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Rishi Sunak addressed the country for the first time after assuming the post of the new Prime Minister of the United Kingdom.
Updated : Oct 25, 2022, 05:27 PM IST | Edited by : Vaishnawi Sinha
Rishi Sunak on Tuesday assumed charge as the new Prime Minister of the United Kingdom, creating history as the first Indian-origin person to even hold the post in the country. He also delivered his maiden address as the UK PM on Tuesday evening.
British Prime Minister Rishi Sunak, who is succeeding Conservative Party colleague Liz Truss in the post, said that he will put focus on fixing the mistakes of his predecessors and will also bring economical stability to the United Kingdom in the middle of the current crisis.
The 42-year-old devout Hindu formally took charge as Britain's first Indian-origin Prime Minister after an audience with King Charles III on Tuesday, a day after he was elected the new leader of the Conservative Party in a historic leadership run.
Here is what Rishi Sunak said during his first address as the UK PM –
Rishi Sunak became Britain's third prime minister of the year on Tuesday and now must turn his attention to taming an economic crisis that has left the country's finances in a precarious state and millions of Britons struggling to afford food and energy bills.
(With PTI inputs)
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