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Economy eclipses other issues in UK Conservative contest
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FILE - Liz Truss, right, and Rishi Sunak take part in the BBC Conservative Party leadership debate in Stoke-on-Trent, England, Monday July 25, 2022. Britain’s next prime minister will take office amid turmoil: galloping inflation, a war in Ukraine, souring relations with China and a changing climate. But not all those issues are getting equal attention as Foreign Secretary Truss and former Treasury chief Sunak vie for the votes of about 180,000 Conservative Party members. - photo by Jacob King/Pool via AP, File
LONDON (AP) — Britain’s next prime minister will take office amid turmoil: galloping inflation, a war in Ukraine, souring relations with China, a changing climate. But not all those issues are getting equal attention as Foreign Secretary Liz Truss and former Treasury chief Rishi Sunak vie for the votes of about 180,000 Conservative Party members. One of them will be elected Sept. 5 to replace the scandal-tarnished Boris Johnson, who stepped down as party leader this month.