Sunak to resign as British PM, Tory leader after election defeat Xinhua | Updated: 2024-07-05 18:06

https://www.chinadaily.com.cn/a/202407/05/WS6687c5baa31095c51c50ca4d.html LONDON -- Rishi Sunak said he would meet King Charles III to formally resign as British prime minister on Friday and stand down as leader of the Conservative Party after the Tories lost heavily to the Labour Party in the country's general election.