London: One of the former UK PM Boris Johnson’s trusted ministers, Rishi Sunak has dropped his campaign for election as Britain’s next prime minister and the leader of the Tories.
“I’m standing to be the next leader of the Conservative Party and your Prime Minister. Let’s restore trust, rebuild the economy and reunite the country,” Sunak, the son-in-law of Infosys founder Narayan Murthy, tweeted with the hashtag ‘Ready4Rishi’.
I’m standing to be the next leader of the Conservative Party and your Prime Minister.
Let’s restore trust, rebuild the economy and reunite the country. #Ready4Rishi
Sign up ? https://t.co/KKucZTV7N1 pic.twitter.com/LldqjLRSgF
— Ready For Rishi (@RishiSunak) July 8, 2022
The post has a nearly three-minute-long video that encapsulates his life, starting from how his parents struggled to establish themselves, met each other, got married and how the UK gave “millions the chance of a better future”.
“Someone has to grip this moment and make the right decisions. That’s why I am standing to be the next leader of the Conservative Party and your Prime Minister,” the 42-year-old Indian-origin MP from Richmond announced.
Sunak made history in 2020 when he was appointed to the most important UK Cabinet post – Chancellor of the Exchequer. The minister gained popularity for his economic package to aid businesses and employees as an unprecedented pandemic gripped the country and the world.
