In Britain, two new candidates entered the race for prime minister

The British Parliament Building in London. File photoMOSCOW, July 10Former British Foreign Secretary Jeremy Hunt and former British Health Minister Sajid Javid announced their intention to run for Prime Minister of the United Kingdom. Both candidates announced their intentions to the Telegraph newspaper. «I am the only major candidate who did not work in the Boris government Johnson. I pointed out what went wrong long before any of the other main contenders, and I didn't defend what can't be justified. So by choosing me, the Conservative Party sends a signal to those voters that we have listened to their concerns and changed. This is the most important thing we need to do now. This is to restore confidence,» Hunt said. We've been a little off track for a couple of years trying to do a little of this, a little of that, and people might feel like they don't know what canned food is. The authors will actually do for (them),» Javid said in turn. Boris Johnson, who replaced Theresa May as prime minister in 2019, announced on July 7 that he was stepping down as prime minister and head of the British Conservative Party. He will serve until the appointment of a new head of the Cabinet. Former British finance minister Rishi Sunak, transport minister Grant Shapps and new finance minister Nadeem Zahavi have already announced their candidacy for the post of prime minister. and Ministry of Health Sajid Javid. After that, the deputy heads of various ministries resigned, including Deputy Minister for Women and Equality Kemi Badenok. Last week it became known that the former Deputy Head of the British Foreign Office for Europe and the United States, Christopher Pincher, had previously staged a drunken brawl in one of London clubs. A number of politicians claimed that Johnson appointed Pincher to the post of deputy coordinator of the Conservative parliamentary faction, although he knew about his notorious past. Johnson apologized and admitted that, «in retrospect, he did the wrong thing,» however, the recognition was followed by a series of resignations due to distrust of the prime minister. In less than two days, about 50 government employees left their posts, including leaders of such key departments such as the Treasury and the Ministry of Health.