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Next week we will have a new prime minister in the UK and I thought this week it would be good to give you a short snapshot of who might be our new PM.
I’ve watched every leadership husting so far (all 14 of them, the last one is tonight) and I know some of you who have life may be shocked at that. Here is a snapshot
Liz Truss
Foreign Secretary
Only the second woman to lead the Foreign Office, taking credit for securing the release of Nazanin Zaghari-Ratcliffe from Iran
Backers include Culture Secretary Nadine Dorries, Defence Secretary Ben Wallace and former leadership rival Penny Mordaunt
Served in cabinet posts under David Cameron, Theresa May and Boris Johnson
Mocked for giving a speech at the 2014 Conservative conference on UK cheese imports
A former president of Oxford University Liberal Democrats, but joined the Conservatives in 1996
First elected in 2010 as MP for South West Norfolk
Rishi Sunak
Former Chancellor
Was chancellor during the coronavirus pandemic, spending huge amounts to keep the economy afloat
Backers include Deputy PM Dominic Raab, new Health Secretary Steve Barclay and former leadership rival Jeremy Hunt
Worked in an investment bank and co-founded a hedge fund before entering politics
Reputation dented by a controversy over his wife's tax affairs and being fined for breaching lockdown rules
His mother and father moved to the UK from east Africa in the 1960s
Became an MP in 2015 - for the North Yorkshire constituency of Richmond
Conservative party members will make the decision and some have already voted. A new PM will be declared on the 5th of December.
M.T. Omoniyi
Chief Executive Officer
White Working-Class Boys Are Being Forgotten // Hamish Hallett
A social mobility expert said that boys should not be seen as the dominant gender because they trail behind girls in higher education, particularly if they come from poorer homes.
In this episode, contributor Hamish Hallett explains why this may be the case
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