UK latest updates: Rishi Sunak to take over as premier on Tuesday

• Rishi Sunak wins the Conservative Party leadership race and is set to become the United Kingdom’s next prime minister.
• The development follows weeks of turmoil; Sunak will be the third British premier in two months after Boris Johnson and Liz Truss resigned.

• Rishi Sunak wins the Conservative Party leadership race and is set to become the United Kingdom’s next prime minister.
• The development follows weeks of turmoil; Sunak will be the third British premier in two months after Boris Johnson and Liz Truss resigned.
• As a Briton with Indian ancestry, Sunak will be the first person of colour and the first Hindu to lead the country.
• A former chancellor, Sunak challenged Truss in a recent party leadership race but lost. This time around, his main opponent Penny Mordaunt failed to secure enough Tory support and was forced to drop out.

This live blog is now closed, thank you for joining us. These were the updates on Rishi Sunak winning the Conservative Party leadership race on Monday, October 24: