He has a place in history books as the first British Asian prime minister — but now also as the prime minister to suffer one of the heaviest election defeats in Britain’s modern political history.
“I would like to see him carry on as prime minister — but the country also needs a change of government,” Dad said.
He became prime minister just seven years after becoming an MP — shorter than any other recent occupant of Downing Street.
Again, on becoming prime minister, Sunak personally had a much better public reputation than his Conservative Party.
Diversity at the topSunak as a Hindu was the first ever British prime minister to practice a non-Christian faith.
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