{"id":12103,"date":"2022-10-25T01:44:02","date_gmt":"2022-10-24T23:44:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.ir-ia.com\/news\/?p=12103"},"modified":"2022-10-25T09:22:30","modified_gmt":"2022-10-25T07:22:30","slug":"rishi-sunak-becomes-uks-next-prime-minister","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.ir-ia.com\/news\/rishi-sunak-becomes-uks-next-prime-minister\/","title":{"rendered":"Rishi Sunak becomes UK\u2019s next prime minister"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

The Conservative Party leader Rishi Sunak will formally become UK prime minister on Tuesday following a meeting with King Charles III, Downing Street said.<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Sunak will become the UK\u2019s new Prime Minister this week, replacing the country\u2019s shortest-serving leader Liz Truss who only lasted 44 days before she resigned. He secured the backing of lawmakers after his rival Boris Johnson dropped out of the leadership race, and another challenger, House of Commons leader Penny Mordaunt, conceded that she did not have enough support from the party. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

At the age of 42, Rishi Sunak is the youngest person to take the office in more than 200 years of Britain. He will also become Britain\u2019s first prime minister of color after winning the race to lead the Conservative Party, tasked with steering a deeply divided country mired in economic gloom. In his first public comments, Sunak said: \u201cThere is no doubt we face profound economic challenges. We now need stability and unity, and I will make it my utmost priority to bring my party and country together.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Sunak who previously served as chancellor of the exchequer (UK\u2019s title for finance minister) told his lawmakers in parliament on Monday that they faced an \u201cexistential crisis\u201d and must \u201cunite or die\u201d. He issued a plea for unity in the face of an economic challenge. In a TV address, Sunak promised to serve with integrity and thanked outgoing Prime Minister Liz Truss for leading the country during exceptionally difficult circumstances.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Rishi Sunak, centre, waves after winning the Conservative Party leadership contest at the Conservative party Headquarters in London, on October 24, 2022. (Image Credit: AP Photo\/Aberto Pezzali)<\/sup><\/em><\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n

Although Rishi Sunak has been named to lead Britain, a set of procedures needs to be followed before he becomes prime minister. First, Liz Truss, who resigned on Thursday, will visit Buckingham Palace to formally stand down. Sunak will then meet with the monarch, who will ask him to form a government and will then become the prime minister in a handover of power from Truss expected on Tuesday.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

UK\u2019s outgoing prime minister Liz Truss has congratulated Rishi Sunak on winning the race and said that Sunak had her \u201cfull support.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Congratulations @RishiSunak<\/a> on being appointed as Leader of the Conservative Party and our next Prime Minister.

You have my full support.<\/p>— Liz Truss (@trussliz) October 24, 2022<\/a><\/blockquote>