Rishi Sunak of Indian Descent Set To Become UK’s Youngest Prime Minister in 210 Years
Vondigest reports that British politician, Rishi Sunak was Monday elected Conservative leader and will become the next prime minister after rival, Penny Mordaunt failed to secure the necessary 100 nominations from her fellow MPs.
Sunak will make history as he sets to become UK’s first British Asian PM and at 42, the youngest in 210 years!
At 42, Rishi Sunak will be:
– The UK’s first British Asian prime minister
– The country’s 57th prime minister (by the standard count)
– The UK’s youngest PM since Lord Liverpool came to office in 1812
– The fastest from being first elected as an MP to becoming PM in modern times, taking just seven years
The ex-chancellor who oversaw the nation’s finances during the Covid pandemic was the only contender to gain enough support from MPs.
This online platform gathered that his rival, Penny Mordaunt dropped out of the race in the final minutes before nominations closed.
“Rishi Sunak is therefore elected as leader of the Conservative party,” senior backbencher Graham Brady said, as Mordaunt vowed her “full support” for the former finance minister.
He was greeted by rapturous applause and banging on desks as he arrived to address Tory MPs following the result
He is said to have told them that the UK was facing a tough period and there were going to be “no easy answers”
Assuming the handover happens tomorrow, Liz Truss will have been prime minister for seven weeks or 49 days.
Sunak was to make his first remarks at 2:30 pm (1330 GMT), according to Brady, whose 1922 committee of Tory MPs organised a rapid leadership election following last week’s resignation of Prime Minister Liz Truss.
Former leader Boris Johnson pulled out of the race late Sunday, leaving a straight fight between Sunak and Mordaunt.
“These are unprecedented times. Despite the compressed timetable for the leadership contest, it is clear that colleagues feel we need certainty today,” Mordaunt said in a statement.
“They have taken this decision in good faith for the good of the country.”
The Tories retain a majority in parliament, meaning that as their leader, Sunak will be named prime minister by King Charles III.
Source: BBC
