Rishi Sunak becomes prime minister of the United Kingdom

Britain’s former finance minister Rishi Sunak on Monday won leadership of the Conservative Party and is set to become the United Kingdom’s third prime minister this year.

Sunak, 42, becomes the first person of color to lead Britain. He was previously the U.K.’s chief secretary to the treasury from 2019-20 and its chancellor of the exchequer from 2020 until earlier this year.