Rishi Sunak, the first candidate to exceed the threshold of 100 sponsorships required

Rishi Sunak, a former UK finance minister, is among the favorites to succeed Liz Truss as UK prime minister.

Rishi Sunak, Britain’s former finance minister, has surpassed the 100 sponsorship threshold required to run for leader of the Conservative Party following the resignation of Prime Minister Liz Truss, a party official said on Friday.

“Proud to be the 100th Tory MP to support #Ready4Rishi”tweeted Tobias Ellwood, one of his supporters.

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