Britons to learn who will succeed Boris Johnson as their country faces looming crisis

Britons will find out later Monday who will be their next prime minister as the country faces a looming economic and humanitarian crisis

At approximately 12:30 p.m. local time the ruling Conservative Party will announce the results of its leadership election, in which the two contenders in the final round, Foreign Secretary Liz Truss and former finance minister Rishi Sunak, sharply criticized each other's plans.

Rough road aheadWhatever the outcome, Sunak or Truss will take over a Conservative government facing multiple crises after 12 years in power. As well as the cost-of-living crisis, the next prime minister must address crumbling public services and a looming winter of strikes, all while making the case that the Conservatives deserve to win a historic fifth term at the next general election.

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