KATHMANDU: Prime Minister Sher Bahadur Deuba has congratulated Rishi Sunak on being chosen as the Leader of the Conservative Party and the next Prime Minister of the UK.
PM Deuba has wished Sunak all the best for this important responsibility.
“I look forward to working with him to advance the longstanding Nepal-UK relationship,” PM Deuba tweeted on Tuesday morning.
Sunak will become the UK’s first British Asian prime minister and the youngest for more than 200 years, according to BBC.
Sunak – a 42-year-old practising Hindu – is expected to take office on Tuesday after being formally appointed by the King.
He replaces Liz Truss, following her resignation just after 45 days into her tumultuous premiership last week.
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