Of the 8, only Sunak seems to have clue on how the economy could be managed for the better: addressing cost of living, levelling up and NHS and care funding. However, given his performance under Johnson and his background in banking I don't feel he can be trusted to work in the interest of the country overall rather than those of particular individuals or institutions.
Somehow I expect Tugendhat to have some moral fibre ... but seems to have no idea how to actually run a government/economy/country (?).
That all of the candidates support the "Rwanda" policy speaks volumes.
The notion that people are talking up Tugendhat, Mourdant, Badenoch and Braverman as credible candidates is, frankly, terrifying on lack of experience grounds.
For as far back as we can remember (certainly back into the 1800s - I gave up going any further back) every PM has either held one of the great offices of state (Chancellor, Foreign Secretary or Home Secretary) or has been successful as Leader of the Opposition (successful enough to have won a general election). So if any of these four became PM they'd be the least experience person to become PM since Queen Victoria was on the thrown.
And there is a reason why every person becoming PM has had that experience - firstly because it is preparation for the top job, but also gives you credibility with your fellow ministers etc. Can you really imagine PM Badenoch or PM Tugendhat credibly leading highly experienced ministers such as Hunt, Sunak, Truss etc - or would these people all have to be relegated to the back benches to allow her to surround herself with people less credible and experienced.
