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Reuters
Reuters
Business
By Elizabeth Piper and Alistair Smout

Race to replace UK's Boris Johnson heats up as end in sight

Health Secretary Stephen Barclay, Cabinet Secretary and Head of the Civil Service Simon Case, Prime Minister Boris Johnson, Chancellor of the Exchequer Nadhim Zahawi, Work and Pensions Secretary Therese Coffey, Transport Secretary Grant Shapps, Scottish Secretary Alister Jack and Culture Secretary Nadine Dorries attend a Cabinet meeting at 10 Downing Street, London, Britain July 19, 2022. Stefan Rousseau/Pool via REUTERS

The race to replace British Prime Minister Boris Johnson heated up on Tuesday, with four contenders offering more policies to try to climb to the top two in a divisive leadership contest that is splitting the governing Conservative Party.

Since Johnson said he would resign earlier this month after his scandal-ridden administration lost the support of many Conservatives, the remaining candidates have turned their fire on frontrunner, former finance minister Rishi Sunak.

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