Sunak tops ballot in second round of contest to replace Boris Johnson

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Former British finance minister Rishi Sunak won the most votes in the second round of voting to succeed Boris Johnson as leader of the Conservative Party and prime minister, as one candidate was eliminated.

Sunak came top with 101 votes, followed by junior trade minister and bookmakers' favorite Penny Mordaunt on 83 votes and Foreign Secretary Liz Truss on 64 votes. Attorney General Suella Braverman was eliminated with 27 votes.

Lawmaker Tom Tugendhat received 32 votes and Kemi Badenoch received 49 votes.

Penny Mordaunt is the most popular with public party members – but they only choose between the last two contenders after MPs cut down the shortlist. /Henry Nicholls/Reuters

Further rounds of voting will see the field narrowed down to the final two by July 21. Ordinary party members will then decide which candidate they want to be their leader.

British Foreign Secretary and Conservative leadership campaign candidate Liz Truss during her campaign launch event. /Toby Melville/Reuters

Cover image of Rishi Sunak: Toby Melville/Reuters

Source(s): Reuters

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