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- British-Indian British politician Rishi Sunak resigned as Finance Minister on 5 July
- After Rishi Sunak and Sajid Javid, a series of resignations were followed in the Boris government.
- Rishi Sunak, until recently, was the bookmaker’s favorite to succeed Johnson.
Boris Johnson resigns: Rishi Sunak, who resigned as Britain’s finance minister two days ago, could be the top contender for the next British prime minister after Boris Johnson resigned on Thursday for the top post.
Boris Johnson resigned as Prime Minister of Britain, followed by a series of resignations from his ministers, who sent him through the thick and thin of his term but ultimately said it was too much. .
Two days earlier, in his resignation letter, the British-Indian sage Sunak told Johnson, “It has become clear to me that our approaches are fundamentally very different. The public rightly expects the government to be, correctly, competent.” I agree that this may be my last ministerial job, but I believe these standards are worth fighting for and that’s why I am resigning.”
Prime Minister Johnson won a vote of confidence in his leadership last month.
Who is Rishi Sunak, British-Indian politician, top contender for the next prime minister of Britain
- Rishi Sunak was, until recently, widely regarded as the party’s brightest rising star, the most famous of the potential leadership contenders – and a favorite of bookmakers to succeed Johnson.
- Sunak, 42, came into limelight when he became Treasury chief in 2020, tasked with steering the economy through the worst economic downturn on record due to the pandemic.
- He spent billions of pounds in emergency spending to help businesses and workers, and his policies have been seen in a generally positive light.
- But “Partygate” changed his fortunes. Like Johnson, he was issued a police fine for attending a lockdown-flouting birthday party in Downing Street in June 2020.
- Rishi Sunak has also been heavily criticized for being slow to respond to Britain’s dire livelihoods crisis.
- Born to Indian parents who emigrated from East Africa to the UK, Sunak attended the exclusive Winchester College private school and attended Oxford.
- Some see his elite education and previous work for investment bank Goldman Sachs and a hedge fund as losses because he is out of touch with the general electorate.
- Rishi Sunak is married to British-Indian fashion designer Akshata Murthy, daughter of the founder of Indian multi-national IT company Infosys.
- Sunak also faced pressure following revelations that his wife Akshata Murthy avoided paying UK taxes on her foreign income, and the former investment banker forfeited her US green card while serving in the government. .
- The 42-year-old British Indian minister posted his resignation letter on Twitter shortly after another senior cabinet colleague, UK Health Secretary Sajid Javid, resigned.
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