The pools open to succeed Boris Johnson: Penny Mordaunt, Ben Wallace or Liz Truss

• United Kingdom Sajid Javid and Rishi Sunak resign in protest against the leadership of Boris Johnson

The chain resignations of the Secretary of the Treasury, Rishi Sunak, and the Secretary of Health, Sajid Javid, yesterday put Boris Johnson in a limit situation.

Former Defense Secretary

has skyrocketed in the stakes for the premier's succession.

Mordaunt, 49, a moderate Brexitera, was "devalued" by Johnson as Secretary of State for Trade Policy and crouches for her moment.

She has been one of the most critical internal voices during the "Partygate", she is a relatively popular face for the British and has a

, where she has been rising integers until she is the second favorite (19.3% of preferences).

The current Minister of Defense

, 52 years old, ranks first among Tory militants (19.7%) and is also the highest rated member of the Government, with 85% popular acceptance, compared to 21% for Boris Johnson (lower valued than all his ministers).

Wallace has gained political clout over the Ukraine war, though he lacks charisma and isn't well known to voters.

His recent confrontation with Johnson over the defense budget gave rise to speculation that his relationship with the "premier" was deteriorating.

Foreign Secretary Liz Truss.AFP

Foreign Secretary

, 46, is third in the Conservative Home pools, with 13.9% of the total preferences.

Since her promotion in September, Truss has waged a calculated campaign of self-promotion online as she has closed ranks with Johnson at critical moments.

She was in favor of remaining in the EU, but she has not hesitated to tighten the screws when it comes to promoting the law of the Ireland Protocol that aims to unilaterally modify the most controversial part of the Brexit agreement.

Nadhim Zahawi

, 55, newly appointed Treasury Secretary after Rishi Sunak resigned, is another name on the rise.

The son of Iraqi immigrants of Kurdish origin, Zahawi made his way as "minister of vaccines" at the critical moment of the pandemic and was later awarded education secretary.

He is currently the third most valued member of the Johnson Government, and so far loyal to his leader.

Rishi Sunak

, 42, was for a time considered the antithesis and natural successor to Boris Johnson.

He reached high levels of popularity thanks to the economic measures during the Covid that allowed maintaining the lowest level of unemployment in recent decades.

His star was extinguished, however, by the scandal of his wife, Akshata Murty, daughter of the Indian billionaire Narayana Murti, who did not declare taxes in the United Kingdom because of the "non-resident" status.

The Government's lukewarm reaction to inflation, which has already exceeded 9% for the year, also caused it to fall in the popularity polls.

Tom Tugendhat

, 49, ranks fourth in the preferences of conservative militants, although he is not a well-known face either.

He belongs to the penultimate batch of deputies in 2015 and was elected thanks in large part to his experience as

in Iraq and Afghanistan.

He is the chairman of Parliament's Foreign Affairs Committee and voted against Johnson in the motion of no confidence, along with 41% of "Tory" deputies.

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