UK PM Election: If Rishi Sunak’s opponent Penny Mordaunt is unable to secure the support of 100 MPs by today, he may wind up becoming the next prime minister of Britain. Already, 142 members of parliament have endorsed Sunak.
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29 MPs are now behind Penny Mordaunt.
Just hours before the deadline to submit their nomination, Boris Johnson, who lost his job as leader in July and left office in September, announced his withdrawal from the race.
By Monday at 2 p.m. local time, Rishi Sunak will take over as Prime Minister if Mordaunt is unable to secure the approval of 100 MPs.
The party has set a threshold of 100 MPs for candidates to even get on the ballot paper, and there are a total of 357 MPs in the party, thus under the rules announced on Thursday, only a maximum of three Tory MPs will be eligible to run.
Around 170,000 Tory members will vote quickly online for the last two contenders, and the next leader will be chosen by next Friday.
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Rishi Sunak’s pledge
Yesterday, Rishi Sunak officially declared his candidacy, pledging to “deliver for the country, unify the party, and restore the economy”.
Despite the resentment Sunak has caused due to his part in Johnson’s resignation as prime minister, Johnson and Sunak met last night amid rumours of an agreement between the two.
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