What we know about the Abe murder
FT News Briefing
Forhecz Topher
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🗓️ 12 July 2022
⏱️ 11 minutes
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Summary
Former UK chancellor Rishi Sunak and foreign secretary Liz Truss have emerged as the favourites to replace prime minister Boris Johnson, and more details have been revealed in the murder of Japan’s former prime minister, Shinzo Abe. Plus, Nikkei Asia’s Marwaan Macan-Markar explains how Sri Lanka’s economic and political crises could foreshadow similar issues in other debt-ridden countries.
Mentioned in this podcast:
Sunak to stand firm on taxes until he has ‘gripped inflation’
Sri Lanka prime minister confirms besieged president Rajapaksa to resign
Killing of Shinzo Abe shines spotlight on politicians’ links with Moonies
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| 0:00.0 | The FT News Briefing is supported by Equinole, the UK's energy partner. |
| 0:06.3 | Learn more at equinole.co.uk |
| 0:09.8 | Good morning from the Financial Times. |
| 0:11.3 | Today is Tuesday, July 12, and this is your FT News Briefing. |
| 0:18.2 | We'll look at who the frontrunners are to replace UK Prime Minister Boris Johnson. |
| 0:22.8 | More details have emerged surrounding the person accused of killing Japan's former Prime |
| 0:27.1 | Minister Shinzo Abe, plus Sri Lanka is mired in economic crisis and political chaos. |
| 0:33.6 | It has basically, I feel, destroyed one generation or if not two. |
| 0:39.6 | And that is the saddest part. |
| 0:42.4 | I'm Mark Filipino, and here's the news you need to start your day. |
| 0:52.8 | Britain's conservatives are looking for someone to replace Boris Johnson. |
| 0:56.5 | 11 candidates have announced plans to join the contest to be the next Prime Minister. |
| 1:01.3 | Tomorrow, Tory lawmakers plan to nominate two of them. |
| 1:04.8 | I'm joined now by the FT's Whitehall Editor Sebastian Payne to talk about who MPs are liking right now. |
| 1:10.8 | So Seb, who's the frontrunner? Is there one at this point? |
| 1:14.0 | The first favorite is clearly Rishi Sunak, the former chancellor. |
| 1:17.1 | He got out there very early last Friday and has been building up momentum ever since then, |
| 1:22.2 | getting the biggest number of MPs backing him. He's been the bookmaker's favorite. |
| 1:26.8 | But the second place is still very much in contention. |
| 1:30.4 | At the moment, it feels like that could be the Foreign Secretary Liz Truss, |
| 1:34.2 | who formally launched her campaign on Monday. |
| 1:37.2 | And he's been speaking to the right of the Conservative Party. |
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