Earlier in the day, Rishi Sunak was confirmed as the new Tory leader, making him the UK s next prime minister. Rishi Sunak is all set to take over former UK PM Liz Truss, who resigned after being in office for 44 days. 📰 Rishi Sunak, United Kingdom’s PM-Designate Receives Thunderous Applause After He Arrives at Conservative Party Headquarters (Video).
The UK-born son of Indian-origin general practitioner father Yashvir and pharmacist mother Usha had spoken extensively of his migrant roots during the last campaign and also referenced making history by lighting Diwali diyas at 11 Downing Street as the first Indian-origin Chancellor of the Exchequer. Rishi Sunak Set To Become New UK PM: Britain s First Indian-Origin Prime Minister Wants to Change UK-India Relationship to Make It More Two-Way Exchange.
"The Sunaks are a Punjabi Khatri family from Gujranwala, now in Pakistan,” tweeted one Queen Lioness 86, adding: "Ramdas Sunak, Rishi s paternal grandfather, left Gujranwala to work as a clerk in Nairobi in 1935." India, Pakistan on Cusp of History to Share Pride As Rishi Sunak Set to Be First Non-White British PM.