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Britain’s ruling Conservative party Wednesday began winnowing down the eight candidates vying to succeed Prime Minister Boris Johnson, who hinted the race could be curtailed to last days rather than weeks. “I will be leaving soon with my head held high,” Johnson said at his penultimate session of Prime Minister’s…

(Bloomberg) -- Outgoing UK prime minister Boris Johnson raised the prospect of leaving office sooner than expected, suggesting his successor could be chosen “by acclamation” rather than in an eight-week contest as planned. Most Read from Bloomberg Chinese Homebuyers Across 22 Cities Refuse to Pay Mortgages US Inflation Quickens to…

In 2016, Theresa May was anointed as the Brexiteers' imploded, while in 2019 it was always going to be Boris Johnson. In 2022, the race to become Conservative Party leader and the next prime minister is wide open. After the first round of voting on Wednesday, Rishi Sunak emerged with…

The race to replace Boris Johnson as Tory leader was turning acrimonious as the eight contenders prepared for the first-round vote today.  The Daily Mail said the contest had already become a “bitter mud-slinging battle”, with leadership hopeful Jeremy Hunt warning of the risk of recession if current favourite Rishi Sunak landed…

Britain’s former finance minister Rishi Sunak refused on Tuesday to criticise Prime Minister Boris Johnson, despite having helped trigger his dramatic downfall. Sunak, 42, quit last week in protest at Johnson’s scandal-hit administration along with another minister, setting off a wave of government resignations that forced Johnson to step down…

As the contest intensifies, rival campaigns stepped up private criticism of each other and pointed to either financial or other questions hanging over their opponents. Mr Sunak kicked off his campaign by portraying himself as the serious candidate, promising “grown-up” honesty “not fairy tales”, seeking to contrast himself with the…

LONDON -- Nominations in the race to replace British Prime Minister Boris Johnson closed on Tuesday, with eight Conservative lawmakers securing enough support from their colleagues to make the first ballot. Former Health Secretary Sajid Javid, whose resignation last week helped bring Johnson down, was a surprise casualty, failing to…

The British government will only allow the opposition Labour Party to call a confidence vote if they remove reference to outgoing Prime Minister Boris Johnson from the motion to be voted upon, a government spokesperson said on Tuesday. Labour said earlier the government had blocked its plan to call a…

Johnson's popularity has slumped amid a raft of scandals, leaving some London voters to say they are glad he is going Breaking NewsDon't miss out on the headlines from Breaking News. Followed categories will be added to My News. Britain's Labour party on Friday threatened a bid to force Prime…

LONDON—The race to succeed British Prime Minister Boris Johnson intensified on Monday, with several senior Conservative Party politicians pitching themselves with pledges to stick to his approaches toward Brexit and illegal migration, while looking for ways to stoke economic growth. Former Treasury chief Rishi Sunak, who helped spark the wave…