Who could become UK’s new PM?

[ad_1] LONDON: Here are the main contenders confirmed or expected to run to succeed UK Prime Minister Liz Truss, after she announced her resignation on Thursday: Former chancellor of the exchequer Sunak secured the support of the 100 Conservative MPs needed to stand in the contest on Friday and formally announced his candidacy Sunday. The…

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Priti Patel endorses Boris Johnson as new UK PM

[ad_1] LONDON: Priti Patel, who served as British Home Secretary in former prime minister Boris Johnson‘s Cabinet, on Saturday endorsed her ex-boss as the best-placed candidate to replace Liz Truss at 10 Downing Street. The Indian-origin MP, who had remained conspicuously silent over her choice of Conservative Party leader in the last leadership contest between…

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