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2 contenders battle for Conservative votes in UK leader race

Conservative leadership candidate Liz Truss , centre, arrives for a hustings event with the Conservative Councillors' Association, in Westminster, central London, Thursday July 21, 2022. The two candidates to become Britain’s next prime minister have begun a head-to-head battle for the votes of Conservative Party members who will choose the country’s new leader. (Dominic Lipinski/PA via AP)

Britain's Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, Liz Truss receives applause from her team near Parliament in London, Wednesday, July 20, 2022. Britain’s Conservative Party has chosen Rishi Sunak and Liz Truss as the two finalists in an election to replace Prime Minister Boris Johnson. The pair came first and second in a vote of Conservative lawmakers on Wednesday. (AP Photo/Frank Augstein)

Conservative leadership candidate Rishi Sunak, centre, arrives for a hustings event with the Conservative Councillors' Association, in Westminster, central London, Thursday July 21, 2022. The two candidates to become Britain’s next prime minister have begun a head-to-head battle for the votes of Conservative Party members who will choose the country’s new leader. (Dominic Lipinski/PA via AP)

FILE This combo of file photos shows the remaining candidates in the Conservative Party leadership race, former Chancellor of the Exchequer Rishi Sunak and Foreign Secretary Liz Truss. The two candidates to become Britain’s next prime minister have begun a head-to-head battle for the votes of Conservative Party members who will choose the country’s new leader. Former Treasury chief Rishi Sunak is promising fiscal prudence. (AP Photo, File)

Britain's Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, Liz Truss receives applause from her team near Parliament in London, Wednesday, July 20, 2022. Britain’s Conservative Party has chosen Rishi Sunak and Liz Truss as the two finalists in an election to replace Prime Minister Boris Johnson. The pair came first and second in a vote of Conservative lawmakers on Wednesday. (AP Photo/Frank Augstein)

Conservative leadership candidate Rishi Sunak, centre, arrives for a hustings event with the Conservative Councillors' Association, in Westminster, central London, Thursday July 21, 2022. The two candidates to become Britain’s next prime minister have begun a head-to-head battle for the votes of Conservative Party members who will choose the country’s new leader. (Dominic Lipinski/PA via AP)

FILE This combo of file photos shows the remaining candidates in the Conservative Party leadership race, former Chancellor of the Exchequer Rishi Sunak and Foreign Secretary Liz Truss. The two candidates to become Britain’s next prime minister have begun a head-to-head battle for the votes of Conservative Party members who will choose the country’s new leader. Former Treasury chief Rishi Sunak is promising fiscal prudence. (AP Photo, File)

ARCHIVO - Rishi Sunak, exsecretario del Tesoro británico, inicia su campaña para el liderazgo del Partido Conservador, Londres, 12 de julio de 2022. Sunak quedó como finalista en la contienda junto con la secretaria del Exterior, Liz Truss, el miércoles 20 de julio de 2022. (AP Foto/Alberto Pezzali, File)

Britain's Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, Liz Truss receives applause from her team near Parliament in London, Wednesday, July 20, 2022. Britain’s Conservative Party has chosen Rishi Sunak and Liz Truss as the two finalists in an election to replace Prime Minister Boris Johnson. The pair came first and second in a vote of Conservative lawmakers on Wednesday. (AP Photo/Frank Augstein)

Sir Graham Brady, third left, chairman of the 1922 Committee, announces the results of the ballot giving the final two candidates for the Conservative Party leadership, in the Houses of Parliament, London, Wednesday July 20, 2022. Britain’s Conservative Party has chosen Rishi Sunak and Liz Truss as the two finalists in an election to replace Prime Minister Boris Johnson. The pair came first and second in a vote of Conservative lawmakers on Wednesday July 20, 2022. (Stefan Rousseau/PA via AP)

2 contenders battle for Conservative votes in UK leader race