LONDON — It is a political comeback like no other.
Seven weeks ago Rishi Sunak was dead and buried, his Westminster career in ruins, his sights reportedly set on jobs in finance or Silicon Valley.
But after a fresh period of political and economic turbulence jaw-dropping even by modern British standards, the man who came a distant second in this summer’s Tory leadership contest will Tuesday be triumphantly installed as the U.K.’s new prime minister.
Sunak’s chief political enemies, Boris Johnson and Liz Truss, are defeated and unlikely to return. Senior Tories from across the party are uniting behind him. The markets are slowly releasing their grip on Britain’s throat.
He can scarcely have believed any of it possible following that crushing leadership defeat on September 5.
“He is just really happy and thrilled MPs have put their faith in him”, said a member of Sunak’s inner circle, speaking late Monday evening....
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