Rishi Sunak

Richmond MP must convince fellow Tories he is right man to lead economic revival and unite party.

Start your Independent Premium subscription today. He apologised by saying: “I can appreciate people’s frustration. The strain beginning to show, the chancellor complained in an interview with The Sun that he believed the opposition was responsible for the leaks against his wife (the party has suggested he “look a little closer to home”) and moved his family out of Downing Street. The eldest of three children, Mr Sunak attended the prestigious Stroud School in Hampshire and Winchester College, where he was head boy and edited the school newspaper, waiting tables in a curry house during the school holidays to boost his coffers. As he seeks the keys to 10 Downing Street, the challenge for Mr Sunak will be to convince his peers that he is the ideal man to revive an ailing economy that he himself has been at the helm of for two-and-a-half-years and to do so without the tax cuts they demand but which he has dismissed as “fairytale” politics. That was a happy time for the man briefly known as “Dishy Rishi”, when he was cheered on as a free-spending chancellor known for posing behind his laptop in a hoodie and ferrying plates around Wagamama to promote his Eat Out to Help Out initiative.

The ex-finance minister bags the biggest backing in the first round of vote to replace Boris Johnson for the premiership and stands well in sight to lead ...

While the 42-year-old Richmond MP stood well ahead of others, a snap poll of nearly 900 Conservative Party members by YouGov showed on Wednesday that Mordaunt would win a run-off in case she makes it to the final two. Married to Akshata Murthy, Sunak is the son-in-law of Indian billionaire N. R. Narayana Murthy, founder of Indian outsourcing giant Infosys. Born in Southampton, his father was an NHS family general practitioner and his mother ran her own local chemist shop.

Former British finance minister Rishi Sunak won the most votes in the second round of voting to succeed Boris Johnson as leader of the Conservative Party ...

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Former finance minister Rishi Sunak cemented his lead over rivals to become Britain's next prime minister on Thursday in an increasingly bitter race to ...

Britain's economy is beset with spiralling inflation, high debt, and low growth that have left people grappling with the tightest squeeze on their finances in decades. She had a huge lead over Sunak, who fared badly against almost all his rivals, and she is now the bookmakers' favourite. Mordaunt fended off criticism from former Brexit negotiator David Frost that she was insufficiently tough towards the EU. Subsequent ballots will eliminate the candidate with the fewest votes each time, to whittle the field down to a final two by July 21. I am ready to be prime minister from day one," Truss said. Together we can restore trust, rebuild our economy and reunite the country."

Former chancellor of the exchequer could be beaten in a run-off against trade minister Penny Mordaunt or foreign secretary Liz Truss, according to YouGov ...

He has won the backing of senior Tories, including deputy prime minister Dominic Raab, transport secretary Grant Shapps and health secretary Steve Barclay. MPs could reallocate their votes in a way that some combination of Truss, Mordaunt and former equalities minister Badenoch make it as the final pair. The new leader will be announced September 5, after an estimated 175,000 grassroots party members have made their final choice following six weeks of summer hustings. “I can lead, make tough decisions and rise to the moment.” For example, the strongly pro-Brexit caucus of Tory MPs, who have largely been backing Braverman, could yet shift their support to either Truss or Mordaunt to help propel them into the final two. But the contest remains open.

Sunak took a lead with 101 votes, followed by junior trade minister and bookmakers' favourite Penny Mordaunt on 83 votes and Foreign Secretary Liz Truss on ...

The candidate who receives the most votes will be elected the new Conservative Party and British Prime Minister leader on September 5, taking over from Boris Johnson. The new leader will then be chosen the final two by the estimated 200,000 Conservative Party members in the country. Sunak, whose resignation as finance minister last week helped trigger Johnson’s resignation, secured support from 88 of the party’s 358 Members of Parliament (MPs) followed by Penny Mordaunt second with 67 votes and Liz Truss third with 50.

The result puts both on course to reach the run-off over the summer -- though the picture can still change -- when grassroots Conservative Party members ...

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SUELLA BRAVERMAN was knocked out of the leadership contest after coming last in Thursday's second-round vote, disappointing Express.co.uk readers who wanted ...

Username Greenrat said: “Sunak is not the people’s favourite. Attorney General Ms Braverman promoted herself as the only “authentic” Brexiteer candidate but received the fewest number of votes from Tory MPs. Just 14 percent (697 people) of readers wanted Ms Braverman to be knocked out yet she only received 27 MP’s support, putting her out of the contest. Meanwhile, 15 percent (762 people) of readers wanted Ms Badenoch to be knocked out of the contest. Mr Tugendhat received 20 percent (1,030 people) of the vote from readers and was just five votes clear of being eliminated from the contest. In total, 5,094 votes were cast, and the winner of the second ballot, former Chancellor Mr Sunak, received the most votes against him, with 35 percent (1,761 people) wanting him to leave the contest.

Former British finance minister Rishi Sunak won the most votes in the second round of voting to succeed Boris Johnson.

Attorney General Suella Braverman was eliminated with 27 votes. Sunak came top with 101 votes, followed by junior trade minister and bookmakers' favorite Penny Mordaunt on 83 votes and Foreign Secretary Liz Truss on 64 votes. - Sunak came top with 101 votes, followed by junior trade minister and bookmakers' favorite Penny Mordaunt on 83 votes and Foreign Secretary Liz Truss on 64 votes.

Former finance minister Rishi Sunak cemented his lead over rivals to become Britain's next prime minister on Thursday in an increasingly bitter race to ...

Tugendhat, who ranked fifth in the second round of voting, said, "It is fair that we [candidates] receive criticism... Britain's economy is beset with spiralling inflation, high debt, and low growth that have left people grappling with the tightest squeeze on their finances in decades. Mordaunt fended off criticism from former Brexit negotiator David Frost that she was insufficiently tough towards the EU. She had a huge lead over Sunak, who fared badly against almost all his rivals, and she is now the bookmakers' favourite. Subsequent ballots will eliminate the candidate with the fewest votes each time, to whittle the field down to a final two by July 21. Together we can restore trust, rebuild our economy and reunite the country."

Former finance minister has been early frontronner in first two rounds of voting, ahead of Penny Mordaunt.

Britain’s economy is beset with spiralling inflation, high debt, and low growth that have left people grappling with the tightest squeeze on their finances in decades. She had a huge lead over Sunak, who fared badly against almost all his rivals, and she is now the bookmakers’ favourite. Mordaunt fended off criticism from former Brexit negotiator David Frost that she was insufficiently tough towards the EU. Subsequent ballots will eliminate the candidate with the fewest votes each time, to whittle the field down to a final two by July 21. I am ready to be prime minister from day one,” Truss said. Together we can restore trust, rebuild our economy and reunite the country.”

Letters: The frontrunner in the Tory leadership contest also broke the law during the pandemic, writes Sarah James, while Prof Kath Checkland says that he ...

Not only was John Crace barred from his leadership launch ( I was ready for Rishi but he wasn’t ready for me, 12 July), but Beth Rigby of Sky News was heckled at the event when she asked embarrassing questions. In fact, Rishi Sunak has already shown worrying signs of an even more extreme attitude to press freedom and public accountability. Simon Jenkins’ column in praise of Rishi Sunak is sadly incoherent ( Why the Labour party is praying for the Tories not to vote for Rishi Sunak, 12 July). He quotes Paul Johnson suggesting that the UK’s economic policy over the past three years has got just about everything wrong, and highlights repeated mistakes and misjudgments, but then says that Sunak is “the only candidate ... with a record of sustained competence”. These things cannot all be true.

Rishi Sunak, the frontrunner in the race to succeed Boris Johnson, warned there are “challenging” times ahead for the economy as he refused to put a ...

Rishi Sunak, a leading candidate to replace Boris Johnson as Britain's prime minister, dismissed suggestions on Thursday that he was too rich to run the ...

Dr Rosena Allin-Khan scoffs at the idea that Rishi Sunak is a 'hero' of the British people after the pandemic.

"Sorry, I don't buy that he's the hero of the pandemic." It's not very clear, is it?" Nick put to the Labour MP that he "steered the country through the furlough programme" whilst Chancellor. She was having none of it.