24th October, 2022
Outgoing UK Prime Minister, Liz Truss and former Prime Minister, David Cameron have congratulated Rishi Sunak on being appointed new PM.
Truss in a tweet, congratulated Sunak, pledging her support for the incoming Prime Minister.
“Congratulations @RishiSunak on being appointed as Leader of the Conservative Party and our next Prime Minister. You have my full support,” she said.
Also, Cameron congratulated Sunak on his new appointment, saying that he predicted a decade ago that Conservatives would select firt British-Indian PM.
He wished him the very best and pledged his wholehearted support.
“Huge congratulations @RishiSunak on becoming PM to lead us through challenging times. I predicted a decade ago that @Conservatives would select our first Brit Indian PM & proud today that comes to be. I wish Rishi the v best, he has my wholehearted support,” he tweeted.
Sunak, 42, becomes the first British-Indian to be appointed Prime Minister in UK, and one of the youngest to occupy the office in a century.