In his tweet announcing his candidacy, Sunak wrote “the UK is a great country but we are facing a deep economic crisis”.
The former Minister of Finance, Rishi Sunak, officially announced today, Sunday, that he is running for the leadership of the Conservative Party and the British Prime Ministershipfollowing the resignation of Liz Truss.
He had previously met with Boris Johnson to avoid a “rift” within the Conservatives.
Sunak has garnered the support of over 100 Tory MPs.
In his tweet announcing his candidacy, Sunak wrote “the UK is a great country but we are facing a deep economic crisis”.
Sunak promises that he can “fix our economy, unite our party and deliver for our country” and that although “the challenges we face now are even greater” than those posed by the pandemic, “the opportunities – if we make the right choice – they’re great.”
The United Kingdom is a great country but we face a profound economic crisis.
That’s why I am standing to be Leader of the Conservative Party and your next Prime Minister.
I want to fix our economy, unite our Party and deliver for our country. pic.twitter.com/BppG9CytAK
— Rishi Sunak (@RishiSunak) October 23, 2022
Promising to deliver on the 2019 manifesto that gave the Tories 43.6% of the vote, Mr Sunack pledged that under his leadership there would be “integrity, professionalism and accountability at every level of government”.
“The choice our party makes now will determine whether the next generation of Britons will have more opportunities from the previous one,” he writes.
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