When a UK prime minister resigns, we don’t automatically get a general election. It’s the ruling party and its members who decide on a replacement. Over the last week, MPs wanting the top job have been trying to persuade their colleagues to back them.
After the first round of voting on Wednesday, the six candidates left in the leadership race are Rishi Sunak, Penny Mordaunt, Liz Truss, Kemi Badenoch,…