BBCNEWS The Context with Christian Fraser June 4, 2024 20:17:00
We're hearing rishi sunak, the former chancellor, and trade minister penny morduant got the most nominations. tomorrow, conservative mps will vote for the first time and any candidate with less than 30 votes must withdraw. one of the eight candidates to make it through to the next round is the foreign secretary liz truss, and she got the backing of two of her most prominent brexit supporting cabinet colleagues earlier. she has been my strongest supporter in voting _ she has been my strongest supporter in voting opportunities. liz truss did though vote to remain back in 2016 — here she is mak...