Rishi Sunak has entered the race to be the next leader of the Conservative Party and prime minister.
He added: "Someone has to grip this moment and make the right decisions."
He promised "to lead this country in the right direction" based on values of "patriotism, fairness and hard work". Pointing to his credentials to be leader, Mr Sunak said he had run the "toughest department in government during the toughest times when we faced the nightmare of Covid". Mr Sunak, 42, was an analyst for the investment bank, Goldman Sachs, and was later a partner in two hedge funds, before becoming an MP for the North Yorkshire constituency of Richmond in 2015.
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