Foreign SecretaryLiz Trusslooks all set to win the Conservative leadership contest, tearing ahead of former Chancellor Sunak in a Sky News poll by a whopping32 percentage points.But will she be an improvement overBoris Johnson?
For some Conservatives, if Truss manages to break fewer laws and spark less anger than her predecessor, she will be a success. However, with prices forecast torise fasterthan they have since the Second World War, their voters will be looking for more than just the Margaret Thatcher roleplaying seen so far.
Despite hismany faults,Boris Johnson's political strength came from his own personal brand and ability to shapeshift into any stance his party needed to win an election. This allowed him to secure a big majority and carry out policies, namelyBrexitand a hard anti-immigration line, where others had failed.
In contrast, Truss has this week had to defend previously saying that British workersneeded to graft more,as well as calling for the public to pay for GP visits in an old policy paper - not the most salt of the earth, woman-of-the-people things to say.
But, considering Boris Johnson's well-documented litany of mistakes and failures, will she at least be a competent leader?Have your say in the comment section.
Or, are the Conservatives scraping the bottom of the talent barrel?Let us know down below.