Rishi Sunak After Liz Truss Defeats Him In UK PM Race: One Household

Rishi Sunak After Liz Truss Defeats Him In UK PM Race: One Household [ad_1]

Rishi Sunak, 42, quickly after his defeat, took to Twitter to thank everybody who voted for him.

London:

Rishi Sunak on Monday requested the Conservative Social gathering members to unite behind the newly-appointed British Prime Minister Liz Truss, minutes after she defeated him within the management contest to succeed Boris Johnson, to steer the nation by troublesome instances.

Mr Sunak, 42, quickly after his defeat, took to Twitter to thank everybody who voted for him.

"I've mentioned all through that the Conservatives are one household. It is proper we now unite behind the brand new PM, Liz Truss, as she steers the nation by troublesome instances," the British Indian former Chancellor tweeted.

Truss polled 81,326 votes, in comparison with Sunak's 60,399 in an election with a excessive turnout of 82.6 per cent, with 654 rejected ballots from a complete of 172,437 eligible Tory voters.

Truss, 47, is the third feminine Prime Minister in Britain after Margaret Thatcher and Theresa Could.

On Sunday additionally, Mr Sunak mentioned that if he loses the Conservative Social gathering management race, his job can be to assist the subsequent authorities.

In his last interview with the BBC earlier than the outcomes are declared, Sunak mentioned he plans to remain on as a member of Parliament and proceed to work for his constituents in Richmond, Yorkshire, if he's defeated by Truss within the race.

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