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UK Conservatives jostle in crowded, testy leadership race

Suella Braverman, the Attorney General for England and Wales and one of the contenders to be the new leader of Britain's ruling Conservative Party speaks at the Conservative Way Forward Relaunch event, which seeks to redefine the territory on which the Conservative Party operates, at the Churchill War Rooms, in London, Monday, July 11, 2022. Candidates to replace Boris Johnson as Britain's prime minister are scattering tax-cutting promises to their Conservative Party electorate, as party officials prepare Monday to quickly narrow the crowded field of more than ten candidates. (AP Photo/Matt Dunham)

Nadhim Zahawi, Britain's recently appointed Chancellor of the Exchequer and one of the contenders to be the new leader of Britain's ruling Conservative Party speaks at the Conservative Way Forward Relaunch event, which seeks to redefine the territory on which the Conservative Party operates, at the Churchill War Rooms, in London, Monday, July 11, 2022. Candidates to replace Boris Johnson as Britain's prime minister are scattering tax-cutting promises to their Conservative Party electorate, as party officials prepare Monday to quickly narrow the crowded field of more than ten candidates. (AP Photo/Matt Dunham)

A man takes a picture of the Elizabeth Tower, known as Big Ben, and the Houses of Parliament, framed by an underpass arch on the south bank of the River Thames, in London, Monday, July 11, 2022. Candidates to replace Boris Johnson as Britain's prime minister are scattering tax-cutting promises to their Conservative Party electorate, as party officials prepare Monday to quickly narrow the crowded field of more than ten candidates. (AP Photo/Matt Dunham)

Tourists have their pictures taken on the south bank of the River Thames backdropped by the Elizabeth Tower, known as Big Ben, and the Houses of Parliament, in London, Monday, July 11, 2022. Candidates to replace Boris Johnson as Britain's prime minister are scattering tax-cutting promises to their Conservative Party electorate, as party officials prepare Monday to quickly narrow the crowded field of more than ten candidates. (AP Photo/Matt Dunham)

British Prime Minister Boris Johnson, foreground, visits the Francis Crick Institute in London, Monday, July 11, 2022. The Prime Minister is highlighting a newly announced 1 billion pound of funding for the Francis Crick Institute, the national flagship for biomedical research, from the Medical Research Council (MRC), Cancer Research UK (CRUK) and the Wellcome Trust. (Leon Neal/Pool via AP)

A man takes images with his phone as a woman walks past carrying a dog on Westminster Bridge, backdropped by the Elizabeth Tower, known as Big Ben, and the Houses of Parliament, in London, Monday, July 11, 2022. Candidates to replace Boris Johnson as Britain's prime minister are scattering tax-cutting promises to their Conservative Party electorate, as party officials prepare Monday to quickly narrow the crowded field of more than ten candidates. (AP Photo/Matt Dunham)

A sign for Downing Street is displayed above the front entrance gates for the street which houses the official residence of the British Prime Minister, in London, Monday, July 11, 2022. Candidates to replace Boris Johnson as Britain's prime minister are scattering tax-cutting promises to their Conservative Party electorate, as party officials prepare Monday to quickly narrow the crowded field of more than ten candidates. (AP Photo/Matt Dunham)

Tourists have their pictures taken on the south bank of the River Thames backdropped by the Elizabeth Tower, known as Big Ben, and the Houses of Parliament, in London, Monday, July 11, 2022. Candidates to replace Boris Johnson as Britain's prime minister are scattering tax-cutting promises to their Conservative Party electorate, as party officials prepare Monday to quickly narrow the crowded field of more than ten candidates. (AP Photo/Matt Dunham)

British Prime Minister Boris Johnson visits the Francis Crick Institute in London, Monday, July 11, 2022. The Prime Minister is highlighting a newly announced 1 billion pound of funding for the Francis Crick Institute, the national flagship for biomedical research, from the Medical Research Council (MRC), Cancer Research UK (CRUK) and the Wellcome Trust. (Leon Neal/Pool via AP)

A woman poses for her own phone picture framed by an underpass arch on the south bank of the River Thames backdropped by the Elizabeth Tower, known as Big Ben, and the Houses of Parliament, in London, Monday, July 11, 2022. Candidates to replace Boris Johnson as Britain's prime minister are scattering tax-cutting promises to their Conservative Party electorate, as party officials prepare Monday to quickly narrow the crowded field of more than ten candidates. (AP Photo/Matt Dunham)

Larry the Cat, Britain's Chief Mouser to the Cabinet Office rests in front of 10 Downing Street in London, Friday, July 8, 2022. Britain's Prime Minister Boris Johnson announced that less than three years after becoming prime minister, he was resigning and would remain in office only until a successor emerged.(AP Photo/Frank Augstein)

UK Conservatives jostle in crowded, testy leadership race