Rishi Sunak becomes Britain's first Hindu PM
42-year-old Rishi Sunak of Indian origin has become the new Prime Minister of Britain. Before this, King Charles had asked him to form a new government. As per tradition, Sunak arrived at Bankiham Palace in a personal car. Here he met King Charles. The king gave him a letter of appointment. Raja and Sunak met in room number 1844 of the palace.
From Bankham Palace, Rishi reached 10 Downing Street, the official residence of the Prime Minister in the Prime Minister's official car. Here he addressed the nation for the first time as the Prime Minister. Meanwhile, he said - the country is in trouble at this time. We have to face this together.
Sunak said - I have just come from a meeting with the king. He has asked me to form a new government. You know our economy is in a tough spot right now. There was already a problem due to covid. Putin has made the situation worse by attacking Ukraine. Former Prime Minister Liz Truss wanted to improve the situation, she worked tirelessly, but mistakes were made. Now we will correct them.
Youngest British PM in 200 years
Sunak, 42, will today be sworn in as Britain's first Hindu, first black and youngest prime minister in 200 years. Importantly, the post of PM was introduced in the year 1730 in the UK. Also, Liz Truss resigned less than 50 days into her reign. Sunak has since won the support of 200 MPs. With this he is going to become the first Indian Prime Minister of UK. A big reason for Sunak's victory is his banker impression. One of the biggest reasons for Truss's failure as Prime Minister was his financial failure. Inflation was an important election issue in Britain. There was also economic instability in Britain. Sunak, the then finance minister in the Johnson government, introduced an economic bail-out plan, a major gift to the middle class and increased his popularity among the public.
The biggest challenge is to improve Britain's economic situation
Sunak will face challenges after assuming the post of Prime Minister. The most difficult challenge will be to improve Britain's economy. According to a media report, after a private meeting with party MPs, Sunak said – We have all the problems we had earlier and now there is also an economic crisis. We will come out of this crisis together. We have to be united every step of the way. I will serve the Conservative Party in every way possible. Giving something back to the country is the greatest honor of my life. I promise that I will act honestly.