Indian-origin Rishi Sunak announced his candidacy for the post of UK's PM

Amid the ongoing political turmoil in Britain, former Indian-origin finance minister Rishi Sunak on Sunday formally announced his candidacy to run for the Conservative Party leadership election, to replace Liz Truss as British prime minister. to fix the economy.

Rishi Sunak, 42, is clearly at the forefront as he races for the PM candidacy with the support of at least 128 Tory members of parliament. Even former PM Boris Johnson claimed that he has the required 100 MPs to shortlist it.

Meanwhile, Boris Johnson and Rishi Sunak had a one-on-one conversation late Saturday night. Sunak had resigned as the finance minister in July. After this there was bitterness between him and Boris Johnson. After that this is believed to be their first private conversation. It is believed that Sunak and Johnson only discussed the nomination. According to a report, the two leaders discussed working together to avoid a civil war situation in the Conservative Party.

Taking forward his campaign, Sunak tweeted that the United Kingdom is a great country but we are facing a deep economic crisis. That's why I stand to be the leader of the Conservative Party and your next prime minister. I want to fix my economy. I want to unite my party and work for my country. In an accompanying vision statement, the former finance minister highlighted his track record of serving in the cabinet, helping the economy run through the toughest times of the COVID pandemic.

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