Anais Cordoba
Former Minister of Boris Johnson and ex-candidate for the head of the Conservative Party against Liz Truss, Rishi Sunak becomes the new Prime Minister of the United Kingdom. In a speech on Tuesday, he pointed out the mistakes of his predecessor and prepared the British for a period of budgetary austerity.
In Downing Street, the new British Prime Minister, Rishi Sunak, enters the arena this Wednesday. The Prime Minister will address Parliament for the first time. Leader of a divided party, Rishi Sunak also takes the lead of a country plunged into a deep economic and social crisis.
“Confidence and economic stability”
During a speech, the new Prime Minister admitted it: mistakes were made. A pike intended for Liz Truss and a my culpa after the financial catastrophe caused by the economic strategy of its predecessor. “I was elected leader of my party and Prime Minister, among other things, to fix its mistakes. I will put confidence and economic stability at the heart of my government’s program. That will mean that there will be difficult decisions” , said Rishi Sunak.
Rishi Sunak is already preparing the British for a period of budgetary rigour, even austerity, to deal with the crisis. In the United Kingdom, inflation exceeds 10% and energy prices are exploding. He also pledged to unite the country and maintain integrity and professionalism in his government. Then, as if to reassure, the new Prime Minister said he was not intimidated by this series of challenges ahead.