From boris to sunak: who are front-runners to replace liz truss as british pm?
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After SUELLA BRAVERMAN resigned as Home Secretary on Wednesday, it was seen as a precursor to a possible leadership bid. A former attorney-general, Braverman has not run for the top post
before, her hard-line stance on several issues, especially immigration, may set the course of the Conservative Party further to the right. TOM TUGENDHAFT also emerged as a surprising
favorite for the leadership contest among the public and Tory members alike, even though he came fifth in the last leadership election. He distanced himself from the mess of Johnson’s
government, coming in fifth in the previous leadership election, he promised a “clean start” for Britain. Truss made Tugendhaft, an Iraq and Afghanistan veteran, security minister. Former
PM THERESA MAY was also floated as a possible “unity” candidate and tried to being the different wings of the Tories over Brexit, which eventually saw her concede 10 Downing Street to Boris
Johnson. _(With inputs from CNN)_