Rishi Sunak

Foreign secretary sees off former chancellor in race for Tory leadership. She will take over from Boris Johnson on Tuesday.

Liz Truss offers more of the same old failed Tory ideas that got us in this mess.” Paying tribute to her “friend” Johnson in her acceptance speech, Truss said: “Boris, you got Brexit done. In 2019, Boris Johnson won 66 percent of votes in the membership ballot, with Jeremy Hunt winning 34 percent. “I know our beliefs resonate with British people,” she said, adding: “I campaigned as a Conservative and will govern as a Conservative.” after comfortably seeing off rival Rishi Sunak in the race to lead the governing Conservative Party. [on a raft of promises](https://www.politico.eu/article/elizabeth-truss-uk-tory-government-policy-manifesto/) she made during the campaign and take the Conservatives — currently lagging in the polls — to victory at the next election.

Liz Truss is to be the next UK Prime Minister,replacing Boris Johnson and defeating Rishi Sunak to become the third woman to hold the office.

Her insistence on the campaign trail that she will lower taxes was met with heavy doses of skepticism at a time when the economy is struggling so much, and she is likely to set out an economic plan later this week. “We need to show we will deliver, bold plan to cut taxes and grow our economy.” She takes up the role at a time of national crisis, with energy bills skyrocketing and the economy on the verge of recession.

'I will deliver on the energy crisis, dealing with people's energy bills, but also dealing with the long term issues we have on energy supply,' Truss said ...

As we battle the economic impact of the pandemic, we need your support even more, so that we can continue to offer you more quality content. Business Standard has always strived hard to provide up-to-date information and commentary on developments that are of interest to you and have wider political and economic implications for the country and the world. First, she will turn to the urgent issue of surging energy prices. Over that period the country has been buffeted from crisis to crisis, and now faces what is forecast to be a long recession triggered by sky-rocketing inflation which hit 10.1% in July. Truss will follow him and be asked to form a government by the monarch. I will deliver a bold plan to cut taxes and grow our economy," Truss said after the result was announced.

Rishi Sunak had an advantage as he threw his hat early in the ring and was endorsed by four former chief whips, but within weeks, he started trailing behind ...

Britain's Rishi Sunak, who lost the race to become Britain's prime minister on Monday, said the party must now unite behind winner Liz Truss.

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His rapid ascent to chancellor just weeks before the pandemic put Rishi Sunak front and centre in British politics. Until earlier this year he was the ...

After a summer of bruising blue on blue, could the Californian beaches be waiting for the man who was nearly prime minister? The Tories may have a big majority, but significantly more MPs wanted Rishi Sunak to be prime minister, and they have the potential to make life difficult for Liz Truss. In an interview with the FT he said: "I'm not planning on leaving politics". From Ted Heath to John Redwood and David Davis, former leadership rivals have proven to be a thorny presence on the backbenches. There are now likely to be several big political beasts on the backbenches - including Dominic Raab and Michael Gove - who have not been shy about criticising the new prime minister. He told BBC Radio 2: "One thing I have reflected on a bit being in government and cabinet [is] you really need to agree on the big things because it's tough I found if you don't, I wouldn't want to get into a situation like that again."

The former chancellor was more specific in providing economic solutions but his privileged background and his weak political team were handicaps.

There are even reports that MPs who support him are thinking of triggering a new leadership crisis before the end of the year. But, given the scale of the immediate crises, he can console himself with the thought that the prime minister’s post might be up for grabs again in two years’ time. She traded heavily on her apparently poor northern childhood roots in order to distinguish herself both from Sunak’s childhood in Hampshire, a well-off county in the south, and from his immense wealth. Foreign policy issues include Ukraine, where Johnson – backed by Truss as foreign secretary – led the toughest response to the Russian invasion, and the West’s simmering confrontation with China. She quite quickly gained personal confidence, keeping the debate focussed on her popular tax cuts and rejecting interventionist policies that she is now likely to announce. [trade union strikes](https://news.sky.com/story/who-is-going-on-strike-in-august-and-september-and-for-how-long-12668354) since the 1970s. Sunak’s defeat compares with the voting among Conservative MPs in July where he led Truss with 137 votes to her 113. Meanwhile, the government became sterile and Johnson enjoyed his final weeks in power with jaunts that included flying in a jet fighter, joining a dawn police raid, and announcing distant nuclear power plans. It far exceeds the 15% of the UK population who come from a minority ethnic background, while in parliament there are Then there was the issue of his immense family wealth totalling some £730m, mainly stemming from his wife Akshata – daughter of Narayana Murthy, co-founder of Infosys, one of India’s three leading IT companies. He knew exactly how to run the country during an economic crisis and had an answer to every contingency, something Truss carefully avoided. It looks likely that there will be an historic mix of ethnic backgrounds in Truss’s cabinet.

The Guardian understands he told party donors at an event the day before voting closed last week that he would remain in frontline politics regardless of the ...

“If we lose, the party will have to face up to reality and should be more willing to listen to his hard truths.” During the campaign, he claimed her tax cuts would [fuel inflation](https://www.theguardian.com/business/2022/aug/22/truss-poised-to-plunge-uk-economy-into-inflation-spiral-says-sunak) and benefit the better-off. “He could hang around until when the next election is called and see which way the wind is blowing,” they said. Nevertheless, they realise Boris Johnson could also be weighing up [another run](https://www.theguardian.com/politics/2022/aug/29/boris-johnson-wants-to-do-a-berlusconi-back-to-power-says-rory-stewart) for the top job. [will not](https://www.theguardian.com/politics/2022/sep/05/liz-truss-will-not-offer-rishi-sunak-a-job-in-her-new-cabinet) be offered a cabinet job after he [declined to say](https://www.theguardian.com/politics/2022/aug/24/rishi-sunak-hails-margaret-thatcher-influence-tory-leadership) last month whether he would vote for an emergency Truss budget.

Rishi Sunak on Monday asked the Conservative Party members to unite behind the newly-appointed British Prime Minister Liz Truss, minutes after she defeated ...

"I've said throughout that the Conservatives are one family. It's right we now unite behind the new PM, Liz Truss, as she steers the country through difficult times," the British Indian former Chancellor tweeted. Rishi Sunak on Monday asked the Conservative Party members to unite behind the newly-appointed British Prime Minister Liz Truss, minutes after she defeated him in the leadership contest to succeed Boris Johnson, to steer the country through difficult times.

Rishi Sunak Loses UK PM Race: Rishi Sunak has been a MP for Richmond (Yorks) in North Yorkshire since 2015. On his future plans, he said his constituency ...

One of the two suspects in a stabbing spree in the Canadian province of Saskatchewan early on Sunday morning, has been discovered dead while police continue the manhunt for a second person. Sunak has been a MP for Richmond (Yorks) in North Yorkshire since 2015. The Chinese government reacted furiously to the release of a report by the United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights on 31 August, calling it "wholly illegal and invalid". Rishi Sunak Loses UK PM Race: Rishi Sunak has been a MP for Richmond (Yorks) in North Yorkshire since 2015. A 27-year-old data analyst clad in a sari, Aruna Chida turned to Morimoto for companionship. He said he would support the government headed by his rival but also that he is unlikely to serve in the cabinet.

From his 'mansplaining' tendencies to his disloyalty to Boris Johnson, Rishi Sunak went wrong on several counts.

In the mortal realm of politics, it is more likely that the crisis-riven conditions of the economy and much of the public service infrastructure, notably health, will create a political restiveness. Sunak will likely join the global elite of billionaire clubs that he truly belongs to and do what they do—make money while spending luxuriously. His exit also marks another moment as Sunak’s country of origin, that is India, famed for its diversity has zero Muslim representation in the ruling benches in its parliament. Loyalty is the principal sign of the political follower, but disloyalty will cost the crown to both the leader and the contender. Little wonder that this critical point has found little to no mention in the Indian commentary that has otherwise kept an eager and watchful eye on Sunak’s campaign. Labour has traditionally banked on African and Asian minority votes yet it has not promoted any minority figures to frontline leadership, barring Sadiq Khan, who is the current Labour mayor of London. The change of guard will force both political parties, Conservative and Labour, in two contradictory directions of ideological clarity and political compromise. When he did speak, Sunak adopted a patronising tone as he aimed to mansplain the economy and whatnot to her. Second, and to my mind the more important reason, is that Sunak behaved too much like a man we—especially women—sadly know all too well. That he came so close to taking the mantle only highlights the difference between the place of diversity in India and Britain. An apt comparison would be if India were to have a Muslim prime minister, as ethnic and racial minorities in Britain occupy a similar place to that of religious minorities in India. Wildly popular as chancellor, Rishi Sunak was widely tipped to be Boris Johnson’s successor through the rocky year of 2021 as the latter kept running through his proverbial nine lives—courting, and surviving scandal after scandal.

Rishi Sunak has refuted claims of stepping away from politics, saying it is a 'great privilege' to serve his constituency Richmond, Yorkshire.

“It is the most unbelievable privilege to have these jobs,” he added. Follow us on [also read] [India](https://www.firstpost.com/category/india) [When S Jaishankar had tutored UK PM-elect Liz Truss](https://www.firstpost.com/india/when-s-jaishankar-had-tutored-uk-pm-elect-liz-truss-11188481.html) But I was with them on Friday night and it’s been a great privilege to represent them. But I look forward to supporting the Conservative government in whatever capacity.” "It’s presumptuous for me to say because I have to get selected by my own members. I need to recover from this one. [World](https://www.firstpost.com/category/world) [Liz Truss defeats Rishi Sunak to be UK's next prime minister](https://www.firstpost.com/world/liz-truss-defeats-rishi-sunak-to-be-uks-next-prime-minister-11188061.html) “The people of Richmond are the most amazing people, it is a joy every week to go home to them and to have their love and their support and to be able to represent them properly as their member of Parliament. Of the 170,000 votes, Truss received 81,326 votes, compared with Sunak’s 60,399. Here are all the possibilities, decoded. When asked on by BBC’s Laura Kuenssberg if he would run for the Tory leadership again, the 42-year-old said: “We’ve just finished this campaign. There’s lots I can continue…

Defeated rival will not feature in line-up expected to include Kwarteng, Braverman and Cleverly in top jobs.

Mordaunt is also reported to have rejected the role. The veteran MP John Redwood is said by friends to be minded to turn down a junior Treasury role. Senior Tories have warned there is a pressing need to unite the party in the post-Boris Johnson era, though Truss is keener to prioritise loyalty. “Britain has had to maintain safe pairs of hands in defence and security and he told her that,” one ally said. Should Dorries stay in post, Truss is likely to demand a watering-down of her landmark online safety bill, which could become a bone of contention. Kwasi Kwarteng, Truss’s closest cabinet ally, will become her chancellor and she is also expected to confirm the appointments of Suella Braverman as home secretary and James Cleverly as foreign secretary.