Rishi Sunak leads the race to become the next Prime Minister of Britain, only 4 opponents left
The list is expected to shrink further in the next round of voting on Tuesday. Till Thursday, only two candidates will be left in the fray. By September 5, the winning candidate will take the oath of office as the new prime minister, replacing then-prime minister Boris Johnson.
Former Chancellor Rishi Sunak is leading the race to become the next Prime Minister of Britain. He topped the voting on Monday among members of the Conservative Party of the British Parliament. At the same time, his rival Tom Tugendhat dropped out of the race to become Prime Minister after receiving the least number of votes.
The British Indian former finance minister received 115 votes in the third round of voting, with Trade Minister Penny Mordent coming second with 82 votes, Foreign Secretary Liz Truss with 71 votes and Cami Badenoch with 58 votes. The list is expected to shrink further in the next round of voting on Tuesday. It is expected that only two candidates will be left in the fray till Thursday.
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