Rishi Sunak’s rival for power is Labour leader Keir Starmer, who is heavily favored to become Britain’s new prime minister in July.
Labour leader Keir Starmer -- the frontrunner in the election -- launches his campaign in Gillingham on Thursday.
Given Labour’s standing in the polls, Starmer is more equipped to take the fight to other groups.
In the UK, voters don’t elect a prime minister directly.
But this is a formal role only; the King won’t contradict his prime minister or overrule the results of an election.
Persons:
CNN —, Rishi Sunak, We’ll, Keir Starmer, Sunak, Downing, Maja Smiejkowska, – Sunak, Boris Johnson’s, Liz Truss, Boris Johnson, Johnson, Stefan Rousseau, Jeremy Corbyn, Theresa May, Sunak hasn’t, –, Starmer, Henry Nicholls, Rishi Sunak’s, Gareth Fuller, Reform Party –, David Cameron, King Charles III, won’t
Organizations:
CNN, CNN — Britain’s, Labour, Reuters, Sunak’s Conservative Party, Liberal Democrats, Conservatives, Conservative, Party, Getty, European Union, Reform Party, Scottish National Party, Green Party, National Health Service
Locations:
Westminster, Rwanda, England, AFP, Gillingham, Gaza