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GRANTHAM: Former British finance minister Rishi Sunak(pix), one of two remaining candidates to become Britain's next prime minister, on Saturday described himself as the underdog in the contest. Sunak's resignation helped trigger a revolt that saw Prime Minister Boris Johnson agree to step down after a series of scandals. Members…

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Liz Truss and Rishi Sunak will spend the summer trying to win the support of Tory members who will decide the next Prime Minister (Image: PA) Rishi Sunak and Liz Truss are doing battle to become the next Prime Minister in a six-week contest to secure the support of Tory…

Boris Johnson: 'I am proud of our record in office since 2019. I remain determined that we continue to deliver in our final weeks' Credit: Peter Nicholls/WPA Pool/Getty Images Policy watch: How do the candidates compare? Liz Truss: I was wrong to back Remain Truss attacks Sunak over 'business as…

So in the end, the contest to replace Boris Johnson as leader of Britain’s Conservative Party and prime minister has come down to Liz Truss and Rishi Sunak after all. The foreign secretary and former chancellor are the last two standing following a series of rounds of voting by Conservative…

Boris Johnson could face a recall petition which could trigger a by-election if he is suspended by MPs investigating whether he lied over Partygate, the Commons speaker Sir Lindsay Hoyle confirmed. The privileges committee examining whether the prime minister mislead parliament has set out the terms of their inquiry, insisting…

​​So it’s goodbye from him. But Boris Johnson’s valedictory Prime Minister’s Questions (PMQs) felt more like an au revoir than a fond farewell. By channelling Arnold Schwarzenegger’s “Hasta la vista, baby” catchphrase, he immediately set Westminster tongues wagging that what he really meant was – to coin another of the…

In his final speech in Parliament, Boris Johnson defended his three tumultuous years in office, covering Covid, Brexit and the war in Ukraine. Photo / AP To a standing ovation from his recently mutinous MPs, British Prime Minister Boris Johnson bowed out of his final set piece event in parliament…

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Express. Home of the Daily and Sunday Express. HOME News Showbiz & TV Sport Comment Finance Travel Entertainment Life & Style UK Politics Royal World Science Weather Weird History Obituaries Nature Sunday InYourArea CONSERVATIVE PARTY members are largely "undecided" about who to back in the race to replace Boris Johnson…