13 July 2022 1 Min Read
Rishi Sunak tops first round of voting in UK leadership contest
in News by William James
Sunak scored 88 votes, ahead of Mordaunt on 67 and Truss on 50.
Image: REUTERS/Henry Nicholls/File Photo
Image: REUTERS/Henry Nicholls/File Photo
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Former British finance minister Rishi Sunak won the most votes in the first round of voting to succeed Boris Johnson as leader of the Conservative Party and prime minister, as two candidates were eliminated.
Sunak scored 88 votes, ahead of Mordaunt on 67 and Truss on 50. Finance minister Nadhim Zahawi and former cabinet minister Jeremy Hunt were eliminated.
Reuters