Another contender set for removal from UK Conservative leadership race
Sunak, who quit as Britain's Treasury chief last week, got the most votes in a first-round ballot on Wednesday, with junior trade minister Mordaunt a strong second. Bookmaker Ladbrokes said Mordaunt was now the favorite to win the leadership election, followed by Sunak and Foreign Secretary Liz Truss.
In a campaign launch speech, Truss cited her international experience mustering support for Ukraine in response to Russia's invasion and striking deals with other countries in her former role as trade secretary. He said his “number one economic priority is to tackle inflation” - forecast to hit 11% later this year - before cutting taxes.
Three other candidates remain in the race. Lawmakers will vote again Thursday, and the lowest-placed contender will drop out.The final two contenders will face a runoff vote by about 180,000 Conservative Party members across the country. The winner is scheduled to be announced Sept. 5 and will automatically become prime minister, without the need for a national election.
Unlike Sunak and Truss, Mordaunt didn't hold a senior post in Johnson's government, though she was a junior minister. An affable politician from a military family, she is widely seen as a breath of fresh air and has been scoring highly in polls of party members.
South Africa Latest News, South Africa Headlines
Similar News:You can also read news stories similar to this one that we have collected from other news sources.
U.K. leader hopefuls battle for support as nominations closeContenders to replace British Prime Minister Boris Johnson were racing Tuesday to clear their first hurdle: amassing enough support from colleagues to make the Conservative Party leadership ballot.
Read more »
Tom Mulcair: Stephen Harper clearly has a preferred candidate in the Conservative raceNow that Patrick Brown is no longer a Conservative Party leadership candidate, it's a pretty safe bet that many if not most of his supporters will simply not vote and Jean Charest's hopes for second-place votes go down the tubes along with his 'path to victory,' former NDP leader Thomas Mulcair writes in an exclusive opinion column for CTVNews.ca.
Read more »
The Right Stuff: What’s next for the Conservative leadership raceStephanie Levitz, politics reporter for the Star talks about Patrick Brown, The Conservative leadership race and what’s next
Read more »
Poilievre tops leadership endorsements from Edmonton-area MPsMajority of Edmonton\u002Darea MPs have thrown their support behind Pierre Poilievre in race to become new leader of Conservative Party of Canada
Read more »