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Rishi Sunak is Britain’s first Asian prime minister – but it’s no progressive victory

The new PM’s rise is a great achievement, but his hardline views mean this is a less transformative moment than many hoped for, says barrister and author Hashi Mohamed

The Guardian - UK

Tuesday briefing: What do we know about the new prime minister’s plans?

In today’s newsletter: He’s the first British Indian prime minister and a sign of hoped-for stability among Tories. Here’s what we know so far about his policy agenda, political weaknesses and more

The Guardian - UK

Conservative members quit after Rishi Sunak is made leader

One voter of more than 40 years said the party had been 'destroyed from within'

Wales Online

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Rishi Sunak’s prize for predicting Liz Truss chaos: He gets to clean up the mess

LONDON: Rishi Sunak spent the summer trying to warn the Conservative Party that Liz Truss would trash the economy if she became UK prime minister. He failed to win the top job then -- but is now on the hook for cleaning up her mess.

The Times of India

Australia hails UK's 'first PM of colour'

Australia has welcomed Rishi Sunak's elevation to leader of the UK's Conservative Party, placing him on course to become Britain's next prime minister.

AAP

Who is Rishi Sunak?

When Rishi Sunak was elected by Conservative MPs as their new leader and hence prime minister of the United Kingdom, the British nation breathed a sigh of relief: thank God it wasn’t Boris Johnson.

The Conversation

Rishi Sunak Cabinet role 'could offer Olive branch to Boris Johnson'

Calling back Michael Gove and Boris Johnson may also be canny political moves to unite the Conservative party

Wales Online

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Rishi Sunak takes power without winning single vote as fears grow over return to austerity

Rishi Sunak won the race to become the next leader of the Conservative party the Prime Minister of the country after his last standing opponent Penny Mordaunt dropped out the race

Daily Mirror

What Do Indian Politicians Have To Say About Rishi Sunak's Elevation As UK Prime Minister?

Rishi Sunak will take over as the U.K.’s youngest and wealthiest prime minister in modern history on Monday after other contenders pulled out of the race to lead the Conservative Party.

Benzinga

"He has no mandate": Greater Manchester MPs react to Rishi Sunak becoming the new Prime Minister

The region's Labour MPs are demanding an election as Greater Manchester Tories welcome their new leader

Manchester Evening News

Asian Britons celebrate 'proud moment' as Sunak takes on top job

Rishi Sunak is set to become Britain's first prime minister of colour on Tuesday, an achievement that many, particularly in the Asian community, held up as a cultural milestone standing out above the economic chaos and political tumult.

Reuters

‘A Diwali gift’: Indians celebrate Rishi Sunak’s rise to UK PM

Rishi Sunak is poised to formally take over from Liz Truss as the UK’s prime minister on Tuesday.

Al Jazeera

Boris Johnson 'demeaned' himself by having to 'beg' for votes, claims Iain Duncan Smith

In an interview with Andrew Marr on LBC, the Tory politician said that Mr Johnson had expected that there would be 'at least 150 people claiming him'

Wales Online

Is Rishi Sunak the right person to lead the UK?

Former chancellor set to become the country’s new prime minister after winning the Conservative Party’s leadership race.

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Evening Standard

Rishi Sunak’s first statement as Tory leader in full as he wins race to be Prime Minister

The former chancellor spoke at Conservative Party headquarters. Here is a transcript of his address.

The Independent UK

Tory party members react to Sunak as PM as some cancel memberships

Tory voters have described feeling as though their party ‘has been destroyed from within’.

Al Jazeera

Rishi Sunak’s first statement as UK’s Conservative Party leader

Set to become the next prime minister of Britain, Sunak, 42, delivered a brief statement on Monday.

The Independent UK

Boris Johnson ends comeback bid — but promises another

In the end, all of Boris Johnson’s bluster couldn’t hide the facts: He didn’t have the votes to win the Conservative Party leadership contest and stage a political comeback just weeks after being forced out as prime minister

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Evening Standard

Rishi Sunak has won the race to be prime minister - but what happens now?

As the UK gets its third Prime Minister in less than two months, a look at what is likely to happen over the next few days

The Independent UK

Sunak, UK's next PM, gets cheers from unlikely place: India

Rishi Sunak, the former British Treasury chief who won the race to be leader of the Conservative Party and is likely to become the country’s next prime minister, is getting cheers from an unlikely place: India, its former colony

The Conversation

Prime Minister Rishi Sunak: who is he and how did he end up with the top job in British politics?

When Rishi Sunak lost to Liz Truss in the first Conservative Party leadership race of 2022, few were surprised. Many of the people given the chance to choose between the two candidates blamed Sunak for Boris Johnson’s downfall. They also preferred Truss’s “optimistic” economic policies to Sunak’s sombre assessment of…

The Independent UK

Rishi Sunak tells Tories to ‘unite or die’ amid ‘profound economic challenge’

He will become the next prime minister after Penny Mordaunt failed to win the support of Conservative MPs.

The Independent UK

Rishi Sunak’s first statement as Tory leader in full

The former chancellor spoke at Conservative Party headquarters. Here is a transcript of his address.

Evening Standard

Our next prime minister: Rishi Sunak

Rishi Sunak has been elected unopposed as leader of the Conservative Party and will be the UK’s next prime minister. Aged 42, he will also be the youngest to assume the office since the 2nd Earl of Liverpool in 1812. and the first from an ethnic minority since Benjamin Disraeli…

Radio France Internationale

Former UK chancellor Rishi Sunak to replace Liz Truss as prime minister

Former UK Treasury secretary Rishi Sunak has won the race to be leader of the Conservative Party and will become Britain’s next prime minister – the third this year.

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