Race to replace Britain's Boris Johnson as Conservative leader and prime minister is under way, with FM Liz Truss among 11 candidates already declared and more Tory MPs likely to join
Truss says she has"a clear vision of where we need to be, and the experience and resolve to get us there".
The bid by Truss, seen as a frontrunner in the Tory leadership contest, followed that of former defence minister Penny Mordaunt as the race expanded to 11 candidates. Sunak and former health minister Sajid Javid –– who has also declared his candidacy –– both resigned late on Tuesday, prompting dozens of more junior colleagues to follow suit.But the 58-year-old leader, whose three-year premiership has been defined by scandal, the country's departure from the European Union and the Covid pandemic, said he would stay on until his successor is selected.
They join attorney general and arch-Brexiteer Suella Braverman, the relatively unknown former equalities minister Kemi Badenoch and backbench Tory MP Tom Tugendhat on the growing candidate list.
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