Assuming Sunak does succeed Johnson, how many Tory voters would pause before voting for a party run by a swarthy person of the Asian persuasion? Given the xenophobia and outright racism in some Tory/Brexit demographics, not to mention ‘red wall’ constituencies, might this not be a non-trivial risk factor for them?
If the Yanks elected Obama twice, one would think/hope the British could get their heads around Sunak in No.10.