Defeated Rishi Sunak quits with call for kindness, decency and tolerance

Rishi Sunak said on Friday he would resign as prime minister and Conservative Party leader after losing heavily to Keir Starmer's Labour Party, leaving with an apology, a tribute to Britain, and a call to protect "kindness, decency and tolerance".

His defeat ends 14 years of Conservative government - a period marked by division, political instability and, more recently, economic pain. He hands control of the world's sixth largest economy to centre-left Labour Party leader Keir Starmer.