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    This conservative multimillionaire could become the first nonwhite prime minister of Britain

    by Jaweed Kaleem, Los Angeles Times Aug 29, 2022 4 minutes
    Foreign Secretary Liz Truss and Sunak are vying to become the new leader of the Conservative Party and the United Kingdom's next Prime Minister.

    Since Britain's first prime minister took office in 1721, a total of 55 people have held the job. They've come from a variety of backgrounds and political persuasions, but they've all had at least one thing in common: They were white.

    The next prime minister may not be.

    Rishi Sunak, a 42-year-old multimillionaire of Indian heritage and former Treasury chief, is one of two finalists for the job, which will be filled early next month with a vote by rank-and-file members of the Conservative Party.

    Polls show him trailing Liz Truss, the foreign secretary, who would be the third female prime minister.

    But Sunak's rapid ascent to the elite ranks of British politics has unleashed complicated feelings about race and class in a nation that is

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