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Contenders vying to succeed Johnson as next UK leader

Conservative MP Tom Tugendhat arrives at BBC Broadcasting House to appear on the BBC One current affairs programme, Sunday Morning, in London, Sunday July 10, 2022. A crowded field of contenders are vying to replace Boris Johnson as the next Conservative leader and British prime minister. Tugendhat, a 48-year-old lawmaker and former soldier, has never served in government but heads the influential foreign affairs committee in Parliament. He is seen as a centrist and has billed his candidacy as a clean start. (Stefan Rousseau/PA via AP) This photo combo provided by UK Parliament show Kemi Badenoch, left, formally the minister of state at the Department for Levelling Up, Housing & Communities and the former Foreign Office Minister Rehman Chishti. Candidates to replace Boris Johnson as Britain’s prime minister are scattering tax-cutting promises to woo their Conservative Party electorate. Badenoch, a former banker, says she wants to lower taxes and lead a “limited government focused on essentials” Little-known junior minister Rehman Chishti became the 11th candidate to declare he wanted to succeed Johnson. (UK Parliament via AP) This photo combo provided by UK Parliament show Kemi Badenoch, left, formally the minister of state at the Department for Levelling Up, Housing & Communities and the former Foreign Office Minister Rehman Chishti. Candidates to replace Boris Johnson as Britain’s prime minister are scattering tax-cutting promises to woo their Conservative Party electorate. Badenoch, a former banker, says she wants to lower taxes and lead a “limited government focused on essentials” Little-known junior minister Rehman Chishti became the 11th candidate to declare he wanted to succeed Johnson. (UK Parliament via AP) Grant Shapps arrives for a cabinet meeting at 10 Downing Street in London, Thursday, July 7, 2022. (AP Photo/Frank Augstein)
Contenders vying to succeed Johnson as next UK leader