RISHI SUNAK BECOMES THE NEW UK PRIME MINISTER AFTER RESIGNATION OF LIZ TRUSS
RISHI SUNAK BECOMES THE NEW UK PRIME MINISTER AFTER RESIGNATION OF LIZ TRUSS Mary Akanbi 27th October, 2022 . Rishi Sunak British politician Rishi Sunak has emerged as the United Kingdom Prime Minister after rival Penny Mordaunt failed to secure the necessary 100 nominations from her fellow members of Parliament (MPs). Sunak won the support of an overwhelming majority of the Conservative Party MPs and became the first non-white PM, enabling him to claim the keys to No 10 (the official residence of the UK PM). He emerged as the PM following the resignation of former PM, Liz Truss last Thursday. Here are five things you need to know about Sunak: Sunak was born on 12th May, 1980 in Southampton, England to Indian parents – Yashvir and Usha Sunak who migrated to Britain from East Africa in the 1960s. He studied Philosophy, Politics and Economics at Lincoln College, Oxford (2001) and had a Master’s in Business Admi...