Liz Truss (47) has won the race and is all set to become the next British Prime Minister, succeeding outgoing premier Boris Johnson and defeating his rival Rishi Sunak.
As the incumbent parliament stays with a majority from the Conservative party, around 1.6 lakh Tory members will be electing their next party leader, who will become the new prime minister.
On Thursday, Boris Johnson said, "It now clearly the will of the parliamentary Conservative party that there should be a new leader of the party and therefore, a new Prime Minister."
With India making arrangements to host him, Johnson would have made a history of becoming the first British Prime Minister to attend India's Republic Day after three decades.
The survey has excluded certain prominent leaders including Chinese President Xi Jinping, Russian President Vladimir Putin, and New Zealand Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern.
A statement from Buckingham Palace said, "It is with deep sorrow that Her Majesty The Queen has announced the death of her beloved husband, His Royal Highness Prince Philip, Duke of Edinburgh."
Former President Barack Obama said, "History will rightly remember today's violence at the Capitol, incited by a sitting president who has continued to baselessly lie about the outcome of a lawful election".
The Prime Minister addressed the country from Downing Street on Monday night during which he said that the UK is at a pivotal stage in its fight against the rapidly spreading infections.
Dominic Raab said the British Prime Minister has accepted India's very generous invitation to be the Republic Day Chief Guest at next month's celebrations in Delhi and Raab had called the invitation as a great honor.
