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WorldUS President Joe Biden praises the 'groundbreaking milestone'

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US President Joe Biden praises the ‘groundbreaking milestone’

Rishi Sunak’s victory in the Conservative leadership election has been described as a “groundbreaking milestone” by US President Joe Biden.

After meeting King Charles today, Mr Sunak is set to become Britain’s first black prime minister. On Monday, Mr. Biden made the remark at a White House event commemorating the Indian holiday of Diwali.

Mr Sunak, a 42-year-old multimillionaire former hedge fund boss, won the race to lead the Conservative Party on Monday and will become the UK’s youngest leader in modern times.

His family migrated to Britain from India in the 1960s, a period when many people from Britain’s former colonies moved to the country to help it rebuild after World War Two.

“We’ve got the news that Rishi Sunak is now the prime minister,” Mr Biden said. “He’s expected to become the prime minister I think tomorrow when he goes to see the King.

“Pretty astounding. A groundbreaking milestone and it matters.”

White House press secretary Karine Jean-Pierre had earlier said Mr Biden would call Mr Sunak in the coming days, noting that it was protocol for the US president to wait to offer his congratulations until after an incoming British prime minister had met with the monarch and been formally invited to form a new government.

 

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