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Former finance minister Sunak cements lead in race to be Britain's PM

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LONDON: Former finance minister Rishi Sunak cemented his lead over rivals to become Britain's next prime minister on Thursday (Jul 14) in an increasingly bitter race to replace Boris Johnson. Sunak, whose exit from the Treasury last week was one of the first in a cascade of resignations that forced Johnson

LONDON: Former finance minister Rishi Sunak cemented his lead over rivals to become Britain's next prime minister on Thursday in an increasingly bitter race to replace Boris Johnson.

There are now five hopefuls, after Brexit supporter Attorney General Suella Braverman was knocked out of the race on Thursday for failing to reach the 30-vote threshold in the second round. Earlier, he took to the airwaves to say his first economic priority would be tackling high inflation, not the tax cuts pledged by his rivals.

Asked why she did not resign when support disappeared for Johnson prompting last week's resignation, she said:"I'm a loyal person. I'm loyal to Boris Johnson."Those remaining - who also include former equalities minister Kemi Badenoch and Tom Tugendhat, chair of parliament's Foreign Affairs Committee - will face a third round of voting by Conservative members of parliament on Monday.

Britain's economy is beset with spiralling inflation, high debt, and low growth that have left people grappling with the tightest squeeze on their finances in decades. Fuel prices have soared in an energy crunch exacerbated by the war in Ukraine.

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