The newly elected Prime Minister of UK, Rishi Sunak had pledged to fix “mistakes” made under his predecessor Liz Truss’s leadership and warned of “difficult decisions” ahead.
In his first speech outside No 10 after being appointed as Prime Minister by King Charles, Sunak said he would restore trust, rebuild confidence and lead the UK through “a profound economic crisis”. He promised to deliver the manifesto that won the Conservatives a landslide election victory in 2019.
The UK’s first British Asian prime minister, Sunak’s effective coronation as Tory leader on Monday spelled the end of Ms Truss’s turbulent premiership, just 49 days after she took office.
In his speech, Sunak referred to his predecessors Boris Johnson and Ms Truss and said, she “was not wrong to want to improve growth in this country – it is a noble aim”. “But some mistakes were made,” he said, adding that “Not born of ill will or bad intentions, quite the opposite, in fact. But mistakes nonetheless.
“I have been elected as leader of the party and as prime minister in part to fix them. And that work begins immediately.” He added that he would place “economic componence and stability at the heart of this government’s agenda”, warning that “will mean difficult decisions to come”.
The new Prime Minister however did not give details about what those decisions were, but how to fund support for energy bills, and bring down government debt, are likely to be among them.
British Prime Minister Rishi Sunak on Tuesday began putting his top team in place with key Cabinet appointments and decided to keep the new Chancellor, Jeremy Hunt, in place for economic stability.
In another move aimed at continuity, James Cleverly will stay in his post as Foreign Secretary despite not being a Sunak loyalist.
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