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UK PM News | UK PM Latest News Today | Rishi Sunak Latest News Today | Boris Johnson | News18 Rishi Sunak close to getting elected British PM. Boris Johnson drops out of race.Race is now between Sunak and Penny Mordaunt.Sunak has declared support from 150 MPs.Mordaunt has backing from 23 MPs.Mordaunt in last desperate push to cross 100-mark for support. Sunak to be declared new PM on Monday if Mordaunt fails to get 100 supporters.oris Johnson ended his bid to return to power in a move no one saw coming. The surprise decision, which the former PM said had been made reluctantly after recognising that he would not be leading “a united party in parliament", per AFP. The dramatic announcement gives his political rival Rishi Sunak the edge, almost making him the clear winner in this latest edition of UK Game of Thrones after former PM Liz Truss’ disastrous 44 days in office. Sunak now faces off with his only opponent Penny Mordaunt who does not have the numbers Sunak does. The PM announcement could as soon as Monday, according to several media reports. As it stands, Sunak has raced ahead in the count for Tory MPs’ support. He currently boasts the public backing of 146 Tory lawmakers, according to a BBC tally. The publicly declared support for Johnson was at 57, and 23 for Mordaunt. #rishisunak #uk #englishnews