Who Could Replace Sunak? 

Imagine being the Tory party and thinking Braverman is the answer to your existential crisis.

A cabbage

Tories truly deserve Zero seats.

They forgot to poll the most important member of the cabinet! The Chief Mouser, Larry

Labour dose have to understand that just because they have the up and coming big win, it dose not mean that they have the public's respect. We just needed the torres out

Simply replacing the Party Leader won't help the Conservatives. It's a collective problem with the party, not just Rishi Sunak.

CORRECTION: We'd just like to take the time to apologise for an error we have spotted in the video. At 3:00, we state in the narration that Mordaunt has a satisfaction rating of 42%. On screen, however, she is shown to have a satisfaction rating of 45%. An error was made in the animation of the video, and the poll on screen at the time is from November 2023 - not the one we reference in the narration from April this year. Again, we'd just like to apologise for this error, and we'll try to minimise such errors moving forwards.

Who could replace Sunak? Is that lettuce still hanging around?

The assumption here that Mordaunt will keep her seat is stunning. Portsmouth North is a bellwether seat and usually goes with the government. Assuming Mordaunt stands there, and doesn’t do a chicken run to a safer seat, it’s almost akin to saying Portillo would be a great candidate for the Tory leadership in 97, before he went and lost his seat.

It’s ridiculous that Tories will give the UK a 3rd unelected prime minister in a row, just call a general election NOW.

0:14 Neither of those polls suggest more seats for Labour than in 1997. But the April one does suggest less seats for the Tories than in 1997.

Mordaunt has to retain her seat first and foremost. That's far from guaranteed.

Kier Starmer is the next Conservative prime minister

Who ever wins, we lose.

that cactus on the top shelve is on the absolute edge. You should named it Rishi

The issue isn't Tory v Labour, the issue is the national debt. We are getting rid of the Tories because we are sick and tired of their lies, sleeze and corruption. We are sick of how they treat us on a daily basis while thinking they are better than us. We are not however, voting for a Labour government based on brilliant polices and plans. And that is going to be a problem come 2026 or so.

Braverman should get it because she's so terrible that she deserves to be the leader who oversaw the downfall of the Tories.

maybe a local Cab driver perhaps a clerk?

Badenoch might be respected as a minister but can anyone see the Tory MEMBERSHIP (not parliament) voting a black woman into party leader position?

An actual head of lettuce as leader would be too good for that rotten party.

Look at the leadership pool of Tories, hopeless.

Quite honestly whoever replaces him it won’t Make the slightest difference , there is so much corruption going on

The Rwandan Ambassador?

I might be harsh but... if the Tories are about to face their biggest defeat ever in less than 6 months, then it doesn't matter much who's gonna be the next Tory leader, does it? In fact, I'd like to see less Tory-related content and more Labour ones since I still have no idea what this country and my daily life will look like when Labour takes over?! Please share relevant content!!!

The tory downfall is a collective effort. Trash after trash.

Kier Starmer's the first name that jumps to mind.

Is it that time of year again where we get a new Prime Minister?

I used to be a Tory member...I now couldnt dislike them more. I woule say though that I really hope Penny doesnt run this time, shes a good politician, and I dont want to see a rare good tory ruined as a scapegoat when the tories lose.

cabbage 2.0?

I haven't been able to identify any cabinet minister since Boris' cabinet except Braverman and David Cameron

It has to be penny mourdant… anyone else is insane

An 8 minute and 31 sec video to say 'no idea, could be any of them' Genius, pure genius

For impartiality/clarity could you start with “Following polling data, it’s becoming clearer and clearer that the conservatives will lose the general election”. Or something to that effect, it draws the direct data source and highlights that this isn’t a statement of fact from TLDR but, rather drawn from data following a trend. Small but, very important distinction. Cheers from a long term viewer/supporter :)

Sunak is already setting up his next job as a tech bro. He got his friend Musk to set him up with a job.

The little Cameron on the thumbnail implies that he could be Con leader again and that would be hilarious after all this time

My vote is for a chocolate teapot as it would be more effective

Who cares who leads the Conservative Party. I don't think there is any way back after the inevitable defeat in November. Why would anyone bother standing to be the leader? They only stay in charge until the other MP's vote them out.

I don't get to vote in the conservative leadership elections, but from an outsiders perspective I find the rankings pretty clear: A chicken > Penny M > Rishi Sunack> Kemi B > a lettuce > Liz Truss > Suella Braverman As such my vote in the general election might have to go to the MRLP as they are the party with the best PM candidate in the list.

Suella Braverman! She can be a great dictator for the UK.

I love how we've gone from last year people saying there's still a chance of a 1992 repeat to this year people saying Canada 1993 is on the cards.

zero seats

It's important to remember that Sunak's successor would have to survive the election. Penny Mordaunt is in real danger of losing her seat.

Wow.. finally.. he lasted longer than everyone expected!

From a purely objective political entertainment point of view it is going to be interesting to see how many MPs the Conservatives have left after the election and their place on the political spectrum. If they end up with sub 100 MPs as one poll has suggested, there could be a situation where there are only centrist, or only right leaning MPs left. It could change the whole feel of the party. And will the remaining MPs align with the views of their membership, donors, their councillors and other party elements. What's left of the party could fall apart.

There is no wayyyy suella is a candidate 😂😂

I think my pet cat would do a better job than sunak

I wish this was a little more analytical. Didn't mention that Penny Mordaunt is in a former Labour seat and probably won't be in Parliament after the election. If so the more centrist Tories will back another candidate, no mentioned. Additionally the reminding Tories are likely to be in rural, moderate, safe seats meaning the more right wing, Brexit, red wall conservatives will be gone. Just feel like this could have gone a little deeper.

the question would appear moot for the foreseeable future..

I’m American so it’s so weird to see a Conservative Party with women and people of color in actual leadership roles and weight in the party

How is that quote anti trans?

I'm guessing the choice for the Tories is between 'saving seats from being lost to Labour' and 'saving seats from being lost to Reform'? It's quite obvious if there's a change in leadership, given polling, they're there to save the furniture at the next election. I'm guessing that many Tory MPs may feel that Reform is more of an existential threat to the party, so may be inclined to support a more right-leaning leader to mitigate the losses. I could, of course, be wrong.

It needs Reforming for sure.

If the tories are smart, they’d get Penny in. Penny won’t get in.

Dumb question who couldn't replace him is the bigger question

Doesn't mean a thing if Penny, Suella or Badenoch don't win their seats. If the leadership contentest is after the election and not triggered before hand by bickering MPs the tory party landscape will look vastly different. With current polling and majorities being over turned of 25k+ being favourites amoung Conservatives means very little if you aren't viewed favorably in your constituency.

It's not Sunak or Liz or Boris it's the Conservative Party! People are fed-up with them governing for corporations instead of the people...

Mannequin in a top hat?

I think there's zero chance whatsoever of the UK electorate voting for a black woman to be the Prime Minister.

Why did the thumbnail have a picture of David Cameron? It's not a big deal on its own but its just one more example of the increased amount of clickbait across TLDR and it really puts me off and makes me doubt your integrity as a news channel. If you would lie about the content of the video to pull in views, why should I trust you to deliver unbiased news when sensationalism is more profitable?

I get why some MPs might want to try. "With someone else, I might be able to keep my seat.". But, who would want to replace him? Even if someone had a plan that they thought would turn things around, do they think they'd be able to get it passed and implemented to make a difference by the end of the year? Most likely not. Which leads us to ask: Does anyone really want to carry the mantle of being in charge when the Conservative party lost their biggest election ever?

To be honest the fact that these are the three individuals left to replace Sunak, just says it all. No wonder Sunak has not received a confidence vote...

*Starmer would make a great leader of the Tories*

A point I feel you should have touched on is their relative chances of holding their seats.

A while back, I put 50p on Truss being the next leader at 100/1, she's now on 66/1. I can't cash that difference out, unfortunately.

Hopefully a Labour government.

How on earth would the Tories get 155 seats!? Are people stupid!? ZERO SEATS!!!

One thing you haven't really mentioned is the vulnerability of Mordaunt's seat. Badenoch and Braverman in NW Essex and Fareham & Waterlooville respectively are not going anywhere at the next election, but Mordaunt in Portsmouth North very much could. Her being taken out in her seat would mean her faction of the party would probably have to find someone else, potentially someone that isn't well known

One important factor to bear in mind is the very real chance that Mordaunt, and maybe even Badenoch will lose their seats.

Badenoch would be hilarious.

Got it. The options are ruthless, heartless or clueless.

If the tories do genuinely get decimated it will signal that the public are sick of the current crop. Don't rule out a complete outsider being their next leader by virtue of their lack of association with recent governments.

They will choose the most crazy candidate. So Suella.

Who cares whos next, the tories have an inexhaustible supply of bellends.

As a right wing libertarian I would like to say that truss is about a right wing libertarian as Keir starmer is a socialist

If current polling is right none of these will be eligible after the election

Personally, I can't see Mordaunt even holding her seat. Portsmouth North has been Labour before, after all.

One of the strange ironies of these candidates is that the party most famous for being perceived as racist and sexist, is also the party without a single white male as serious contender for head of the party.

What happened to elections? Isn't he the 4th non elected ( by the people) leader of the country.

It's kind of the most irrelevant question in British politics right now, with the absolute devastation that they're about to suffer. May as well be asking what particular colour the next Monster Raving Loony Party's leader's hat inner lining should be.

I LOVE YOUR VOICE

The right wing would most likely gladly choose Moordaunt over either Badenoch or Bravermann, let’s not forget that they’re the right wing for a reason 😂

I'll replace him if you want?

I'm sorry but I think there serious rethink about faction labels - someone who advocated for No Deal Brexit, wanted to make Andrea Leadsome chancellor and ended up backing Liz Truss for leader can't really be described as a "moderate"

You forgot the lettuce

Ofc when mainland Europe shifts right, the UK shifts left.

Donkeys is better

The MRP polls aren't predicting what the seat count will be in the next general election. They were predicting what the seat counts would be if there was a GE on the day of the poll. It doesn't extrapolate to account for possible changing sentiments between then and the date of the GE.

Ok, step one to becoming leader of the tories, “1. Become popular with other tories.” This is f-ing gold, keep it coming, I’ll be the king of England in no time…

Whilst two of the candidates are essentially monsters, it is nice to see that woman are becoming more leading within politics.

British politics is mad 🫨

Dont matter who they put in charge their incompetence over the years has sealed their fate none of them are worth voting for same with labour but they will probably win and run the country further into the ground

Labour Party only have 8% working class members, down from 70% when they started and in the 80s. Tories-lite. We need proportional representation now.

I will never understand how the Conservatives came up with the idea of appointing an Indian as their leader when the main motivation for Brexit and support for the party was based on racism and rejection of the non-UK indigenous population. He was inappropriate from the start.

This is about to be a full cabbage harvest 😂

Suella. Mordant … you must be joking.

So many factions...why don't they just split and become a multiparty system?

It's hardly controversial that the British Empire was a force for good. The BE was not the first empire in basically any of the regions it occupied, and most had known atrocities and exploitation by previous regimes...however, only the BE left a legacy of anti-slavery, an evil that had plagued mankind since pre-history. In its short time the BE ended the slave trade, spread the industrial revolution that gave us prosperity beyond what anyone thought possible, spread the scientific principle that elevated humanity to the tech level it enjoys now, spread medical advances that have saved billions of lives, spread modern agricultural tech that has resulted in more people dying of obesity than famine (something that was unheard of in all history before the 20th century), prevented Napoleon from conquoring Europe and defeated the Nazis. All in all, they had a positive legacy. Lets not forget that if the UK had taken the land it likely would have been taken by another, as empire was the order of the day. Its not as if it would have remained independent, either a local/regional empire would have taken the land, or another European one would have...and look at their legacy. Most had to be forced by the UK to abandon slavery.

I think Rishi Sunak and the Conservative Party will ended up like what happened to Kim Campbell and her Party (Progressive Conservative) in the 1993 Canadian federal election winning only 2 seats...

Has anyone else noticed that as the Tory party gets weaker that Ben keeps looking more vibrant and sexy?

Nebula News wtf. When I started watching 'This Week In Parliament' this was a one-person outfit considering giving up. Wow.