Race To Replace Theresa May As Prime Minister Begins In UK

London: The race to succeed Theresa May as the new British Prime Minister has begun with Tory leadership contenders clashing over Brexit. UK Health Secretary Matt Hancock, 40, become the latest Cabinet minister on Saturday to declare his intentions to stand for the Conservative leadership after May's resignation. Hancock joins a long list of prominent Conservatives vying for the party leadership — and, by default, the country — including former Foreign Secretary Boris Johnson, International Development Secretary Rory Stewart, party leader Andrea Leadsom and former Brexit Secretary Dominic Raab. (IANS)

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