Rishi Sunak resigns as Conservative party leader
RISHI Sunak sent an emotional message to Tory MPs after his party was dealt a crushing loss in the General Election.
The ex-PM, who formally quit No.10 on Friday morning, apologised to colleagues and declared: “I am sorry that I could not deliver a better result.”The Tories were reduced to just 121 seats – their lowest of all time – as Labour sailed to a 174-seat majority.group chat, Mr Sunak, who is still Tory leader until a replacement is elected, said: “Colleagues. First of all, well done.
“I am sorry that I could not deliver a better result for us nationally. I know how tired everyone is after the hardest campaign we have all fought: you put in immense efforts.gets under away, I know we will fulfil our role holding Labour to account, back on the front foot and taking the fight to them., and having spoken to Bob Blackman and Geoffrey Clifton-Brown, our new Shadow Chief Whip will be Stuart Andrew. Stuart will be supported by two Deputies, Stuart Anderson and Rebecca Harris.
But you have sent a clear signal that the government of the United Kingdom must change, and yours is the only judgement that matters.“One of the most remarkable things about Britain is just how unremarkable it is that two generations after my grandparents came here with little, I could become Prime Minister, and that I could watch my two young daughters light Diwali candles on the steps in Downing Street.
“We must hold true to that idea of who we are, that vision of kindness, decency, and tolerance that has always been the British way.
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