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Liz Truss and Rishi Sunak have already competed in 11 hustings, with the last one due to take place on Wednesday in London.

Foreign secretary remains favourite to beat ex-chancellor to 10 Downing Street

The Chris Pincher affair was the last straw but there were many scandals before then that added to the frustrations about Johnson within the Conservative Party.

With only days left until the winner of the Tory leadership race is announced, Ms Truss remains the overwhelming favourite to succeed Boris Johnson.

Foreign Secretary Ms Truss is considered the favourite to win

As a child, outgoing British Prime Minister Boris Johnson reportedly said he wanted to be "King of the World". He ended up in a somewhat humbler role, was rejected by his own party's members of parliament for his mendacity, corruption and incompetence, and will hand over to his successor, Liz…

Britain will get a new prime minister next week, with either Foreign Secretary Liz Truss or former finance minister Rishi Sunak being announced on Monday as the next leader of the governing Conservative Party, and the next prime minister.

Liz Truss and Rishi Sunak both sent final messages to Tory members, before the closure of polls.

Liz Truss and Rishi Sunak both sent final messages to Tory members, before the closure of polls.

The election to choose a new leader of the Conservatives was open to all party members who joined on or before June 3.

Liz Truss, on course to become Britain's prime minister on Monday, looks set to walk straight into a financial market firestorm that she will have to act fast to extinguish.