Sunak, a former finance minister, is married to the daughter of Indian tech billionaire N. R. Narayana Murthy and would be the first prime minister of South Asian descent—and the youngest in more than 200 years.
the spate of government resignations that ultimately ousted Johnson and was runner up to Truss in the race to replace him with a campaign slogan of “Ready for Rishi” .
Sunak, born in Southampton in the south of England to parents of Indian origin who emigrated to the U.K. from east Africa, will be theresigned as prime minister last week after just six weeks on the job, the shortest tenure in British history. Her departure, following weeks of financial turmoil from her fiscal policies and constant political u-turning, kicked-off another contest to select the leader of the Conservative Party, who will go on to be prime minister. The rules require contenders to garner support of 100 MPs to back their claim, effectively limiting the field to three candidates.
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