Rishi Sunak and Liz Truss to face off in race to be next UK prime minister

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Rishi Sunak And Liz Truss To Face Off In Race To Be Next Uk Prime Minister
Rishi Sunak and Liz Truss will battle it out over the coming weeks to be the UK’s next prime minister.
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By David Hughes and Sam Blewett, PA Political Staff

Rishi Sunak and Liz Truss will battle it out over the coming weeks to be the UK’s next prime minister.

The former chancellor and the foreign secretary finished in the top two places after five rounds of voting by Tory MPs, with Penny Mordaunt eliminated from the race after a bitter contest in Westminster.

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Liz Truss, left, and Rishi Sunak will go head-to-head for the Tory leadership after Penny Mordaunt, right, was eliminated (UK Parliament/PA)

Mr Sunak, the frontrunner throughout the parliamentary leg of the contest, received 137 votes in the final round of voting.

Ms Truss won 113 votes, narrowly pushing Ms Mordaunt into third place on 105.

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Mr Sunak and Ms Truss will now face a campaign to win the votes of Tory members, with the result of the contest announced on September 5th.

The winner is expected to replace Boris Johnson as prime minister the following day.

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