Rishi Sunak will become the next Prime Minister of the United Kingdom. The third Prime Minister this year.
He was picked by Conservative MPs after the final contender Penny Mordaunt dropped out of the leadership race at the last minute. He has already told them there will be no early General Election.
In his first speech as Conservative leader, Mr Sunak warned of the “profound economic challenge” faced by the nation. He said his priority was to bring the country together. Just over six weeks ago Rishi Sunak was rejected by Tory party members in favour of Liz Truss.
Now in the wake of her short lived stint in office, he’s been selected by Tory MPs to get the keys to number ten. His task to try to stabilise the economy and stabilise his own party.
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