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- Southampton-born Rishi Sunak has become Prime Minister today
- He had gained the support of more than half of Tory MPs
- Portsmouth North MP, Penny Mordaunt, dropped out of the race
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- Additional reporting by Jose Ramos and Shivalika Puri
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