It's Rishi Sunak v Liz Truss to become Britain's next Prime Minister - Penny Mordaunt has been eliminated from the Tory leadership race
Former chancellor Mr Sunak, whose resignation preceded an avalanche of departures from Government that brought down Boris Johnson, will battle with foreign secretary Liz Truss, a long-time ally of the PM's.
After a series of votes between the Conservative party's MPs, they will now campaign to win the vote of the party's members later this year. Mr Sunak had the most votes with 137, and Ms Truss received 113. Penny Mordaunt won 105 MPs over to her campaign. But the former chancellor, having been in the lead for the campaign, will have to convince his party's members he has what it takes to be their new leader and Prime Minister.A statement from his campaign said: "This is a really strong result with a clear mandate from MPs.
"He will now work night and day to get the mandate from the wider Conservative party family to beat Labour, protect the Union and seize the opportunities of Brexit.
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