Britain gets its first black head of government. Even before the swearing in, a strong wind blows against the practicing Hindu Rishi Sunak. The British opposition calls for new elections.
The shrewd Indian-born manager Rishi Sunak should lead back to politically quieter areas and save his conservative party from ruin. He was elected the new leader of the Tories with nearly two-thirds of the MPs vote and – as his party has a majority in parliament – automatically becomes the head of government and the new resident of 10 Downing Street.
Brits barely know their new prime minister
The British hardly know their new prime minister. Although he was Secretary of the Treasury under Boris Johnson, he never campaigned, let alone won an election (not even within the party against Liz Truss in early September). He didn’t even come up with a program. So he blows before King Charles III tells him. is charged with forming a government. Both the opposition liberals and the PvdA are calling for new elections. But the Tories can prevent that with their majority.
Sunak is only 42 years old and was a former investment banker at Goldman Sachs. The practicing Hindu is also married to the daughter of an Indian billionaire. The couple’s fortune is estimated at more than 830 million euros.
Source: Krone
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