UK PM race highlights: Rishi Sunak vows 'stability and unity' against economic crisis

Next UK Prime Minister highlights: Rishi Sunak- who was defeated by Liz Truss in the leadership contest- has the public endorsement of 145 Tory MPs.

Conservative leadership candidate Rishi Sunak. (REUTERS)

Rishi Sunak will be UK's next prime minister as Penny Mordaunt- the only other candidate- pulled out of the race to No 10. Boris Johnson, who was expected to declare his bid for the prime minister post again earlier, withdrew from the race late last night. ...Read More

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• 24 Oct 2022, 09:35:01 PM IST

  PM Modi congratulates Rishi Sunak

  Prime Minister Narendra Modi congratulated Rishi Sunak, who will soon assume charge as the Prime Minister of Britain. 

• 24 Oct 2022, 08:58:23 PM IST

  Rishi Sunak vows 'stability and unity' against economic crisis

  “I pledge that I will serve you with integrity and humility and I will work day in and day out to deliver for the British people”: The United Kingdom PM-designate RishiSunak at the Conservative Party Headquarters in London.

• 24 Oct 2022, 08:44:25 PM IST

  Watch: Rishi Sunak arrives at Conservative Party Headquarters

  Britain's first Indian-origin Prime Minister Rishi Sunak arrives at the Conservative Party Headquarters.

• 24 Oct 2022, 08:09:06 PM IST

  How Indian politicians reacted as Rishi Sunak wins race to become next UK PM

  Rishi Sunak will become British prime minister on Monday after other candidates withdrew from the race to lead the Conservative Party. Read more

• 24 Oct 2022, 08:00:11 PM IST

  Liz Truss congratulates Rishi Sunak on being appointed as UK prime minister

  Liz Truss congratulates Rishi Sunak on being appointed as UK prime minister.

• 24 Oct 2022, 05:08:35 PM IST

  Outgoing UK PM Liz Truss' Diwali wish: ‘To our friends in India…’

• 24 Oct 2022, 04:47:21 PM IST

  UK PM race LIVE Updates: Penny Mordaunt's former campaign manager calls for her to stand aside

• 24 Oct 2022, 03:49:53 PM IST

  UK PM race LIVE Updates: Brandon Lewis backs Rishi Sunak

• 24 Oct 2022, 03:11:02 PM IST

  UK PM race LIVE updates: More than half of Tory MPs support Rishi Sunak 

  More than half of Conservative MPs are now supporting Rishi Sunak in the leadership race as178 Tory MPs expressed public backing, Sky News reported. 

• 24 Oct 2022, 03:07:38 PM IST

  Senior Tories visit Rishi Sunak's campaign office, BBC reports

  Several prominent Conservative MPs visited Rishi Sunak’s campaign headquarters, BBC reported. Kemi Badenoch, the International Trade Secretary, and Gavin Williamson, the former education secretary, both stopped off at Rishi Sunak’s office.

• 24 Oct 2022, 02:48:49 PM IST

  UK PM race LIVE updates: Rishi Sunak hop, skip and a jump away from UK PM post. Odds say…

  

  Rishi Sunak favoured by odds to be the next UK PM.

• 24 Oct 2022, 02:25:44 PM IST

  UK PM race LIVE updates: 3 Indian-origin world leaders at major roles. Rishi Sunak will soon join list

  From the United States to Portugal, Indian-origin politicians are currently serving in crucial portfolios in countries all around the world. To that list, Rishi Sunak who is inching closer to becoming the UK Prime Minister on Monday will soon be added. See list here

• 24 Oct 2022, 02:20:46 PM IST

  UK PM race LIVE updates: 'He put country before party, party before self': UK PM contender Penny Mordaunt praises Boris Johnson

  Former UK prime minister Boris Johnson, who dropped out of the race to become the leader of the ruling Conservatives Party, ‘put country before party, and party before self,’ said Penny Mordaunt, who, with Johnson no longer in contention, is now the only challenger to Rishi Sunak. If victorious, Sunak will be the United Kingdom's first Indian-origin PM.

• 24 Oct 2022, 01:47:24 PM IST

  UK PM Race LIVE updates: Michael Gove backs Rishi Sunak

• 24 Oct 2022, 01:22:58 PM IST

  UK PM LIVE Updates: Penny Mordaunt can get to the 100 threshold, says supporter

  Conservative MP Damian Green has said he is confident Penny Mordaunt will gather the 100 backers needed to enter the race against Rishi Sunak to be next leader of the Conservative Party.

  “There are a lot of people who weren’t declaring publicly what they were doing, I mean, indeed, Penny’s numbers are well above the published figures already," he said.

• 24 Oct 2022, 01:18:42 PM IST

  UK PM LIVE Updates: Priti Patel backs Rishi Sunak in the race

• 24 Oct 2022, 01:14:40 PM IST

  UK PM LIVE Updates: Penny Mordaunt on Boris Johnson stepping out of the race

• 24 Oct 2022, 12:57:30 PM IST

  UK PM LIVE Updates: Rishi Sunak set to be new UK prime minister: Here's what will happen today

  Rishi Sunak could be hours away from becoming the UK's next prime minister on Monday. The former chancellor and Penny Mordaunt are the only candidates who have formally declared participation in the race while ex-prime minister Boris Johnson who was widely expected to announce his candidacy pulled out of the race late last night. Read how the UK PM race will unfold

• 24 Oct 2022, 12:36:02 PM IST

  UK PM LIVE Updates: Watch: 'Will you be PM', Rishi Sunak asked in 1st appearance since joining race