Rishi Sunak is set to officially take up the role of Britain’s Prime Minister tomorrow morning after meeting King Charles at Buckingham Palace.
Downing Street has confirmed the schedule for the transition of power saying Liz Truss will chair her final Cabinet at 9am on Tuesday and make a statement outside No 10 at 10.15am.
Ms Truss will then go to Buckingham Palace to offer her resignation to the King. The King will then meet new Conservative leader Rishi Sunak and invite him to form a government. Mr Sunak is then set t make a statement in Downing Street at 11.35am.It comes after Mr Sunak said in his first speech as Tory leader that the nation faces a “profound economic challenge” but vowed to “bring the country together” as the new PM.
His words came on Monday afternoon during his first public address since winning the race to become leader of the Conservative Party and Britain’s 57th Prime Minister - after rivals Boris Johnson and Penny Mordaunt pulled out of the contest.
He will be Britain’s first non-white Prime Minister and at the age of 42 the youngest since Lord Liverpool in 1812.
Speaking at the Conservative Party headquarters at about 4.15pm on Monday, Mr Sunak said winning the contest is “the greatest privilege of my life”, adding: “We now need stability and unity and I will make it my utmost priority to bring our party and our country together.”
Former Prime Minister Mr Johnson withdrew from the race on Sunday night.
He was followed by Commons Leader Ms Mordaunt on Monday morning, leaving Mr Sunak as the only candidate to have publicly secured the support of at least 100 MPs by 2pm needed to get on the ballot paper of two contenders to be put to party members.
