PM Race: Badenoch out 

PM Race: Badenoch out 

ByFreshly Pressed

The race for Britain’s next Prime Minister is down to 3 contenders, as fast-rising former Equalities Minister Kemi Badenoch drops out.  She exited the race after polling the fewest votes (59) in the fourth round of voting on Tuesday. She had survived the previous elimination that saw influential lawmaker Tom Tugendhat exit on Monday. The…

British PM Race: contenders reduced to five 

British PM Race: contenders reduced to five 

ByFreshly Pressed

Lawmakers in the Conservative Party on Thursday pulled one of the six remaining contenders out of the contest to replace Prime Minister Boris Johnson, who resigned last week.  Who is out?  With 27 votes, Attorney General Suella Braverman had the fewest supporters among the contenders and was eliminated from the race. Centrist backbench lawmaker Tom…