Sunak had a clear path to victory after his competitors Penny Mordaunt and Boris Johnson withdrew from the Conservative Party leadership race
FP Staff
October 24, 2022 18:44:24 IST
File image of Rishi Sunak. @RishiSunak
New Delhi: Rishi Sunak on Monday scripted history after it was confirmed that he will become the UK’s first British Indian prime minister as well the first Hindu premier.
Sunak had a clear path to victory after his competitors Penny Mordaunt and Boris Johnson withdrew from the Conservative Party leadership race.
42-year-old Sunak who won the leadership contest on the day of Diwali will succeed Liz Truss who has become the country’s shortest-serving prime minister.
With inputs from agencies
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