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Rishi Sunak announced his resignation as Prime Minister outside Downing Street. A little while later the resignation was accepted by King Charles III.

This will be followed by the King’s meeting with the next Prime Minister, Keir Starmer.

His wife, Aksata Murthy, stood behind him holding an umbrella as a precaution, after the ugly image of her husband calling the election unprotected in torrential rain six weeks ago.

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Sunak in his farewell speech outside Danung Street said that as prime minister he worked hard but the people gave a clear mandate for a change of government, recognizing that his party had failed.

“I have heard your anger and frustration and I take responsibility for this failure,” he said, apologizing to Conservative candidates and campaign managers who “worked tirelessly”.

In his last speech as prime minister, shortly before submitting his resignation to King Charles, Sunak announced his resignation from the leadership of the Conservative Party, but this will take effect later, when the party has the process of nominating his successor ready. .

Summarizing his achievements as prime minister, he focused on reducing inflation and supporting Ukraine.

Despite the political differences, he described new Prime Minister Keir Starmer as a “decent” man who cares about the public, whom he respects. He said his successor in Downing Street deserves the world’s understanding as he and his family make this “huge transition” to the country’s top political office.

He concluded his statement before leaving for the Palace to formally submit his resignation as prime minister to the king, stressing the importance of raising a scion of immigrants to the country’s leadership. “We have to live up to that idea of ​​who we are, that vision of kindness, dignity and tolerance that has always been the British way,” he noted.