After Round 1, Rishi Sunak Leads Race To Be Boris Johnson’s Replacement

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. Rishi Sunak scored 88 votes, ahead of Mordaunt on 67 and Truss on 50. Boris Johnson quit as British prime minister on July 7.

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