Rishi Sunak To Replace Liz Truss As UK Prime Minister After Seeing Off Rivals

Rishi Sunak will be the UK’s next Prime Minister after seeing off his rivals in the Conservative Party’s leadership race.

Eko Hot Blog reports that former finance minister Rishi Sunak will be the United Kingdom’s next prime minister after his only rival, Penny Mordaunt, dropped out of the race on Monday.

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In a statement, Mordaunt stated that Sunak has her “full support” as she withdrew from the race.

She noted that “we all owe it to the country” to get behind him.

Penny Mordaunt

The current House of Commons leader had been scrambling to get enough support from members of parliament (MPs) to make the final ballot in the leadership race.

“This decision is an historic one and shows, once again, the diversity and talent of our party. Rishi has my full support,” Mordaunt tweeted.

Her withdrawal comes hours after former PM, Boris Johnson, pulled out of the race to win his old job back.

Boris Johnson

Sunak, who’s of Indian descent, is now expected to replace PM, Liz Truss, who resigned last week after disastrous fiscal policy decisions.

Speaking after being declared the new Conservative leader, he said he was “honoured and humbled” to become Britain’s next prime minister.

“It is the greatest privilege of my life to be able to serve the party I love, and to be able to give back to the country I owe so much to,” Sunak said.

“The United Kingdom is a great country, but there is no doubt we face a profound economic challenge.

“We need stability and unity, and I will make it my utmost priority to bring our party and our country together,” the incoming prime minister added.

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Sunak will become the first person of color to be British prime minister—and at the age of 42, he is also the youngest person to take the office in more than 200 years.

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