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Rishi Sunak is next UK PM

Britain's next prime minister will be the former finance minister Rishi Sunak.

The former Chancellor of the Exchequer won the contest to lead the governing Conservative Party after his only remaining rival, Penny Mordaunt, withdrew.
Rishi Sunak - who's 42 - will become the youngest PM for 200 years. He'll also be the first British Asian to hold the post.

We鈥檒l be live in Westminster to take you through the developments, gathering reaction and analysis from our political correspondents, foreign journalists, and people around the country.

We'll reach out to South Asian communities in Britain and India to find out about the conversations they are having about Rishi Sunak.

We鈥檒l explain the challenges the new prime minister will be facing with soaring inflation and severe squeeze on households.

In other news, Western leaders have expressed concern about the scale of nuclear sabre-rattling over Ukraine by senior Russian official. Our 大象传媒 Monitoring colleague explains.

(Photo: New leader of the Britain's Conservative Party Rishi Sunak walks outside the Conservative Campaign Headquarters, in London, Britain October 24, 2022. Credit: Hannah McKay/Reuters)

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Mon 24 Oct 2022 15:06GMT

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  • Mon 24 Oct 2022 15:06GMT

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