Sunak scored 88 votes, ahead of Penny Mordaunt on 67 and foreign minister Liz Truss on 50
Former British chancellor of the exchequer Rishi Sunak speaks to the media in London, Britain, July 12 2022. Picture: HENRY NICHOLLS/ REUTERS
Three of the 11 initial challengers for the premiership fell away on Tuesday after failing to secure enough support from their colleagues. Rishi Sunak, whose resignation as finance minister last week helped precipitate Johnson’s fall, was the favourite.Less familiar figures such as former equalities minister Kemi Badenoch and junior trade minister Penny Mordaunt won notable support ahead of Wednesday's vote.
“I am ... proud of the leadership I have given and I will be leaving soon with my head held high,” Johnson, who is not endorsing any successor, told parliament. All this is set against the backdrop of an energy crunch worsened by the war in Ukraine, which has sent fuel prices soaring.
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