Sunak, Infosys co-founder Narayana Murthy's son-in-law, told the BBC he feels great about the result of the first round of voting
358 Tory members of Parliament will cast first set of votes for their favourites and the shortlisted candidates will progress to the next round if they receive the backing of at least 30 colleagues
The first round of voting among Tory lawmakers will be held on Wednesday and only those contenders who receive at least 30 votes can enter the second ballot
The others to make it include Foreign Secy Liz Truss, new Chancellor Zahawi, Trade Minister Penny Mordaunt, former Cabinet ministers Kemi Badenoch and Jeremy Hunt and Tory backbencher Tom Tugendha
In January, both countries formally launched talks for a free trade agreement to boost bilateral trade and investments
Let me be clear, I will have no part in a rewriting of history that seeks to demonise Boris, exaggerate his faults or deny his efforts, he said.
The 1922 Committee of Conservative backbench MPs set out the timetable and rules of play for the elections, which will officially open and also close for nominations on Tuesday
Truss said she would cut taxes and maintain a tough line against Russian President Vladimir Putin
Outgoing British PM Johnson said on Monday that he would not want to damage the chances of any of the candidates in the leadership race to succeed him at 10 Downing Street by endorsing a favourite.
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British Indian former Cabinet minister Rishi Sunak maintained his lead as the race to replace Boris Johnson as the next PM
Nine candidates have launched campaigns to be next PM; new leader should be in place by Sept. 5, party officer says
There are no immediate indications about the impact of the recent political developments in Britain on the advanced India-UK negotiations for a free trade agreement, an official said
Sajid Javid, the former Health Minister, and former Foreign Secretary Jeremy Hunt, who lost to Johnson in the 2019 leadership runoff, used interviews in a newspaper to announce their campaigns
A British Cabinet minister tipped to be a frontrunner in the Conservative Party's leadership race ruled himself out of the contest
That morning Gove had urged Johnson to accept that a slew of resignations prompted by yet another scandal meant he had to step down
Rishi Sunak became hugely popular during the pandemic after crafting a massive package worth tens of billions of pounds to help businesses and workers
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The first phase of the contest takes place in Parliament, where Conservative MPs will whittle down the field to a final two by July 21.
The 58-year-old member of Parliament for Uxbridge and South Ruislip in London plans to stay in charge as caretaker Prime Minister until the process of electing his successor is completed