UK Leadership Race: Who Could Replace Johnson as PM?

UK Leadership Race: Who Could Replace Johnson as PM?

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The video discusses the ongoing leadership race to replace Johnson, highlighting candidates with military backgrounds like Ben Wallace, Penny Mordaunt, and Tom Togan Hart. The economic situation in the UK, including the cost of living crisis, brings figures like Rishi Sunak and Nadeem Zahawi into focus. The video also explores candidates' motivations, such as gaining cabinet positions, and draws parallels with past political events, like Jeremy Corbyn's strategy with Labour.

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1.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

Which factor is currently giving prominence to candidates with military backgrounds in the leadership race?

The healthcare reforms

The recent tax reforms

The war in Ukraine

The economic crisis in the UK

2.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

What is Rishi Sunak hoping to achieve by resigning earlier in the week?

To support the new chancellor

To distance himself from the party gate scandal

To revive his Golden Boy status

To focus on his wife's tax affairs

3.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

How does Nadeem Zahawi's approach to fiscal policy differ from Rishi Sunak's?

He wants to cut public spending

He intends to be less frugal

He aims to maintain the same policies

He plans to increase taxes significantly

4.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

Why are some candidates entering the leadership race despite knowing they have little chance of winning?

To challenge the current policies

To secure a cabinet position

To support the opposition

To gain public attention

5.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

What strategy did Jeremy Corbyn use that is being compared to the current candidates' approach?

Entering a race to gain a position

Focusing on economic reforms

Promoting healthcare changes

Supporting military interventions