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| TODO: learn some history! | Sunak entered into politics during college, with an internship in the [[UnitedKingdom/ConservativeParty|Conservative Party]]. In 2015 he was selected to stand in the 2015 general election for the Conservatives, which he won. |
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| == Policies == | Amid the Pincher scandal that ultimately brought down Johnson's government, Sunak was one of the ministers to resign in protest. He then ran in the leadership contest to succeed him, losing in September to [[UnitedKingdom/LizTruss|Truss]]. |
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| TODO: learn some history! | The Truss government fell apart almost immediately, and Sunak was swiftly elected to succeed her in October. Sunak's government was largely preoccupied with foreign policy. Sunak called a snap election in May 2024; he then led the Conservatives into their first electoral defeat in over a decade, losing to [[UnitedKingdom/LabourParty|Labour]] by a landslide in July. He announced his resignation and stepped down from leadership in November. He remains in the backbenches. |
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Rishi Sunak
Rishi Sunak is a Conservative politician, member of the Parliament, and was prime minister of the United Kingdom.
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History
Sunak entered into politics during college, with an internship in the Conservative Party. In 2015 he was selected to stand in the 2015 general election for the Conservatives, which he won.
As a backbencher he campaigned for Leave in the 2016 Brexit referendum.
Sunak was appointed to a minor ministerial role after May shuffled the cabinet in 2018.
He was an early supporter of Johnson's leadership campaign, for which he was rewarded with senior positions in the Treasury. He was appointed chancellor in early 2020.
Amid the Pincher scandal that ultimately brought down Johnson's government, Sunak was one of the ministers to resign in protest. He then ran in the leadership contest to succeed him, losing in September to Truss.
The Truss government fell apart almost immediately, and Sunak was swiftly elected to succeed her in October.
Sunak's government was largely preoccupied with foreign policy.
Sunak called a snap election in May 2024; he then led the Conservatives into their first electoral defeat in over a decade, losing to Labour by a landslide in July. He announced his resignation and stepped down from leadership in November. He remains in the backbenches.