Rishi Sunak wins the third round of voting in the UK

Indian-origin former UK finance minister Rishi Sunak won the third round of voting in Parliament to replace Prime Minister Boris Johnson. Lawmaker Tom Tugendhat stands eliminated. The four survivors are former Chancellor of the Exchequer Rishi Sunak (115 votes), International Trade Minister Penny Mordaunt (82 votes), Foreign Secretary Liz Truss (71 votes), and former Equalities Minister Kemi Badenoch (58 votes), Xinhua News Agency reported.

Boris Johnson replaced Theresa May as prime minister in 2019 and announced on July 7, 2022, that he was stepping down as prime minister and leader of the UK Conservative Party, reported Sputnik. 

Boris Johnson’s government on Monday (local time) won a confidence vote as members of the UK Parliament did not support the vote of no-confidence in the government of the outgoing Prime Minister. With this development, Britain has avoided a general election in the country. Members of the UK parliament voted in favor of the government by 349 votes to 238 in the House of Commons on Monday (local time).