'Elected to fix mistakes,' says UK PM Rishi Sunak while assuming charge
UK PM race: Promising to place "economic stability and confidence" at the heart of his government's agenda, newly appointed British PM Rishi Sunak said that he has been elected to fix the "mistakes" of his predecessor Liz Truss. The 42-year-old officially took charge as Britain's first Indian-origin Prime Minister after a meeting with King Charles III on Tuesday. Sunak is one of the youngest and the third prime minister of Britain this year.
Making his speech outside the official residence of the UK PM, Sunak said that he would confront the "profound economic crisis” with compassion and lead a government of “integrity, professionalism, and accountability." His attention currently rests on taming an economic crisis that has left the country crippled. Sunak’s victory in the Tory leadership race came after Liz Truss resigned last Thursday in the wake of a disastrous tax-cutting mini-budget and several policy U-turns.
Here are a few important points that Sunak made while addressing the people outside 10 Downing Street:
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