What’s next for Britain’s Rishi Sunak? The new leader’s first days
- Rishi Sunak will take power in a Tuesday morning audience with King Charles
- Britain’s fifth prime minister in six years will then start appointing his top team
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Rishi Sunak set to be UK’s next prime minister
The former chancellor won the race on Monday when rival Penny Mordaunt failed to win the backing of enough lawmakers and after former prime minister Boris Johnson ditched his own comeback attempt.
While exact timings might change, here is a look at how the handover of power will unfold.
Tuesday, October 25
Truss, who stepped down last week after only six weeks in office, is set to hold a farewell meeting with her Cabinet at 9am (4pm Hong Kong time), Downing Street said.
She will then step out and make a statement outside the famous black door of No 10 at around 10.15am.
Truss will then take a short car ride from Downing Street to Buckingham Palace for an audience with the king, in which she will formally tender her resignation.
Once she has left, it is Sunak’s turn to see the king at the palace. He will be appointed as the country’s next prime minister and asked to form an administration.