Jul 20, 2022 06:44 AM
UK's next prime minister could be of Indian heritage
https://www.aa.com.tr/en/europe/uks-next...ge/2641038
EXCERPTS: Following British Prime Minister Boris Johnson's resignation as leader of the ruling Conservative Party, Rishi Sunak, one of the lawmakers competing for the party leadership and prime minister's seat, won another round of voting Tuesday, bringing him one step closer to possibly becoming the first person of Indian origin to occupy the UK’s top post.
[...] In the fourth round, Sunak received 118 votes, Mordaunt 92, Truss 86 and Badenoch 59. Due to receiving the fewest votes, Badenoch was eliminated. Three candidates remain in the race – Sunak, Mordaunt and Truss.
On Wednesday, one more round of voting will be held to eliminate one candidate, leaving just two contenders for the top position in the party. After that, they will campaign across the country before party members vote on the winner.
The winner of the Tory leadership contest will be announced on Sept. 5 and automatically become the British prime minister.
[...] Sunak began his political career in 2015 after getting elected as a member of the Conservative Party's Richmond seat in London after working in the banking sector following his undergraduate studies.
Sunak has been involved in politics since 2015, holding the position of finance minister from 2020 to July 5 this year and chief secretary to the Treasury from 2019 to 2020.
The idea of an Indian-origin politician becoming prime minister in England, where Anglo-Saxon lawmakers have held the position for a long time, was raised by Sunak's dominance in the fight for party leadership and prime minister's seat in all four rounds.
In addition to being one of the party's most well-known and youthful members, if Sunak wins the election, he will be the nation's first non-white prime minister... (MORE - missing details)
Liz Truss takes step closer to claiming Tory crown as rivals lose momentum
https://www.independent.co.uk/news/uk/po...26852.html
INTRO: Liz Truss’s hopes of replacing Boris Johnson as prime minister have taken a big step forward as rival Penny Mordaunt’s leadership bid stalled and a poll suggested the foreign secretary would comfortably beat MPs’ favourite Rishi Sunak in the final ballot of Tory members.
Both the Truss and Mordaunt camps were love-bombing defeated contender Kemi Badenoch, whose elimination in the fourth round of voting put her in the position of kingmaker.
And all three remaining contenders were battling for the votes of Ms Badenoch’s 59 supporters, who now have the power to decide who joins Mr Sunak in the final battle for the Tory leadership, which will be decided by party members on 5 September.
The 42-year-old former equalities minister herself looks set for a significant role in government whoever becomes PM, with rival camps hailing her “fantastic campaign” and “fresh thinking”.
Mr Sunak’s tally of 118 votes left him tantalisingly close to the 120 threshold to guarantee a place on the final shortlist of two to be announced at 4pm on Wednesday. But his prospects in the members’ ballot looked far gloomier, with a YouGov poll of 725 Tory activists finding he would be comprehensively beaten by either Ms Truss or Ms Mordaunt... (MORE - details)
https://www.aa.com.tr/en/europe/uks-next...ge/2641038
EXCERPTS: Following British Prime Minister Boris Johnson's resignation as leader of the ruling Conservative Party, Rishi Sunak, one of the lawmakers competing for the party leadership and prime minister's seat, won another round of voting Tuesday, bringing him one step closer to possibly becoming the first person of Indian origin to occupy the UK’s top post.
[...] In the fourth round, Sunak received 118 votes, Mordaunt 92, Truss 86 and Badenoch 59. Due to receiving the fewest votes, Badenoch was eliminated. Three candidates remain in the race – Sunak, Mordaunt and Truss.
On Wednesday, one more round of voting will be held to eliminate one candidate, leaving just two contenders for the top position in the party. After that, they will campaign across the country before party members vote on the winner.
The winner of the Tory leadership contest will be announced on Sept. 5 and automatically become the British prime minister.
[...] Sunak began his political career in 2015 after getting elected as a member of the Conservative Party's Richmond seat in London after working in the banking sector following his undergraduate studies.
Sunak has been involved in politics since 2015, holding the position of finance minister from 2020 to July 5 this year and chief secretary to the Treasury from 2019 to 2020.
The idea of an Indian-origin politician becoming prime minister in England, where Anglo-Saxon lawmakers have held the position for a long time, was raised by Sunak's dominance in the fight for party leadership and prime minister's seat in all four rounds.
In addition to being one of the party's most well-known and youthful members, if Sunak wins the election, he will be the nation's first non-white prime minister... (MORE - missing details)
Liz Truss takes step closer to claiming Tory crown as rivals lose momentum
https://www.independent.co.uk/news/uk/po...26852.html
INTRO: Liz Truss’s hopes of replacing Boris Johnson as prime minister have taken a big step forward as rival Penny Mordaunt’s leadership bid stalled and a poll suggested the foreign secretary would comfortably beat MPs’ favourite Rishi Sunak in the final ballot of Tory members.
Both the Truss and Mordaunt camps were love-bombing defeated contender Kemi Badenoch, whose elimination in the fourth round of voting put her in the position of kingmaker.
And all three remaining contenders were battling for the votes of Ms Badenoch’s 59 supporters, who now have the power to decide who joins Mr Sunak in the final battle for the Tory leadership, which will be decided by party members on 5 September.
The 42-year-old former equalities minister herself looks set for a significant role in government whoever becomes PM, with rival camps hailing her “fantastic campaign” and “fresh thinking”.
Mr Sunak’s tally of 118 votes left him tantalisingly close to the 120 threshold to guarantee a place on the final shortlist of two to be announced at 4pm on Wednesday. But his prospects in the members’ ballot looked far gloomier, with a YouGov poll of 725 Tory activists finding he would be comprehensively beaten by either Ms Truss or Ms Mordaunt... (MORE - details)
