The new prime minister is expected to take office in the coming days now the result of the Tory leadership contest is known.
Labour has led calls for a general election before Mr Sunak takes office as the third Conservative prime minister since the party won the last one in 2019.
The former chancellor said the Conservative Party, trailing Labour in the polls by huge margins, was facing an "existential threat", but could win the next election by uniting. Mr Sunak's coronation, in effect, as Tory leader caps a rapid political comeback by the former chancellor after he lost out to Ms Truss in the last leadership contest during the summer.to congratulate him and offer her "full support".
"This decision is an historic one and shows, once again, the diversity and talent of our party," Ms Mordaunt said. "Rishi has my full support." Sources told the BBC that Mr Sunak and Mr Johnson met on Saturday as Tory MPs decided who to back in the second Tory leadership contest in four months.
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