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Sunak will become Britain’s third prime minister in as many months as his only rival for the Tory leadership dropped out of the race
(Image credit: Christopher Furlong/Getty Images)

Rishi Sunak will become Britain’s third prime minister in as many months as his only rival for the Tory leadership dropped out of the race.

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