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Rishi Sunak is a strong favorite to finally assume the prime minister's position that he missed out on less than two months ago.

Rishi Sunak ran for Britain’s top job and lost

London (AFP) - Rishi Sunak looked set for at least several years in the political wilderness after helping topple ex-prime minister Boris Johnson but then losing to Liz Truss in the summer's Conservative leadership contest.

With a weekend home sporting a £400,000 pool and spa, the ‘insanely rich’ ex-chancellor is dividing opinion in his Yorkshire seat

Brexit and tougher regulation blamed for decline in number of people using the loophole

Rachel Reeves also claims the Conservatives have ‘unleashed a strategy for sleepless nights’ rather than a plan for growth.

Research suggests non-doms earn at least £10.9bn in offshore income and capital gains annually

Analysis also challenges argument that the scheme attracts wealthy people who would otherwise leave the country

After losing the Tory leadership race to Liz Truss, the ex-chancellor has taken a breather. As Kwasi Kwarteng takes over at Number 11, Anne McElvoy looks at the next move for ‘goldenballs’: will he return to finance, or wait for Truss’s economic plan to fail?

She is only the third woman in history to become British prime minister, following in the footsteps of her Conservative predecessors Margaret Thatcher and Theresa May. Who is 47-year-old Liz Truss and how did she manage to overtake her rival Rishi Sunak in the race to succeed Boris Johnson? FRANCE…

Since Britain's first prime minister took office in 1721, a total of 55 people have held the job. They've come from a variety of backgrounds and political persuasions, but they've all had at least one thing in common: They were white.