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London: Rishi Sunak was Monday inching closer to become Britains first Indian-origin Prime Minister after his former boss Boris Johnson quit the Conservative Party leadership race, saying it was simply not the right time for his comeback.
With the former prime minister stepping aside on Sunday night, the prospect of a Diwali victory for 42-year-old Sunak seems a strong possibility.
The former chancellor, who said he wanted to fix our economy, unite our party and deliver for our country� when he declared his candidacy, has held a solid lead in the contest having comfortably surpassed the 100-MPs threshold to make the shortlist in time for the 1400 local time Monday deadline.
High-profile Tory MPs are switching allegiance from Johnson to Sunak, including former Home Secretary Priti Patel and cabinet ministers James Cleverly and Nadhim Zahawi.
Patel, the Indian-origin former minister who resigned from the Cabinet when Liz Truss was elected the Prime Minister last month, said the Tories must put political differences aside to give Sunak the best chance of succeeding as the new leader.
Her intervention came as Sunak received the public backing of more than half the Tory MPs, setting him on course to become the countrys first non-white Prime Minister.
Leader of the Commons Penny Mordaunt, the only other contestant in the race, has much ground to cover to hit the 100-MPs mark, giving rise to the possibility that the former finance minister may well be declared the new leader as soon as Monday evening.
If Sunak and Mordaunt both make the final shortlist, they would go forward for an online vote of the 170,000 Tory membership and that result Friday would prove less predictable.
A Sunak victory would mark a remarkable turnaround in political fortunes for the former finance minister, who lost out to outgoing Prime Minister Liz Truss just last month after his popularity among party colleagues did not translate in the wider Tory membership vote.
Truss Thursday announced her resignation as the Prime Minister after just 45 days in office, following an open revolt against her leadership in the Conservative Party.
I am asking you for the opportunity to help fix our problems,� said Sunak, in his latest campaign pitch, with reference to the economic turmoil he would be inheriting if he does go on to succeed Truss following a disastrous tax-cutting mini-budget last month.
“The United Kingdom is a great country but we face a profound economic crisis. Thats why I am standing to be leader of the Conservative Party and your next Prime Minister,� he said, promising “integrity, professionalism and accountability� at every level of the government that he would lead and to “work day in and day out� to get the job done.

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