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Rishi Sunak has won the leadership race in the Conservative Party, confirms the party’s powerful 1922 Committee. He will thus take over the chief job tomorrow morning, according to a statement from the Prime Minister’s office. – Great Britain is a great country, but there is no doubt that we are facing deep economic challenges. I promise that I will serve with integrity and humility, and I will work hard to deliver to the British people, said the incoming Prime Minister in a short statement on Monday evening. “Robot Rishi” Sunak also called for stability and unity, in a speech that many have described as shockingly callous. Commentator Jen Mills in the newspaper Metro dubbed Sunak “Robot Rishi”. – It was like watching a political robot, says Sky News commentator Liz Bates. – Robot Rishi steps in, writes political commentator in The Sun Natasha Clark. Political editor in The Daily Mirror newspaper, John Stevens, published an extract from the speech with “The Rishbot” as the only comment. – Rishi Sunak’s first speech after he was confirmed as the new prime minister was over in 90 seconds – but he still had time for an incredibly embarrassing pause after he finished speaking, wrote Stevens’ newspaper on Twitter. According to Reuters, however, the stock markets have reacted very positively to Sunak’s victory. Who is Rishi Sunak? Photo: Aberto Pezzali / AP Rishi Sunak (42) becomes the new leader of the Conservative Party, and thus Prime Minister of Great Britain. Sunak has risen quickly through the ranks. He was first elected to parliament in 2015, and was finance minister from February 2020 to July 2022. But what do we know about him? Sunak was born in the coastal city of Southampton in 1980 to parents of Indian origin, immigrated from East Africa. His father was a GP, while his mother ran a pharmacy. Sunak becomes the first Hindu and British-Asian Prime Minister. He will also become the youngest British Prime Minister since the 18th century. Sunak was educated at the private boarding school Winchester College, Oxford and Stanford in the USA. In the US, he met his wife Akshata Murty, the daughter of an Indian billionaire and IT mogul. The couple has two daughters. Sunak has never commented on his personal wealth, but it is rumored that he became a millionaire already in his 20s working in finance. Got a shot in the arm when he was reprimanded and fined earlier this year for his participation in “Partygate”. Sunak is a teetotaler, and his drink of choice is cola. When he becomes Prime Minister this week, it will coincide with Diwali, the Hindu festival of lights. Source: BBC. Does not want new elections Sky News writes that King Charles is on his way to London to receive the future prime minister. According to a spokesperson for Liz Truss, talks are still ongoing to plan the takeover. So Sunak will not officially become prime minister until tomorrow. Sunak has stated before members of parliament that he does not want new elections in the country. According to common law, the next parliamentary election must be held before January 2025. Penny Mordaunt and Liz Truss smile together in August 2022. Photo: PETER NICHOLLS / Reuters Truss and Mordaunt with full support – We have now elected our next prime minister. It is a historic decision and once again shows the diversity and talent in our party. Rishi Sunak has my full support, former opponent Penny Mordaunt said after it became clear that she was withdrawing from the leadership race just before 9 p.m. 15 today. – We owe it to the country, each other and Rishi to unite and work together for the good of the nation. There is a lot of work to be done, Mordaunt said. Liz Truss also congratulates Sunak. – You have my full support, she wrote on Twitter. In the speech, Sunak thanked her predecessor in return for her efforts under what he called exceptionally difficult circumstances. Sunak together with the leaders of the powerful 1922 Committee after it became clear that he became the new leader of the Conservative Party. Photo: Stefan Rousseau / AP Last man standing At the age of 42, Sunak becomes the youngest British prime minister since the 18th century. He was the only one to receive the required 100 nominations. The opponent Mordaunt had only managed to collect 25 publicly confirmed votes. According to a journalist in The Telegraph, she “only” received support from 96 colleagues. Liz Truss resigned after 44 days at the helm and a disastrous “mini-budget” that caused panic in the financial markets. At the time, many believed that Boris Johnson was going to try the closure again. Johnson chose last night not to run. A country in crisis The challenges are numerous for Sunak as the new prime minister. – There is no doubt that Britain is facing deep economic challenges, said Sunak in his first speech as Britain’s leader. The economy was an important issue for Sunak when he fought against Liz Truss for the leadership succession this summer. He was one of those who warned against her economic policy. On Monday, both Priti Patel and Michael Gove came out in support of Sunak. Patel is the latest in a line of Tories who have previously supported Boris Johnson, who now support Sunak. A recent opinion poll shows that the Conservative party, or “Tory”, has the lowest support in British history. This also showed an overview of the words people used when they were asked to describe the current government. At the top were “chaos”, “incompetent” and “useless”. Photo: Twitter



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