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Rishi Sunak Voted as Leader of British Conservative Party, Becomes Next British Prime Minister

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    Rishi Sunak Announced as UK’s New Prime Minister

    STORY: Sunak, one of the wealthiest politicians in Westminster, will be asked by King Charles to form a government, replacing Liz Truss, the outgoing leader who lasted only 44 days. He defeated centrist politician Penny Mordaunt, who failed to get enough support from lawmakers to take part in the vote, while his rival, former Prime Minister Boris Johnson, withdrew from the contest, saying he could no longer run the party. unite.