Tory rivals turn up the heat at fractious UK debate

LONDON, July 18 — Barbs flew and derisive laughter rang out as the Conservative contenders battling to succeed UK Prime Minister Boris Johnson clashed in a live TV debate Sunday, heading into a pivotal week for the acrimonious race.

Former finance minister Sunak was repeatedly assailed by the four other contenders in the ITV debate, the second of three before the two finalists are submitted to Tory rank-and-file members who will decide their new leader by September 5. But the wealthy Sunak faced tough questioning about his tax affairs, his earlier possession of a Green Card for US residency, and his wife’s prior status as a “non-domiciled” resident of Britain who was shielded from UK taxes.

The debate came after a survey of Tory members gave a surprise double-digit lead to outsider Kemi Badenoch. Badenoch, a former junior minister with no cabinet experience, is running on an “anti-woke”, right-wing platform and has said the net zero goal amounts to “unilateral economic disarmament” by Britain.

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