Britain's super-rich Prime Minister Rishi Sunak's wife Akshata Murthy is said to be wealthier than even King Charles III, due to her 430 million pounds stake in her billionaire tycoon father Narayana Murthy's IT empire.
Rishi Sunak on Tuesday took charge as Britain's first Indian-origin Prime Minister with a promise to put the crisis-hit country's needs "above politics" and "fix the mistakes" made by his predecessor.
UK politics: Rishi Sunak will meet with his new cabinet on his first full day as Prime Minister, before taking on opposition leader Keir Starmer in PMQs on Wednesday afternoon.
Rishi Sunak had earlier praised Ukraine's steadfast courage in standing up to Russian "aggression". He had promised support from the people of the United Kingdom as the war continues in the country.
Making his speech outside the official residence of the UK PM, Sunak, said that he would confront the "profound economic crisis” with compassion and lead a government of “integrity, professionalism, and accountability".
Rishi Sunak leads UK-PM race: The 42-year-old frontrunner's tally continues to grow as former prime minister Boris Johnson flies back from his Caribbean holiday to reportedly also join the contest.
The Conservative Party is holding a speeded-up race to replace Liz Truss. The race will see a new leader — who will also become the prime minister — chosen within a week.
UK PM resigns: Just a day earlier Truss had vowed to stay in power, saying she was “a fighter and not a quitter.” But Truss left Thursday after she was forced to abandon many of her economic policies and lost control of Conservative Party discipline.
Queen's resting place: The image shows the hand-carved Belgian black marble slab with brass letter inlays set into the floor of King George VI Memorial Chapel, St. George’s Chapel, at Windsor Castle in Windsor, England.
UK's PM Truss told lawmakers in Parliament that the two-year “energy price guarantee” means average household bills will be no more than 2,500 pounds ($2,872) a year for heating and electricity.
Liz Truss took over as the Prime Minister of the United Kingdom after Boris Johnson announced his intention to step down as prime minister and leader of the ruling Conservative Party on July 7.
Liz Truss will become the third female Prime Minister of UK. All female prime ministers so far have been Conservative.
Liz Truss becomes Britain's next PM. But the leadership comes in no roses, there is a crown of thorns awaiting her as the UK reels under a cost-of-living crisis and is amid its worst inflation.
UK PM race: If elected, 42-year-old Rishi Sunak will go on to make history as the first Prime Minister of the UK of Indian heritage.
Rishi Sunak, from being the clear frontrunner in the early knockout stages of the contest with the Tory MPs, has been trailing Truss in most surveys of party members voting to elect a new leader to succeed Johnson.
UK PM Race: Foreign Secretary Truss, who is the current frontrunner according to pre-poll surveys and bookie’s odds, was due to face tough questions from veteran BBC political journalist Nick Robinson in a one-on-one interview – already done by Sunak earlier this month.
The survey also shows a majority in favour of ousted leader Boris Johnson, with 55 per cent saying that Tory MPs were wrong to effectively force him to resign and 40 per cent saying they were right.
Rishi Sunak and Liz Truss will continue their intense campaigning up and down the country as they appear at a series of hustings organised by the Conservative Campaign Headquarters.
UK PM Race: Rishi Sunak clinched his place for the final leg of the race to succeed Boris Johnson and will go head-to-head with Foreign Secretary Liz Truss as one of two finalists to take charge as Conservative Party leader and British Prime Minister.
UK PM Race: Rishi Sunak has topped another round of vote in British PM race with 118 votes, in bid to become the next British Prime Minister.
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