New UK prime minister to be announced on Sept 5 as tax dominates contest

So far 11 candidates have thrown their hat in the ring to succeed Mr Johnson as leader of the ruling Conservative Party and prime minister after he quit following a dramatic rebellion by his own lawmakers and ministers after a series of scandals.

"I am very keen we get this concluded as smoothly, cleanly, and rapidly as possible," said Mr Graham Brady, the committee's chair. "There seems to be a quite a big field at the moment, a lively contest," Mr Brady said."I hope we will have a very constructive contest, but a really good opportunity for a proper, healthy, constructive debate about the future direction of the Conservative Party."

"This isn't the 'House of Cards' or the 'Game of Thrones', and the people who are here just because they enjoy the game, they are in the wrong place," he said."This is a time for pulling together, not apart."The issue of tax cuts was fast becoming the central battle in the race with nearly all of the candidates promising to cut business or personal taxes.

Mr Sunak is the early front-runner, but he is the only candidate who has played down the prospect of imminent tax cuts, saying the adoption of"comforting fairy tales" would leave future generations worse off.

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