Rishi Sunak's supporters claimed on Saturday that the Indian-origin former chancellor has hit the threshold of 100 members of Parliament required to make it to the shortlist for the race
Rishi Sunak is quick off the mark to bid for the leadership of the Conservative Party and the British Prime Ministership having secured more than a hundred nominations
British minister Penny Mordaunt on Friday launched her bid to replace Liz Truss as prime minister, becoming the first Conservative lawmaker to announce they are running.
The 42-year-old Sunak is holding a solid 55 per cent lead with the Oddschecker betting odds aggregator, followed by a 29 per cent chance of former prime minister Boris Johnson making a comeback
Boris Johnson and former finance minister Rishi Sunak were leading the potential contenders to replace British Prime Minister Liz Truss
Truss, who came to power on September 6, is the shortest-serving UK prime minister, who succeeded Boris Johnson. She delivered a statement outside 10 Downing Street
British Prime Minister Liz Truss is already seen as increasingly unlikely to ride out the turbulence within her own Conservative Party and the financial markets
Rebels on the backbenches of the UK's governing Conservative Party are on Friday said to be plotting to replace Liz Truss as party leader and prime minister with a so-called unity joint ticket team
Greg Hands, a vocal supporter of the former Indian-origin Chancellor, replaced Conor Burns as Minister of State in charge of Trade Policy in the Department for International Trade (DIT)
The supporters of Rishi Sunak in the Conservative Party leadership race are increasingly speaking out to point out that the Indian-origin former Chancellor had warned against much of economic turmoil
The process of appointing the Cabinet will continue into Wednesday, when Truss addresses her first Prime Minister's Questions (PMQs) in the House of Commons
Johnson journey was followed by Truss separately undertaking the same trip to be formally asked by Britain's head of state to form the next administration
Truss will take formal charge as the UK's third female Prime Minister at 10 Downing Street on Tuesday late afternoon after an audience with the Queen in Scotland
Truss beats ex-finance minister Sunak to be new PM; Boris Johnson to formally step down on Tuesday; new leader faces cost of living, energy price crisis
After weeks of an often bad-tempered and divisive party leadership contest that pitted Truss against Rishi Sunak, Monday's announcement will trigger the beginning of a handover from Boris Johnson
The final countdown in the over six-week-long campaign to elect a new British Prime Minister is now underway, with the winner between Rishi Sunak and Liz Truss to be declared on Monday
Truss says Bank of England should control inflation, vows energy plan within a week of election
Rishi Sunak, who has made history as the first Indian-origin member of Parliament to compete for the post of British PM, on Saturday signed off his Ready for Rishi campaign with a thank you note
The race to replace Boris Johnson as British Prime Minister is in a final countdown stage for Tory members to choose between former Chancellor Rishi Sunak or Foreign Secretary Liz Truss
Truss made the commitments at the last Conservative Party leadership hustings in London on Wednesday, ahead of the victor being announced Sept 5