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The Conservative Party is currently in the eye of a storm over recent scandals that have rocked the party to the core. Prime Minister Boris Johnson has narrowly avoided being ousted, concentrating efforts instead on the outbreak of the Omicron strain of the Coronavirus. Yet reports that Mr Sunak is in the running to replace the PM, have come with the notion that the current Chancellors of the Exchequer could adopt a more bi-laterally friendly approach with the EU, sparking a flurry of reaction from Express.co.uk readers.<\/p>\n
Stating that the move would spell the end of the Tory Party, Willywonka said: “The Tories will be toast if they give in to the EU.”<\/p>\n
Suggesting that the Chancellor is not the right person to lead the UK, Oldreo said: “I don’t trust Rishi. Another Hammond taking ‘No Deal’ off the table and expecting the EU to be reasonable as he slowly concedes on every point.”<\/p>\n
Trust seemed to be a major issue as Scotsdodo said: “More trust in Boris than Sunak.”<\/p>\n
Barbus10 warned of anyone taking a soft approach to the bloc by saying: “The vote was to leave, and that requires a Hard approach with the EU as they have continually threatened our Country.”<\/p>\n
He added: “Give an inch and they will take a mile.”<\/p>\n
Adding to the distaste at the soft approach, Westerly said: “40 years of being soft with EU got us nowhere. These are people not to be trusted.”<\/p>\n
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Others took to the Chancellors actions whilst he was head of the treasury.<\/p>\n
Referring to cuts pensioners have faced, Polnud said: “Sunak is all too slippery and his raid on the State pension can never be forgiven.”<\/p>\n
As with Retiredoldgit who said: “Pension scammer never voting for him.”
Another pointed out the huge gap in wealth and social standards between Mr Sunak and ordinary people.<\/p>\n
‘Grange001’ said: “We don’t want that snake running the country. A billionaire, he knows nothing of the woes of real life to the ordinary person in the ordinary street.”<\/p>\n
He added: “Or he would not have broken the pension triple lock nor hiked NI payments.”<\/p>\n
He also stated: “How’s a pensioner going to get by next year on a £5\/week increase with RPI inflation at 7.1 percent?”<\/p>\n
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Others turned to the notion of Brexit, and what it stands for, preferring not to see the UK soften its approach to Brussels.<\/p>\n
MackemDragon said: “It is simply unacceptable to water down Brexit. The Tory party has a huge mandate to complete a full Brexit. This is not an ideology it is the overwhelming democratic will of the British people.”<\/p>\n
He added: “If the Tories cannot elect a Brexit Prime Minister they should not be in power.”<\/p>\n
Adding to the notion that Brexit is still not yet complete, Partridge said: “It’s not yet completed. With our fishing industry, farmers, and the people of Northern Ireland (among others) betrayed, and our borders wide open, we do not yet have a full Brexit. We have Brexit in name only.”<\/p>\n
DON’T MISS:<\/strong> Jonah47 said: “We voted for Brexit and not to go soft on the EU. We need to exploit every opportunity to deliver the terms we voted for.”<\/p>\n He added: “We have already demonstrated that Brexit has worked lets press on with our advantage.”<\/p>\n Ending the debate, ‘DaemonStorm’ suggested his views on where the Tory Party should be headed.<\/p>\n He said: “We don’t want Sunak to run Britain – he is too weak. We need someone with a backbone and who is not going to tax us to the hilt. If Tories don’t want to be voted in, then carry on the way you are going…”<\/p>\n For now, the Government is focusing heavily on the state of the health of Britons as the UK plunges into the worrying effects of yet another strain of the Covid-19 virus.<\/p>\n Currently, Plan B is in motion, with rumours of further action in the near future.<\/p>\n For the Conservative Party, the Prime Minister and the Chancellor, the next few weeks will be spent cautiously, and respecting when, where and how they celebrate Christmas, following the advice of Chris Whitty to “choose your Christmas events wisely.”<\/p>\n
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