UK’s Sunak poised to become PM as Johnson quits leadership race

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by Joe JACKSON Agence France-Presse LONDON, United Kingdom (AFP) — British Conservative Rishi Sunak was on Monday poised to become prime minister and the country’s first leader of color, after the dramatic decision by Boris Johnson to abandon an audacious political comeback. Just weeks after failing in a first attempt to lead the ruling Tories, Sunak could cap a stunning reversal in fortunes by winning the leadership as early as Monday afternoon, following ex-premier Johnson’s […]