• Rishi Sunak earned 137 votes and Liz Truss got 113.
• The winner will be notified in September. Both of the last two Conservative leaders were in Johnson’s government, so they may be tainted by his scandals.

Rishi Sunak or Liz Truss will succeed Johnson. The last two Conservative leaders were chosen Wednesday.

Johnson resigned as party leader after scores of ministers quit. Two Conservatives were chosen after five rounds of voting.

Last round, Sunak earned 137 votes and Truss got 113. Penny Mordaunt (105 votes) lost. Two finalists tweeted about the win.

“Today’s trust from employees makes me happy. I will labor day and night to spread our message nationwide “twitter Sunak.

It tweets: “glad you trusted me Start today.” The winner will be notified in September.

Both of the last two Conservative leaders were in Johnson’s government, so they may be tainted by the scandals that brought him down.

Johnson encouraged MPs to protect lobbying violators. Johnson made a man suspected of sexual assault his deputy whip.

The “Partygate” scandal was famous. Police penalized Johnson and several of his associates, including Sunak, for Covid-19 violations.

First prime minister to break the law. The last two candidates have enormous jobs. The UK is in a cost-of-living crisis, and the Conservatives are losing support.

As soon as a new leader comes office, Labour will remind them they were in that government.

Conservatives worried Sunak would crack under the scrutiny of being PM. The first Conservative MP to vote in the first round.

Johnson is another name Truss hates. Till September, she’s Johnson’s foreign secretary. She’s backed her leader through scandals.

She says she didn’t resign over Pincher because she was planning the UK’s response to Russia’s invasion of Ukraine.

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