Former British Finance Minister Rishi Sunak on Monday won leadership of the Conservative Party and is set to become the United Kingdom’s prime minister, the country’s third this year.
His last standing competitor, Penny Mordaunt, dropped out of the race on Monday. Former British Prime Minister Boris Johnson had ended a brief bid to reclaim the prime minister seat the day before.
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“We have now chosen our next Prime Minister. This decision is an historic one and shows, once again, the diversity and talent of our party. … We all owe it to the country, to each other, and to Rishi to unite,” Mordaunt said in a Twitter statement announcing her withdrawal.
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Rishi Sunak is elected as leader of the UK Conservative Party after his only challenger Penny Mordaunt withdrew from the race, making Sunak the next UK prime minister. https://t.co/XRT8SFpoWE pic.twitter.com/QZyApOVg4Z
— The Hill (@thehill) October 24, 2022
— Penny Mordaunt (@PennyMordaunt) October 24, 2022
UK PM @RishiSunak: "The government I lead will not leave the next generation, your children and grandchildren, with a debt to settle that we were too weak to pay ourselves. I will unite our country – not with words, but with action." https://t.co/EXlA0i8luo pic.twitter.com/rbkxAevltG
— The Hill (@thehill) October 25, 2022
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