Rishi Sunak, 42, took to Twitter shortly after his defeat to thank everyone who voted for him.
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Rishi Sunak on Monday called on Conservative Party members to unite behind new British Prime Minister Liz Truss after her defeat in a leadership race to succeed Boris Johnson, to propel the country into troubled times. Can go
Shortly after his defeat, Mr. Sunak, 42, took to Twitter to thank everyone who voted for him.
The former British Indian Chancellor tweeted: “Everything I said this time the Tories are family. It is true that we are now united behind the new PM Liz Truss as she leads the country through troubled times.
Truss received 81,326 votes, with a high turnout of 82.6% compared to Sunak’s 60,399 votes, with 654 ballots rejected out of a total of 172,437 eligible Conservative voters.
Truss, 47, is Britain’s third female prime minister after Margaret Thatcher and Theresa May.
Also on Sunday, Sunak said that if he lost the leadership race of the Conservative Party, his job would be to support the next government.
In his last interview with the BBC prior to the announcement of the results, Sunak said he intended to remain as an MP and would continue to work for his constituents in Richmond, Yorkshire if he had a truce in the race. lose of.
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