RIshi Sunak has been announced as UK Prime Minister following the withdrawal of Penny Mordaunt from the Conservative Party leadership race
Mordaunt disclosed few minutes ago via Twitter that “it is clear that colleagues feel we need certainty today as a result, we have now chosen our next Prime Minister”.
The emergence of Sunak is historic as he will become the first UK Prime Minister of Hindu background and of Indian descent
42 years old Sunak was born in Southampton and served as Chancellor of the Exchequer from 2020 to 2022 and has been a Member of Parliament for Richmond since 2015