Rishi Sunak to Become UK Prime Minister After Rivals Drop Out of Race

New Conservative Party leader and incoming prime minister Rishi Sunak departs from Conservative Party Headquarters in London, on Oct. 24, 2022. Jeff J Mitchell/Getty Images

Former Chancellor Rishi Sunak is set to become Britain’s next prime minister after both his rivals dropped out of the Conservative Party leadership race.

Penny Mordaunt, leader of the House of Commons, wrote on Twitter minutes before nomination closed at 2 p.m. that she had decided to pull out and Sunak now had her “full support.”