The UK’s two final Conservative leadership contenders continued their clash on the economy, the biggest battleground of the race, as they began hustings over the weekend. Foreign Secretary Liz Truss vowed to light a “red tape bonfire” of EU regulations, while former Chancellor of the Exchequer Rishi Sunak said his proposals are “commonsense Thatcherism.” The two candidates…
Truss Promises EU ‘Red Tape Bonfire,’ While Sunak Touts ‘Commonsense Thatcherism’
Rishi Sunak and Liz Truss in Final Race to Become British Prime Minister
Rishi Sunak and Liz Truss became the last two candidates standing on Wednesday after Penny Mordaunt was eliminated from the race to replace Boris Johnson as the UK’s prime minister. In a nail-biting final parliamentary vote, Sunak managed to stay on top with 137 votes, gaining 19 more supporters after Kemi Badenoch was eliminated on Tuesday. Mordaunt,…
Rishi Sunak, Liz Truss in Final Runoff to Become UK Prime Minister
Rishi Sunak and Liz Truss became the last two candidates standing on Wednesday after Penny Mordaunt was eliminated from the race to replace Boris Johnson as the UK’s prime minister. In a nail-biting final parliamentary vote, Sunak managed to stay on top with 137 votes, gaining 19 more supporters after Kemi Badenoch was eliminated on Tuesday. Mordaunt,…
Kemi Badenoch Eliminated as UK Race to Become Prime Minister Narrows to 3
Three Conservative leadership candidates remain after Kemi Badenoch was eliminated on Tuesday. Rishi Sunak, Penny Mordaunt, and Liz Truss will proceed onto the fifth ballot on Wednesday when the final two contestants will be selected. Sunak remains the front runner with 118 votes, picking up only three of the 32 floating votes after Foreign Affairs…
Tom Tugendhat Knocked Out of UK Conservative Leadership Contest
Conservative leadership candidate Foreign Affairs Committee chair Tom Tugendhat was eliminated from the race on Monday on the third ballot. The former soldier and “clean start” candidate—the only candidate who has never held a government role, secured 31 votes from his colleagues. Rishi Sunak managed to stay on top of the league with 115 votes in the…
UK Conservative Leadership Candidates to Face Further Votes Following Televised Debates
The field will be narrowed again on Monday evening for candidates vying to be the UK’s next prime minister. One of the five Conservative leadership hopefuls is expected to be eliminated in the third ballot following two televised debates on Friday and Sunday. But the third televised debate planned for Tuesday has been canceled after…
5 Conservative Leadership Candidates Clash Over Tax, Trust, Gender Self-ID
Five British Conservative leadership candidates hoping to be the next prime minister on Friday appeared in their first televised debate that was mainly focused on tax and spending and trust in politicians. Former Chancellor of the Exchequer Rishi Sunak, the only candidate who opposes immediate tax cuts, clashed with the other candidates over the issue….
5 UK Conservative Leadership Candidates Clash Over Tax, Trust, Gender Self-ID
Five British Conservative leadership candidates hoping to be the next prime minister on Friday appeared in their first televised debate that was mainly focused on tax and spending and trust in politicians. Former Chancellor of the Exchequer Rishi Sunak, the only candidate who opposes immediate tax cuts, clashed with the other candidates over the issue….
Party Divide Prompts 2 Ontario MPs to Switch Allegiances in Conservative Leadership
Two Ontario members of Parliament are switching allegiances in the Conservative leadership race from Patrick Brown to Pierre Poilievre, citing the need to unite the fractured party. Flamborough-Glanbrook MP Dan Muys and Dufferin-Caledon MP Kyle Seeback previously signalled their support for Brown’s campaign in March. Both MPs now say Poilievre is the candidate who can…
WHO Shouldn’t Encroach on Canada’s Health Sovereignty: Leslyn Lewis
Conservative Party leadership candidate Leslyn Lewis says that the World Health Organization shouldn’t encroach on Canada’s health sovereignty with a global pandemic response treaty, and that Canada needs its own pandemic strategy. The WHO’s governing body, the World Health Assembly (WHA), announced in December 2021 that world leaders have reached a consensus to begin drafting a…
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