The race to replace Britain's Boris Johnson as Conservative leader and prime minister is underway, with nine candidates already declared and more Tory MPs likely to join.
While several possible successors are seen as frontrunners, there is no clear favourite - and such contests are notoriously volatile.The UK's first Hindu finance minister, Sunak quit on Tuesday and declared he was standing three days later.
Sunak, 42, has a high profile on social media - launching his bid in a slick video posted to Twitter - and won plaudits for shoring up the economy during the pandemic. A fluent Japanese speaker lacking Johnson's charisma, he has also vowed to cut corporation tax from 25 to 15 percent.The 46-year-old is popular among Conservative members for her outspokenness.
But his private wealth has also drawn adverse attention, including when he claimed parliamentary expenses for heating his horse stables. Mordaunt, 49, the first woman to have been UK defence secretary and currently a trade minister, was the latest to join the contest, announcing in a video posted to social media Sunday.
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