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Rishi Sunak is nearing 10th place while Penny Mordaunt is trying to get 100 MPs over her

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Rishi Sunak nears No. 10 as Penny Mordaunt tries to get past 100 MPs – BBC News

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  • Rishi Sunak is the clear favorite to replace Liz Truss as UK Prime Minister and could be declared the new leader of the Conservative Party as early as this afternoon
  • The leader of the House of Commons, Penny Mordaunt, is still in contention, struggling to gain 100 MP supporters by the 2pm deadline
  • She is currently well behind Sunak, with fewer than 30 backers who have publicly confirmed their support
  • Key supporters of Boris Johnson – who dropped out of the contest on Sunday night – are urging the party to rally behind the former Chancellor
  • These include ex-Home Secretary Priti Patel and Secretary of State James Cleverly
  • Johnson claimed he achieved the support needed to stand, but said it wasn’t “the right thing.”
  • Since then he has been praised by both Sunak and Mordaunt
  • Labor, like the Scottish National Party, has repeated its call for new elections