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Foreign Secretary Elizabeth Truss (left) and former British finance minister Rishi Sunak emerged as the top candidates.

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LONDON - The leading candidates seeking to become Britain's next prime minister are rushing to launch their national campaigns soon after winning the nomination of their ruling Conservative Party.
Former British finance minister Rishi Sunak and Foreign Secretary Elizabeth Truss emerged as the top candidates in a ballot of Conservative Members of Parliament.
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