British Defense Minister Ben Wallace. File photoMOSCOW, 29 JulBritish Defense Secretary Ben Wallace supported Foreign Secretary Liz Truss's candidacy for Conservative Party leader and prime minister. In a Times column, he called Truss «the only candidate» with sufficient experience , in order to become the leader of the nation from the first day as prime minister. According to the head of the Department of Defense, he supports Truss, because she is «direct and always says what she thinks.» «I sat next to her at cabinet meetings, at bilateral meetings and international summits. She always stands her ground,» Wallace added. .Last week in Britain, the fifth round of voting by members of parliament from the Conservative Party took place to elect its leader, who will also become the country's prime minister. According to its results, two candidates reached the final of the electoral race — Liz Truss and the former head of the Ministry of Finance Rishi Sunak. In total, 11 parliamentarians previously announced their desire to run for the role of leader of the Conservatives and Prime Minister of Britain, nine of whom were eliminated at earlier stages. In the last round of the winner of the two finalists, all members of the party, which today are about 200,000, will be chosen. Voting will be by mail and will end at 5:00 pm local time on September 2. The results are expected to be announced on September 5, when parliament resumes work after a summer break. British Prime Minister Boris Johnson, who replaced Theresa May as prime minister in 2019, announced on July 7 that he was stepping down as head of the Cabinet and leader of the Conservative Party. This comes amid a scandal over the appointment of Christopher Pincher, the former British Deputy Foreign Secretary for Europe and the United States, to a new position despite reports of harassment on his part. .jpg» />Sunak said he would not look for a job for Johnson
