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UK Conservatives narrow their leadership race to 3 as a new front-runner surges
LONDON (AP) — Conservative lawmakers in Britain ejected former Security Minister Tom Tugendhat from the party leadership contest on Tuesday, leaving three contenders still running to lead the party after its catastrophic election defeat. Tugendhat garnered 20 votes in a ballot of...
Contenders to lead Britain's defeated Conservatives woo members at a key party conference
LONDON (AP) — Members of Britain’s defeated and divided Conservative Party gathered Sunday for an annual conference dominated by the search for a new leader capable of bringing the right-of-center party back from a catastrophic election defeat. U.K. voters ousted the Tories in a...
4 candidates remain in the race to lead the UK's Conservative Party
LONDON (AP) — British lawmaker Mel Stride became the second candidate to be kicked out of the Conservative Party leadership contest, leaving four contenders still running to lead the party after its catastrophic election defeat. Stride garnered just 16 votes in a ballot of...
Britain's defeated Conservatives launch race for a new leader, with the winner announced in November
LONDON (AP) — Britain’s defeated Conservatives will spend more than three months picking a new leader to replace former Prime Minister Rishi Sunak, the party has announced. Sunak will remain acting leader until his successor is announced on Nov. 2. The right-of-center party was...
Britain's Treasury chief vows to run the economy with 'iron discipline' amid demands for pay raises
LONDON (AP) — Britain’s new Treasury chief said Sunday she will run the economy with “iron discipline,” but suggested she’ll give public sector workers an above-inflation pay raise to help end a wave of strikes and strife. The Labour Party government is under pressure from...
