Britain Conservatives
This combo of pictures released by the UK Parliament on Monday July 29, 2024 shows portraits of the six senior Tories who are set to fight it out in a battle for the future of the Conservative Party. Top row left to right, Kemi Badenoch, Robert Jenrick and Mel Stride, bottom row left to right, James Cleverly, Tom Tugendhat and Priti Patel.
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Six British lawmakers have announced they are running to lead the defeated Conservative Party. The contest will decide whether the party tacks to the right or steers toward the political center ground. Contenders include former Foreign Secretary James Cleverly and lawmaker Tom Tugendhat from the party’s centrist grouping. Former Home Secretary Priti Patel and ex-Business Secretary Kemi Badenoch have support from the right of the party. Former immigration minister Robert Jenrick and lawmaker Mel Stride also have secured the required support of 10 Conservative lawmakers before a Monday afternoon deadline. The contest to replace former Prime Minister Rishi Sunak will last more than three months, with a winner announced on Nov. 2.
