Here's what you need to know about the race to replace Ex-PM Liz Truss:
London, UK — Former U.K. Prime Minister Boris Johnson will not take part in the contest to replace outgoing leader Liz Truss.
Despite being ousted from office just three months ago, several Conservative MPs had endorsed Boris Johnson for the top seat, and he reportedly told allies over the last couple of days that he would formally join the contest.
But in a statement late Sunday, Boris Johnson said it was simply not the right time and that he had cleared the very high hurdle of 102 nominations to take part in the contest. Around 60 lawmakers had publicly backed the ex-PM but there had been question marks over exactly how many nominations he had received.
Mr. Johnson mentioned his two rivals in his statement, Rishi Sunak and Penny Mordaunt, who have both officially entered the contest. He alleges the three have sadly not been able to work out a way of coming together.
Former Finance Minister Rishi Sunak is now the red hot favorite to be the next British leader with around 140 nominations so far.
British Prime Minister Liz Truss resigned Thursday, bringing to a close a brief 44-day tenure mired by “mini-budget” chaos, economic turmoil and weeks of political infighting.
The next PM will once again be decided by a Conservative Party leadership contest drawn from a short-list of candidates; who have until 14:00 hours London time on Monday to gain the backing of 100 MPs and therefore enter the ballot for party leader.
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| The Leader of the House of Commons Penny Mordaunt who came third in the last leadership election |
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| Former UK Finance Minister Rishi Sunak has emerged as the clear front-runner to be the United Kingdom's next prime minister. |
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| Former ousted U.K. Prime Minister Boris Johnson drops out of the contest to replace Liz Truss |
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