George Osborne, who was chancellor during the David Cameron years, doesn’t have much expectation of Penny Mordaunt persuading 100 backers and taking this to a vote of Tory members…
Rishi Sunak will be Prime Minister by the end of the day. Some think,like me, he’s a solution to our problems;others think he’s part of the problem.But whatever your politics,let’s all celebrate the first British Asian becoming PM and be proud of our country where this can happen
— George Osborne (@George_Osborne) October 24, 2022
Further, Mr Osborne thinks Ms Mordaunt should stand aside this morning.
He said: “Penny Mordaunt should drop out this AM.
“She can’t command the support of a majority of MPs.
“An uncontested election of Rishi Sunak today would reinforce the return of market credibility and show the Tories have rediscovered a will to win.
“She should then be part of his top team.”
Mr Osborne said that Mr Johnson’s decision to not run in the campaign was a “very welcome and sensible judgment”.