Top 10 world news: Sunak and Truss make final two in UK Tory leadership race, and more
Top 10 world news
The final two candidates to take over for Boris Johnson have received the support of Conservative MPs. Liz Truss and Rishi Sunak go to the final two, but Penny Mordaunt is eliminated. In other news, Sri Lankan Prime Minister Ranil Wickremesinghe won the presidential elections conducted on Thursday after Gotabaya Rajapaksa fled abroad amidst intense agitation over the economic crisis.
LIVE UK Tory leadership race: Rishi Sunak and Liz Truss make final two
Truss received 113 votes, Mordaunt 105, and Sunak 137. 160,000 Tory Party members will vote for the final two, with the results expected on September 5. Sunak won the previous round, followed by Mordaunt in second and Truss in third.
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