Britain’s former finance minister Rishi Sunak confirmed on Sunday he was standing to interchange Liz Truss as prime minister.
“The UK is an awesome country but we face a profound economic crisis,” he said on Twitter.
“That’s why I’m standing to be leader of the Conservative Party and your next prime minister.”
Sunak was defeated by Truss within the race to interchange Boris Johnson in September after losing an election held by members of the Conservative party across the country.
Even before declaring on Sunday, Sunak had received more support from Conservative lawmakers than his rivals – former defence minister Penny Mordaunt and Johnson, who’s attempting a comeback.
Sunak quit Johnson’s government in July, helping trigger a rise up that bought him down.
“There will probably be integrity, professionalism and accountability at every level of the federal government I lead and I’ll work day in and day trip to get the job done,” he said in an announcement.
“I’m asking you for the chance to assist fix our problems.”
