Rishi Sunak calls for support to Liz Truss govt after losing UK PM race

Rishi Sunak asked the Conservative Party members to unite behind the newly-appointed British Prime Minister Liz Truss.

After weeks of intense campaigning, UK foreign secretary Liz Truss defeated Indian-origin former chancellor Rishi Sunak in Conservative Party leadership race to become new British Prime Minister. Following the announcement of the UK PM poll result, Rishi Sunak called for support for Britain's Prime Minister-elect Liz Truss.

“Thank you to everyone who voted for me in this campaign. I’ve said throughout that the Conservatives are one family. It’s right we now unite behind the new PM, Liz Truss, as she steers the country through difficult times,” Rishi Sunak tweeted.

Thank you to everyone who voted for me in this campaign.I’ve said throughout that the Conservatives are one family.It’s right we now unite behind the new PM, Liz Truss, as she steers the country through difficult times.

Liz Truss polled 81,326 votes, compared to Rishi Sunak's 60,399 in an election with a high turnout of 82.6 per cent.

Speaking to India Today, UK MP Gillian Keegan, who supported Rishi Sunak, said, “43 per cent is a good turnout for Rishi, particularly when six-seven newspapers were backing Liz’s campaign. So it is perhaps better than the story that’s been written in the last couple of days.”