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Rishi Sunak tops second round of voting in UK leadership contest
Reuters ^ | July 14, 2021

Posted on 07/15/2022 1:26:44 PM PDT by MinorityRepublican

Former British finance minister Rishi Sunak won the most votes in the second round of voting to succeed Boris Johnson as leader of the Conservative Party and prime minister, as one candidate was eliminated.

(Excerpt) Read more at reuters.com ...


TOPICS: United Kingdom
KEYWORDS: borisjohnson; conservativeparty; rishisunak; sunak; unitedkingdom
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1 posted on 07/15/2022 1:26:44 PM PDT by MinorityRepublican
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To: MinorityRepublican

Sunak is unpopular with the Conservative party rank and file, and so has little chance of becoming PM. The next PM will be either Mourdant or Truss.


2 posted on 07/15/2022 1:33:35 PM PDT by devere
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Why are they getting behind a female PM? Unless she’s Margaret Thatcher or Golda Meir, forget about it!


3 posted on 07/15/2022 1:36:05 PM PDT by MinorityRepublican
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To: MinorityRepublican

Just what England needs.....

Let’s just call it New India


4 posted on 07/15/2022 1:39:16 PM PDT by LeoWindhorse
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To: devere

The next PM will be their Deep State’s.


5 posted on 07/15/2022 1:40:38 PM PDT by mewzilla (We need to repeal RCV wherever it's in use and go back to dumb voting machines.)
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To: LeoWindhorse

Sunak , in Thai, means dog .

I am sure all the Thais in U.K. are having a big laugh about this


6 posted on 07/15/2022 1:41:30 PM PDT by LeoWindhorse
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To: LeoWindhorse

Only a matter of time before Sadiq Khan becomes Labour Leader.

Then it’s India vs Pakistan


7 posted on 07/15/2022 1:42:19 PM PDT by dfwgator (Endut! Hoch Hech!)
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To: LeoWindhorse
Let’s just call it New India

To be fair, we're no different here in the States. Obama is not even an African-American because his father was born in Kenya. Everyone freaked out when Donald Trump was asking for Obama's birth certificate. He wouldn't have done that if Jesse Jackson was the President instead.

8 posted on 07/15/2022 1:42:25 PM PDT by MinorityRepublican
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Rishi Sunak

Hard to remember Great Britain anymore...

The DisUnited States is fast on the way to becoming the same kind of 3rd world, communist-controlled, clown fest...


9 posted on 07/15/2022 1:44:56 PM PDT by SuperLuminal
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To: LeoWindhorse

“Let’s just call it New India”

How about New Islamabad?


10 posted on 07/15/2022 1:57:16 PM PDT by dljordan
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To: devere

i wonder if this uy is the English Bobby Jindal?


11 posted on 07/15/2022 1:58:12 PM PDT by Terry L Smith
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To: dljordan

Woglandia


12 posted on 07/15/2022 1:59:29 PM PDT by LeoWindhorse
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To: LeoWindhorse

They can call him Prime Minister Maharishi Yogi.


13 posted on 07/15/2022 2:10:23 PM PDT by packagingguy
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To: MinorityRepublican

That is the UK now. He’s Indian. Another candidate is African. One is of German and French ancestry. Another is related to early Labour Party politicians. I’m thinking Sunak won’t win, but if he has kids and the family manages to keep their billions, who knows?


14 posted on 07/15/2022 2:10:59 PM PDT by x
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To: LeoWindhorse

LOL!!!


15 posted on 07/15/2022 2:15:04 PM PDT by dljordan
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To: devere

Who gets to vote? Conservative Party MPs?


16 posted on 07/15/2022 2:32:33 PM PDT by libertylover (Democrats are as determined to kill innocent people as the Nazis.)
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MPs choose the top two, but then the party rank and file choose the winner, and the rank and file polls are very bad for Rishi Sunak. Penny Mourdant is the favorite, unless she fails to make the top two.


17 posted on 07/15/2022 2:38:28 PM PDT by devere
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To: MinorityRepublican
Unless she’s Margaret Thatcher or Golda Meir, forget about it!

What makes you think Sunak is a Margaret Thatcher or Golda Meir? He could be another Neville Chamberlain.

18 posted on 07/15/2022 2:41:00 PM PDT by DoodleDawg
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Sunak or Mourdant or Truss? Seems like slim pickings out there.


19 posted on 07/15/2022 3:03:30 PM PDT by MinorityRepublican
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To: devere

I never heard of either Truss or Mourdant.

I believe Sunak is a smart guy financially.


20 posted on 07/15/2022 3:41:00 PM PDT by Brian Griffin
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