Rishi Sunak was officially appointed prime minister on Tuesday after meeting King Charles III at Buckingham Palace and becoming Britain’s third leader this year. His predecessor Liz Truss wished Sunak “every success” in a short farewell speech from Downing Street. The incoming leader will soon make his first address from the steps of No. 10. Watch it live on France 24.
That year Cynque, Britain’s third leader, formally assumed power in an audience with King Charles III, who appointed him his first prime minister after his accession to the throne.
The 42-year-old Hindu is Britain’s first colored Prime Minister and the youngest in two centuries.
Sunak became the new leader of the ruling Conservatives on Monday after rival candidate Penny Mordant failed to secure enough nominations from Tory MPs, and Boris Johnson ended a dramatic comeback bid.
Truss held a final cabinet meeting before announcing his departure in Downing Street.
In a brief speech, he defended his legacy of pushing through tax cuts and wished his successor “every success.”
“We continue to fight through the storm but I believe in Britain, I believe in the British people and I know that brighter days are ahead,” Truss said before heading to Buckingham Palace to formally resign. are.”
She leaves office as the shortest-serving prime minister in history, after a disastrous tax-cutting budget sparked an economic and political crisis.
