• Rishi Sunak received the most votes in Round 1 to determine the future UK PM

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    Rishi Sunak received the most votes in Round 1 to determine the future UK PM

    Through several rounds of voting, the Conservative MPs will narrow the field to two final candidates, who will then be chosen by the entire Tory party.

    Digital Desk: India-origin According
    to news agency Reuters, British MP Rishi Sunak, one of the front-runners in the
    contest for the position of UK prime minister, received the most votes (88) in
    the first round.



    Two candidates have been eliminated
    after Round 1 of voting to select Boris Johnson's replacement as the head of
    the Conservative Party and the UK Prime Minister. Nadhim Zahawi, the recently
    appointed chancellor, and Jeremy Hunt, a former Cabinet minister, are no longer
    in the running after failing to garner the support of at least 30 MPs.



    The other prominent candidate, Foreign
    Secretary Liz Truss, received 50 votes in the meantime. 



    At this early stage of the race,
    Sunak, Trade Minister Penny Mordaunt, and Liz Truss appear to be vying for the nomination
    at this early stage of the race, although the field is still viewed as wide
    open.



    Through several rounds of voting, the
    Conservative MPs will narrow the field to two final candidates, who will then
    be chosen by the entire Tory party.



    On September 5, the person with the
    most votes will become the new leader of the Conservative Party and the British
    Prime Minister.






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    is Rishi Sunak?



    The other prominent candidate, Foreign
    Secretary Liz Truss, received 50 votes in the meantime.



    At this early stage of the race,
    Sunak, Trade Minister Penny Mordaunt, and Liz Truss appear to be vying for the
    nomination at this early stage of the race, although the field is still viewed
    as wide open.



    Through several rounds of voting, the
    Conservative MPs will narrow the field to two final candidates, who will then
    be chosen by the entire Tory party.



    On September 5, the person with the
    most votes will become the new leader of the Conservative Party and the British
    Prime Minister.



    Although his management of the economy
    during the epidemic was well received, his reputation took a hit due to his
    wife Akshata Murty's non-domicile status, which allowed her to avoid paying UK
    taxes on her foreign income. The founder of Infosys, NR Narayana Murthy, is the
    father of Akshata Murty.



     



    Rishi
    Sunak received a fine from Boris Johnson for disobeying the lockdown
    regulations.



    Sunak
    might be able to salvage part of his damaged reputation by submitting his
    resignation in a timely manner and dealing Boris Johnson's premiership the
    decisive blow.