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FILE - Conservative Party chairman Nadhim Zahawi leaves the Conservative Party head office in Westminster, central London, Tuesday, Jan. 24, 2023. British Prime Minister Rishi Sunak has fired the chairman of his ruling Conservative Party chairman over a “serious breach” of the ministerial code. Pressure had been building on Nadhim Zahawi amid allegations he settled a multimillion-dollar unpaid tax bill while he was in charge of the country’s Treasury. (AP Photo/Alastair Grant, File)

U.K. prime minister fires party chairman over tax bill allegations

By Mike Fuller and Jill Lawless - Associated Press

Rishi Sunak leaves the Conservative Campaign Headquarters in London, Monday, Oct. 24, 2022. Rishi Sunak will become the next Prime Minister after winning the Conservative Party leadership contest. (AP Photo/Aberto Pezzali)

Rishi Sunak becomes U.K. prime minister, faces economic crisis

By Jill Lawless - Associated Press

Conservative Party leadership candidate Rishi Sunak leaves his home in London, Monday, Oct. 24, 2022. (AP Photo/David Cliff)

Rishi Sunak to become Britain’s next prime minister

By Jill Lawless - Associated Press

Former Prime Minister Boris Johnson arrives at Gatwick Airport in London, after travelling on a flight from the Caribbean, following the resignation of Liz Truss as Prime Minister, Oct. 22, 2022. Boris Johnson said Sunday Oct. 23, 2022 he will not run to lead UK Conservative Party, quashing comeback speculation. (Gareth Fuller/PA via AP, File)

Boris Johnson out of race to be next U.K. prime minister

By Sylvia Hui - Associated Press

Rishi Sunak outside his home in London, following the resignation of Liz Truss as Prime Minister, Friday Oct. 21, 2022. British Prime Minister Liz Truss resigned Thursday, bowing to the inevitable after a tumultuous, short-lived term in which her policies triggered turmoil in financial markets and a rebellion in her party that obliterated her authority. (Beresford Hodge/PA via AP)

Boris Johnson eyes comeback as UK Conservatives pick new PM

By Jill Lawless - Associated Press

Britain's Prime Minister Liz Truss addresses the media in Downing Street in London, Thursday, Oct. 20, 2022. Truss says she resigns as leader of UK Conservative Party. (AP Photo/Alberto Pezzali)

Foggy day in London as Truss quits, Conservatives ponder grim future

By David R. Sands and Tom Howell Jr. - The Washington Times

Jeremy Hunt leaves 10 Downing Street in London after he was appointed Chancellor of the Exchequer following the resignation of Kwasi Kwarteng, Friday, Oct. 14, 2022. Chancellor of the Exchequer Kwasi Kwarteng said he has accepted Prime Minister Liz Truss' request he &quot;stand aside&quot; as Chancellor, paying the price for the chaos unleashed by his mini-budget. (Stefan Rousseau/PA via AP)

U.K. Treasury chief scraps nearly all government tax cut plans

By Jill Lawless and Danica Kirka - Associated Press

Britain's Prime Minister Liz Truss attends a press conference in the Downing Street Briefing Room in central London, Friday Oct. 14, 2022, following the sacking of the finance minister in response to a budget that sparked markets chaos. (Daniel Leal/Pool Photo via AP)

British PM Truss totters as Conservatives meet this week on possible ouster

By David R. Sands - The Washington Times

In this handout photo provided by UK Parliament, Britain's Prime Minister Liz Truss speaks during Prime Minister's Questions in the House of Commons in London, Wednesday, Oct. 12, 2022. (Jessica Taylor/UK Parliament via AP)

U.K. Treasury chief out as prime minister plans U-turn

By Danica Kirka - Associated Press

Britain's Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, Liz Truss, speaks during the launch of her campaign to be Conservative Party leader and prime minister, in Westminster, in London, Thursday, July 14, 2022. (AP Photo/Frank Augstein, File)

Liz Truss set to become new U.K. Conservative prime minister

By Sylvia Hui and Danica Kirka - Associated Press

Conservative Party leadership contender Rishi Sunak looks on before the live television debate for the candidates for leadership of the Conservative Party, hosted by Channel 4 in London, Friday, July 15, 2022. (Victoria Jones/PA via AP)

Rishi Sunak tops latest poll, Kemi Badenoch out in race to succeed Britain’s Boris Johnson

By David R. Sands - The Washington Times

This undated handout photo from UK Parliament shows the candidates in the Conservative Party leadership race, top from left, Rishi Sunak, Penny Mordaunt, Nadhim Zahawi, and Liz Truss, bottom from left, Tom Tugendhat, Jeremy Hunt, Suella Braverman and Kemi Badenoch. The race to succeed Prime Minister Boris Johnson is being called Britain's most diverse political leadership campaign. Half of the eight contenders to replace Johnson as Conservative Party leader aren't white, and only two are white men. But if the contenders reflect the face of modern Britain, the winner will be chosen by an electorate that does not. (UK Parliament via AP)

U.K. Conservative hopefuls strikingly diverse, firmly on right

By Jill Lawless - Associated Press

Britain's Secretary of State for Defence Ben Wallace arrives for a cabinet meeting at 10 Downing Street in London, June 7, 2022. The contest to succeed British Prime Minister Boris Johnson has no single frontrunner but there are many prominent contenders. Wallace has won admirers for his straight talk, particularly among Conservative lawmakers who pressed for the U.K. to increase its defense spending. (AP Photo/Kirsty Wigglesworth, File) **FILE**

U.K. defense minister rules himself out of leadership race

By Sylvia Hui - Associated Press

British Prime Minister Boris Johnson speaks to media next to 10 Downing Street in London, Thursday, July 7, 2022. Johnson has agreed to resign, his office said Thursday, ending an unprecedented political crisis over his future that has paralyzed Britain's government. (AP Photo/Alberto Pezzali)

‘Them’s the breaks’ — Johnson stepping down as Britain’s leader

By David R. Sands - The Washington Times

An anti-Boris Johnson, anti-Brexit protester stands next to a placard across the street from the Houses of Parliament on the edge of Parliament Square, in London, Wednesday, May 25, 2022. Johnson was dealt a major blow Tuesday, July 5, 2022 when two of his most senior Cabinet ministers quit, saying they had lost confidence in Johnson’s leadership. (AP Photo/Matt Dunham, File)

From Brexit to Partygate, a timeline of Johnson’s career

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