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UK leader candidate decries ‘mudslinging’ as race gets nasty

Britain's Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, Liz Truss, speaks during the launch of her campaign to be Conservative Party leader and Prime Minister, in Westminster, in London, Thursday, July 14, 2022. Conservative lawmakers in Britain are set to knock another contender out of the contest to replace Prime Minister Boris Johnson. They will vote Thursday, with the lowest-scoring candidate knocked out. (AP Photo/Frank Augstein)

British Member of Parliament Penny Mordaunt launches her campaign to be Conservative Party leader and Prime Minister, at the Cinnamon Club, in Westminster, London, Wednesday July 13, 2022. Conservative Party lawmakers in Britain are casting ballots Wednesday in the first round of an election to replace Prime Minister Boris Johnson. (Stefan Rousseau/PA via AP)

British Conservative Party Member of Parliament Rishi Sunak launches his campaign for the Conservative Party leadership, in London, Tuesday, July 12, 2022. Contenders to replace British Prime Minister Boris Johnson were racing Tuesday to clear their first hurdle: amassing enough support from colleagues to make the Conservative Party leadership ballot. (AP Photo/Alberto Pezzali)

UK leader candidate decries ‘mudslinging’ as race gets nasty