42-year-old Indian-origin Rishi Sunak has become the new Prime Minister of Britain. On Tuesday, Sunak arrived at Buckingham Palace and met King Charles. King handed him an appointment letter and asked him to form a new government. King and Sunak met in room number 1844 of the palace. As per tradition, Sunak reached Buckingham Palace in a personal car.
From Buckingham Palace, Rishi reached the official residence at 10 Downing Street in the prime minister's official car. He gave his first address to the country as Prime Minister here. Said- The country is in trouble at this time. Former PM Liz Truss has made some mistakes. Now we will fix them.
Late in the night, the picture of Sunak's cabinet started clearing. Dominic Robb, who was a minister in the Boris Johnson government, was made deputy prime minister and law minister. Jeremy Hunt, who was finance minister in the Liz Truss government, was retained in the same position. According to BBC – Sunak, instead of the Finance Minister, wants to give the message to the investors that there is no need to worry, and trust the policies of the government.
Ben Wallace will continue as defense minister. India will have more to do with James Cleverly. Johnson's supporter James has been made foreign minister.
Our economy is in troubled times
Sunak said- I have just come to meet King. He has asked me to form a new government. You know that our economy is in a difficult phase right now. There was already a problem because of Kovid. Putin has made things worse by attacking Ukraine. Former Prime Minister Liz Truss wanted to improve the situation, and she worked tirelessly, but mistakes were made. Now we will fix them.
When Sunak was returning to the official residence, a person also raised slogans of 'Rishi out' i.e. go to Rishi.
unite the country
Sunak further said- I will unite this country again. I am not only saying this but will also show it by doing. I will work for you day and night. He further said – In 2019, the Conservative Party got support. It was not for one person. Work will be done for Health, Border Protection, and Armed Forces.
Today we have many challenges in front of us. I will continue the work I did as Chancellor. The well-being of the people of the country should be kept above politics. Your lost confidence will be returned. The road is tough, but we will cover the distance.
King Charles and Sunak had a 31-minute conversation
According to the BBC, there was a 31-minute conversation between King Charles and Sunak. During this, Sunak's wife Akshata was also with him. Queen Elizabeth met former Prime Minister Liz Truss for just 6 minutes. From Buckingham Palace, Rishi will reach the official residence at 10 Downing Street in the prime minister's official car. Shortly after this, he will give his first address to the country as Prime Minister.
Liz Truss resigns after meeting with King
Earlier, former Prime Minister Liz Truss arrived at Buckingham Palace and met King Charles, and submitted her resignation to him. Truss held a meeting with cabinet ministers at 1:30 PM IST before reaching Buckingham Palace. He also addressed the country for the last time as Prime Minister from the PM House. During this, he said- Our government took immediate action to help the people during a political crisis.
Sunak is the first Indian and non-white PM of Britain
Rishi Sunak is the first Indian and non-white Prime Minister of Britain. With Sunak becoming the Prime Minister of Britain, the hashtag of the Bollywood movie Amar Akbar Anthony has also started trending on social media. Sunak is a Hindu, Britain's Mayor Sadiq Khan is a Muslim and the country's King Charles-III believes in Christianity. In such a situation, people are relating all three with the characters of Bollywood movies.
Rishi Sunak is the son-in-law of Narayan Murthy
Rishi is the son-in-law of Narayan Murthy, co-founder of the Indian software company Infosys. On his becoming the Prime Minister, Murthy said – Congratulations to the sage. We are proud of them and wish them success. We believe that he will work honestly for the people of Britain.
The biggest challenge is to improve the economic condition of Britain
After assuming the post of Prime Minister, Sunak will face many challenges. The most difficult challenge will be to improve the UK economy. According to 'The Guardian', Sunak said in the meeting after a private meeting with party MPs - We have all the problems that we had before and now there is also an economic crisis. Together we will get out of this crisis. We have to be united on every front. I love the Conservative Party and will serve it. To give something back to the country is the biggest honor of my life. I promise that I will work honestly.
Rishi Sunak's parents were residents of Punjab, who settled abroad.
Sunak was born in Hampshire, UK. Rishi has done MBA from Stanford University in America.
Sunak studied politics, philosophy, and economics at Oxford University.
Before joining politics, Rishi worked in the investment bank Goldman Sachs and a hedge fund. After this, he also founded an investment firm.
His mother is a pharmacist and is employed by the National Health Service (MHS). Sunak's father is a graduate of Oxford University and Stanford University.
Biden said - Sunak's victory is a milestone
US President Joe Biden described the election of Indian-origin Rishi Sunak as the Prime Minister of Britain. He said- Sunak becoming British PM is very surprising and a milestone. Biden said this during the Diwali celebrations held at the White House on October 24.
Reason for Sunak's popularity
A big reason for Sunak's victory is his banker image. The biggest reason for the failure of Truss as PM was the failure on the economic front. Inflation in Britain was a key issue of elections. There was also economic instability in Britain, after which Sunak, who had been financed minister in the Johnson government, brought the economic bailout plan, it was highly appreciated by the middle class and his popularity among the people increased.
How Sunak got closer to victory
Penny Mordaunt, who challenged Sunak, withdrew her name on Monday, 24 October at around 6.30 pm (Indian time). Earlier, former Prime Minister Boris Johnson had also withdrawn his name. Sunak got the support of around 200 MPs. Penny had this figure only 26. After Sunak's victory, Penny Mordaunt met with party MPs. Said- don't worry about me. I'm totally fine I promise full support to the new Prime Minister.
Cameron said - my prediction came true
Congratulating Sunak, former British Prime Minister David Cameron said- I had predicted 10 years ago that one day a person of Indian origin would become the Prime Minister of Britain. Today my words have been proven true.
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