Signalling his defeat in the Tory leadership race ahead of Monday’s election results, Rishi Sunak said that his job would be to support the next government. Speaking to BBC before the declarations of election results, the Indian-origin former chancellor said he intends to stay on as a Parliament MP if he is not elected as the British Prime Minister.

‘Looking forward to supporting next govt’: Has Sunak admitted defeat ahead of Monday’s election results?

As the race to replace PM Boris Johnson heats up further, a poll of Conservative Party members on Saturday revealed that Britain's Foreign Secretary Liz Truss is 22 percentage points ahead of her challenger Rishi Sunak in the contest to become the United Kingdom's next Prime Minister.

Liz Truss leads the race for United Kingdom's next PM by 22 points: Poll

Today in Britain, the last round of voting for the position of British Prime Minister will take place. We'll learn about the two candidates that Conservative MPs are recommending to the party's members for the positions of party leader and prime minister shortly after 16:00 GMT.

Rishi Sunak could become 11th Indian-origin leader in the world, joining 6 in office

The resignation of British Prime Minister Boris Johnson has placed the nation's political system in a bind. He resigned in the wake of numerous scandals, and there is no clear successor in sight.

After the 1st heated round, British prime minister contenders set to clash in second TV debate

With the race for the UK’s prime ministership gaining heat, interim prime minister Boris Johnson has urged the defeated Tory member candidates to “back anyone but Rishi Sunak”, according to local media reports.

Boris Johnson running ‘anyone but Rishi’ campaign, tells defeated candidates not to back him: Report

Eight candidates remain in the race to become Conservative leader and Britain's next prime minister. They are Rishi Sunak, Liz Truss, Tom Tugendhat, Penny Mordaunt, Kemi Badenoch, Nadhim Zahawi, Jeremy Hunt and Suella Braverman.