Following the withdrawal if his closest rival ,Penny Mordaunt from the race, Rishi Sunak will emerge UK prime minister after winning race for Tory leadership.
Jake Berry, the Conservative party chair, has put out this statement about Rishi Sunak’s election as Tory leader.
“I’d like to congratulate Rishi Sunak on becoming the new leader of our party. Now is the time for the whole party to come together and unite four-square behind Rishi, as he gets on with the vital work of tackling the challenges we face as a country. The time for internal debates is well and truly over, and led by Rishi Sunak, I know we can and will deliver on the priorities of the British people”.
This will make Sunak the first Indian or colored person to occupy the office .
Source: The guardian
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