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Oct
24
2022
By The African Mirror
Boris Johnson pulls out of UK Conservative leadership race

Boris Johnson pulls out of UK Conservative leadership race

WORLD
FORMER prime minister Boris Johnson pulled out of the contest to become Britain's next leader, saying he had the support of enough lawmakers to progress to the next stage but was well behind front-runner former finance minister Rishi Sunak. "There is a very good chance that I would be successful in the election with Conservative Party members - and that I could indeed be back in Downing Street on Friday," Johnson said in a statement. "But in the course of the last days, I have sadly come to the conclusion that this would simply not be the right thing to…
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Oct
22
2022
By The African Mirror
Race to be next UK PM begins as momentum grows behind Boris Johnson

Race to be next UK PM begins as momentum grows behind Boris Johnson

WORLD
ELIZABETH PIPER, KYLIE MACLELLAN and ANDREW MACASKILL FOUR senior ministers threw their weight behind Boris Johnson to return as British prime minister after Liz Truss's resignation triggered a contest to quickly replace her as Conservative Party leader. Former defence minister Penny Mordaunt became the first candidate to officially declare, but Johnson and Rishi Sunak, once his finance minister, led potential contenders as candidates canvassed support ahead of voting next week. With the Conservatives holding a large majority in parliament and able to ignore calls for a general election for another two years, the new party leader will become prime minister…
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Oct
21
2022
By The African Mirror
UK’s Sunak, Mordaunt in running to be next PM – Sky

UK’s Sunak, Mordaunt in running to be next PM – Sky

NEWS
RISHI Sunak and Penny Mordaunt, two contenders in Britain's previous leadership contest this year, are believed to be in the running to become the nation's next prime minister following Liz Truss's resignation on Thursday, Sky News reported. Separately the Guardian's political editor reported former minister Michael Gove was "ruled out" for the leadership. Thomson Reuters Foundation
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Jul
21
2022
By The African Mirror
Race to become UK PM down to final two: Rishi Sunak and Liz Truss

Race to become UK PM down to final two: Rishi Sunak and Liz Truss

WORLD
FORMER finance minister Rishi Sunak and foreign secretary Liz Truss will battle it out to become Britain's next prime minister after they won the final lawmaker vote, setting up the last stage of the contest to replace Boris Johnson. Sunak has led in all rounds of the voting among Conservative lawmakers, but it is Truss who seems to have gained the advantage so far among the 200,000 members of the governing party who will ultimately choose the winner. The final stretch of a weeks-long contest will pit Sunak, a former Goldman Sachs banker who has raised the tax burden towards…
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Jul
13
2022
By The African Mirror
Ex-finance minister Sunak launches bids to be UK PM as rival backs him

Ex-finance minister Sunak launches bids to be UK PM as rival backs him

WORLD
ELIZABETH PIPER and KYLIE MACLELLAN EX-FINANCE minister Rishi Sunak, the favourite to become Britain's next prime minister, kicked off his campaign promising "honesty", in an increasingly testy and divisive battle to succeed Boris Johnson. An initial 11 candidates put their names forward to become the leader of the governing Conservative Party and Britain's next premier after Johnson was forced to say he would step down when support drained from him over a series of scandals. Only those who get nominations from 20 of their 358 Conservative colleagues in parliament on Tuesday will go forward to the first vote on Wednesday.…
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