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Sir Graham Brady, chairman of the Conservative Party's backbench 1922 Committee, announces that Rishi Sunak and Liza Truss have made it to the final ballot of Conservative members to decide who will replace Boris Johnson as the next party leader and Prime Minister of the United Kingdom, with Penny Mordaunt knocked out. Sunak led the last of five ballots of Tory lawmakers, winning 137 votes, ahead of Truss on 113, while junior trade minister Penny Mordaunt was eliminated after getting 105 votes. IMAGES
Sir Graham Brady, chairman of the influential 1922 Committee of backbench MPs, is vague about whether one or two candidates would be likely to run for the Conservative Party leadership after the resignation of Liz Truss. “The party rules say there will be two candidates unless there is only one candidate" he says. SOUNDBITE
Eurosceptic leader Nigel Farage announces that his Brexit Party will not challenge seats held by the governing Conservatives at next month's election, in a potential boost for Prime Minister Boris Johnson. SOUNDBITE
Theresa May was selected as leader of the Conservative Party in Britain following the withdrawal of her only rival, Andrea Leadsom on Monday. Addressing fellow Tory MPs outside the Houses of Parliament in her first speech as leader she reaffirmed her stance on Britain’s withdrawal from Europe saying "Brexit means Brexit and we are going to make a success of it."
Theresa May was selected as leader of the Conservative Party in Britain following the withdrawal of her only rival, Andrea Leadsom on Monday. Addressing fellow Tory MPs outside the Houses of Parliament in her first speech as leader she reaffirmed her stance on Britain’s withdrawal from Europe saying "Brexit means Brexit and we are going to make a success of it."
Conservative lawmaker Andrea Leadsom told reporters that she was "delighted" to have made "an-female shortlist" in the Tory leadership race. Rough Cut (no reporter narration).