British politician Rishi Sunak was Monday elected Conservative leader and has become the next prime minister, after being invited to form government by King Charles III. Rival Penny Mordaunt failed to secure the necessary 100 nominations from her fellow MPs, following which she backed out on Monday paving the way for Sunak to become the first Indian-origin Prime Minister of United Kingdom.
“Rishi Sunak is therefore elected as leader of the Conservative Party,” senior backbencher Graham Brady said, as Mordaunt vowed her “full support” for the former finance minister.
