New Delhi:
Rishi Sunak, former chancellor, right this moment launched his bid to turn out to be the following UK prime minister following Boris Johnson’s resignation yesterday.
“Somebody has to grip this second and make the proper choices. That is why I am standing to be the following chief of the Conservative Celebration and your prime minister,” Sunak mentioned in a marketing campaign video launched on Twitter.
I am standing to be the following chief of the Conservative Celebration and your Prime Minister.
Let’s restore belief, rebuild the financial system and reunite the nation. #Ready4Rishi
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— Rishi Sunak (@RishiSunak) July 8, 2022
Rishi Sunak’s grandparents got here from Punjab. He has two daughters with Akshata Murty, the daughter of Infosys founder NR Narayana Murthy. They met whereas they had been college students in California.
Within the video, Rishi Sunak shares the story of his grandmother who boarded a airplane to England as a younger lady “armed with hope for a greater life”.
“She managed to discover a job. Nevertheless it took practically a 12 months to save lots of sufficient cash for her husband and kids to comply with her,” Rishi Sunak mentioned within the video.
He goes on so as to add that household is every little thing to him.
Sunak’s resignation as Chancellor of the exchequer had triggered an avalanche of resignations within the Boris Johnson cupboard, forcing him to step down.
If Rishi Sunak wins the highest seat, he might be first Indian origin man to be British PM.