© Reuters. FILE PHOTO:British Chancellor of the Exchequer Rishi Sunak leaves Millbank Studios after a media interview in London, Britain, May 27, 2022. REUTERS/John Sibley
LONDON (Reuters) – British finance minister Rishi Sunak said he backed Prime Minister Boris Johnson’s leadership ahead of a confidence vote later on Monday.
“From the vaccine rollout to our response to Russian aggression, the PM has shown the strong leadership our country needs,” Sunak said on Twitter (NYSE:).
“I am backing him today and will continue to back him as we focus on growing the economy, tackling the cost of living and clearing the Covid backlogs.”
Sunak has been seen as a potential future prime minister.
