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Weekend: UK politicians hoping to become prime minister

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UK politicians hoping to become prime minister

10/07/2022 GMT

BBC World Service - Weekend, UK politicians hoping to become prime minister

The list of UK Conservative politicians hoping to replace Boris Johnson is growing

The list of UK Conservative politicians hoping to replace Boris Johnson is growing.

A guide to the Conservative Party politicians now vying to replace Boris Johnson as prime minister.

Also, Sri Lanka's President will step down after protesters stormed the presidential palace and set fire to the prime minister's house.  Can order be restored despite terrible shortages of food, fuel and medicines?

And can feeling hungry make you very, very angry?

Joining Paul Henley to discuss these and other stories are Catherine Neilan, senior UK political editor for the Insider news website; and Daniel Glaser, a British neuroscientist and writer and director of Science Engagement for the Royal Institution in London.

(Image: The famous black door of Number 10 Downing Street, the official residence of the British Prime Minister. Credit: Hollie Adams/Bloomberg via Getty Images)

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