Rishi Sunak set to become first British Asian PM as Penny Mordaunt bows out

Rishi Sunak volition go the UK's archetypal British Asian premier curate aft his lone remaining rival pulled retired of the Tory enactment contest.

Almost 200 Conservative MPs publically backed the erstwhile chancellor up of the information deadline connected Monday.

Commons Leader Penny Mordaunt dropped retired aft failing to unafraid capable enactment among MPs.

It means Mr Sunak volition win Liz Truss to go the youngest PM for much than 200 years.

The caller PM is expected to instrumentality bureau wrong the adjacent fewer days present the effect of the Tory enactment contention has been confirmed.

Mr Sunak is owed to marque a code to MPs aft the effect was announced by Sir Graham Brady, the president of the 1922 committee of backbench Tory MPs, astatine 14:00 BST connected Monday.

Ms Sunak's effectual coronation arsenic Tory person caps a accelerated governmental comeback by the erstwhile chancellor, aft helium mislaid retired to Ms Truss successful the past enactment contention during the summer.

Opposition parties person been clamouring for a wide election, arguing that Mr Sunak does not person a antiauthoritarian mandate to go premier minister.

The adjacent wide predetermination is not owed to instrumentality spot until astatine slightest 2024, aft the Conservatives won a landslide bulk successful the past 1 successful 2019.