Sunak, Truss emerge as finalists in UK leadership race

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Sunak, Truss emerge as finalists in UK leadership race

STORY: Sunak, Truss emerge as finalists in UK leadership race DATELINE: July 21, 2022 LENGTH: 00:02:26 LOCATION: London CATEGORY: POLITICS SHOTLIST: 1. STANDUP (English): ZHAO XIAONA, Xinhua correspondent 2. various of Rishi Sunak Tory leadership contest campaign (file) 3. various of Liz Truss Tory leadership contest campaign (file) 4. various of Britain's Parliament building 6. SOUNDBITE (English): MATT COLE, Political historian, University of Birmingham STORYLINE: STANDUP (English): ZHAO XIAONA, Xinhua correspondent "British former Chancellor of the Exchequer Rishi Sunak and current Foreign Secretary Liz Truss emerged as the final two candidates in the Tory leadership race on Wednesday. International Trade Minister Penny Mordaunt was knocked out in the final round of ballot among Conservative lawmakers. Sunak won 137 votes, while Truss received 113. The two will now go through a postal ballot among all Conservative Party members, numbering around 200,000 over the summer. Both candidates have made pledges

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