. Sunak said in the video, "someone must seize this moment and make the right decision. That's why I want to become the new leader and Prime Minister of the conservative party." Sunak was highly praised for the economic policies he implemented during the COVID-19, but he was later involved in the "party gate" scandal in violation of epidemic prevention regulations, and his popularity fell. In addition, he was also criticized for failing to effectively deal with the rising cost of living of British families. According to British media, in addition to the four people who have clearly participated in the election, including sunak, there are many "potential players". They are TRAS, former foreign minister Jeremy Hunt, former health minister said Javed, newly appointed finance minister nazim Zahavi, and former Defense Minister Penny mordant. Johnson said in a speech in front of No. 10 Downing Street in London on the 7th that he would resign as the head of the Conservative Party and prime minister, but would remain in office until the new leader was elected. (Xinhua News Agency)