Sunak thus becomes First British Prime Minister of Afro-Hindu descent After only 44 days in office, pioneer Liz Truss is now tasked with tackling the country’s crisis.
Rishi Sunak saw close competition for the job, with conservative Benny Mordant struggling to get the required 100 signatures — to no avail.
— Penny Mordaunt (@PennyMordaunt) October 24, 2022
“We all owe it to this country, each other and Rishi to stand together and work together for the good of the nation. There is still a lot of work to be done,” he added.
So Rishi Sunak is elected as the leader of the Conservative Party,” he announced.
The other potential candidate, Boris Johnson, has already withdrawn from the race on Sunday night.
Sunak said this while speaking to Conservative lawmakers on Monday Its first priority is to ensure economic stability Then in 2019, we should try to fulfill the party’s election promises.
On Wednesday, Sunak will answer the first questions from the opposition and his own party in Parliament.
The new leader of the United Kingdom’s Conservative Party promised “stability and unity” this Monday in the face of “deeply difficult situations” in the country and the rest of the world.
Rishi Sunak said he is proud to assume the post of Prime Minister, rallying the support of his fellow MPs. “It is the greatest privilege of my life to serve the party I love“, he said in his first statements to the country after his appointment.
“The UK is a great country, but there is no doubt we face deep economic challenges,” he admitted. “Now we need stability and unity”.
Sunak promised to serve the country with integrity and humility, working every day to meet the needs of the British people.
Former Finance Minister Now facing severe economic and financial crisisThe country is on the brink of recession, putting pressure to cut public spending.
At the same time, it faces opposition from more civil servants, such as teachers and nurses, who are demanding pay rises, and from the Labor Party, which has a lead of about 30 percentage points in opinion polls.
Truss was declared the winner of the Conservative Party internal election on 5 September, succeeding Boris Johnson, so he had only been in office for six weeks.
Sunak was the defeated finalist in the same election and Mordant received the third most votes.
Born on May 12, 1980 in the English city of Southampton, Rishi Sunak is the eldest of three siblings. After graduating from Oxford with degrees in philosophy, politics and economics, he completed an MBA at Stanford University in the US, where he met his wife.
Sunak and wife Akshata Murthy, the daughter of an Indian president who co-founded multinational company Infosys. It entered the newspaper’s rich list at number 222 this year The Sunday TimesEstimated at 730 million pounds (840 million euros at current exchange rates).
But the former financial analyst recalled the humble beginnings of his immigrant grandparents who came to Britain in the 1960s and his parents, a doctor and pharmacist, who worked to give their children a good education and opportunities.
Britain must judge him “Not by bank account, but by personality and deeds”argued several times during the summer campaign.
After working at the investment bank Goldman Sachs and other financial institutions, Sunak entered politics and became a staunch supporter of the United Kingdom’s exit from the European Union.
Rishi Sunak, who was appointed secretary for finance in 2019, was promoted to finance minister after Sajid Javid’s surprise resignation a year later. Boris Johnson’s potential successor.
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