Rishi Sunak will become the next prime minister of the UK
After months of turmoil, Rishi Sunak will become the next prime minister of the UK.
After winning the race to lead the Conservative Party, Rishi Sunak will become Britain's first prime minister of color on Tuesday. He will be responsible for leading a nation that is deeply divided through an economic downturn that is expected to leave millions of people poorer.
In his first speech Rishi Sunak says his government will not leave future generations with a debt to pay and promises to unite the country. He warned of difficult decisions to come and said, “I will place economic stability and confidence at the heart of this government’s agenda. This will mean difficult decisions to come.”
Rishi Sunak will become the next prime minister of the UK
Sunak, 42, will become the youngest leader of the country in modern times. He is one of the wealthiest politicians in Westminster. In parliament on Monday, he told his lawmakers that they were facing an "existential crisis" and needed to "unite or die."He informed the nation that it was facing an "important economic challenge."He stated, "I will make it my utmost priority to bring our party and our country together." "We now need stability and unity."
Who is Rishi Sunak?
Rishi Sunak is a British politician born on 12 May 1980. He has been the UK's Chancellor of the Treasury since February 2020. A member of the Conservative Party, Sunak served as chief secretary at the Ministry of the Treasury from July 2019 to February 2020. He has been a Member of Parliament for Richmond (Yorks) since the 2015 general election.