UK leadership election starts on Thursday
Promises by 10 candidates who have crossed first hurdle to become next PM are aimed at Tory activist voters
London
TEN Tory candidates - out of an original list of 13 hopefuls - have passed the first hurdle to become Britain's next prime minister.
Each has the support of a minimum of eight MPs representing a Conservative party with a minority government. In a series of votes starting on Thursday, Tory MPs will choose the final two candidates from those who passed the first hurdle.
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