the black sea and tackling the globalfood crisis. if you have justjoined us you are welcome and we begin in the uk with a brace to replace borisjohnson as conservative party leader is gathering momentum. on wednesday evening the shortlist of eight came sex, as former foreign secretaryjeremy hunt and the current chancellor nadhim zahawi were eliminated from the first round. by the end of next week, the list will be narrowed down to two names which will then go to the party boat with 60,000 members around the country for a final decision. the former chancellor rishi sunak got the most votes from conservative mps, he has criticised other contenders for offering fairytales on tax, saying cutting taxes now would stoke inflation. it is saying cutting taxes now would stoke inflation. stoke inflation. it is not credible stoke inflation. it is not credible to stoke inflation. it is not credible to promise - stoke inflation. it is noti credible to promise lots stoke inflation. it
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