Rishi Sunak’s first statement as UK PM: ‘Will serve with integrity and humility’

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Rishi Sunak is the new Prime Minister of the United Kingdom
Sunak will succeed Liz Truss, who was in office for 45 days
He has pledged to support the country with integrity and humility

Written By:Sayak

Updated: October 24 2022 01:42:15 PM ET London, UK

Rishi Sunak has become the leader of the United Kingdom’s Conservative Party and will now replace Liz Truss as the Prime Minister of the country. Sunak is the first person of colour to be elected to the top spot of the British government.

Soon after he was declared the Conservative Party’s new leader, Sunak delivered a speech to his fellow Tory MPs at the party’s headquarters, where he said, “I am humbled and honoured to have the support of my parliamentary colleagues and to be elected as leader of the Conservative and Unionist Party”.

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The 42-year-old also paid tribute to Truss, the outgoing PM, who was in office for a period of 45 days. Sunak said, “I’d like to pay tribute to Liz Truss for her dedicated public service to the country. She has led with dignity and grace for a time of great change and under exceptionally difficult circumstances, both at home and abroad”.

The 42-year-old also said that he was “humbled and honoured” to receive the support of his colleagues in the Parliament. “It is the greatest privilege of my life to be able to serve the party I love and give back to the country I owe so much to”, he further added.

The United Kingdom is going through a cost of living crisis at the moment, which found its mention in Sunak’s speech. He said, “…there is no doubt we face a profound economic challenge. We now need stability and unity, and I will make it my utmost priority to bring our party and our country together because that is the only way we will overcome the challenges we face”.

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Sunak, unlike Truss, has not given any clear indication about what his policies will be as the UK’s Prime Minister. This has drawn criticism from the Labour Party, whose deputy leader, Angela Rayner, called for a general election while saying “The Tories have crowned Rishi Sunak as prime minister without him saying a single word about how he would run the country”.