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Within an hour of his meeting with King Charles II, the newly-elected prime minister of the UK Rishi Sunak on Tuesday asked for the resignation of several members of Liz Truss’s team of ministers as a precursor to the announcement of his new cabinet, said sources as reported by The Guardian.
Meanwhile, Jacob Rees-Mogg has quit as business secretary, as Rishi Sunak appoints his new team of cabinet ministers. Rees-Mogg, who is also a close ally of former Prime Minister Boris Johnson, backed Truss’s leadership.
Rishi, who entered No10 as Prime Minister, started reshuffling with several ministers who had been loyal to Liz Truss and Boris Johnson.
Jeremy Hunt, who replaced Kwasi Kwarteng as Chancellor in the midst of financial disturbance, was expected to remain in his post as Chancellor.
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Long-time backers Dominic Raab, the former justice secretary, Commons Treasury Committee chairman Mel Stride and ex-chief whip Mark Harper have also been tipped for jobs.
In his first address after taking charge as the first Indian-origin Prime Minister of the UK, Rishi Sunak on Tuesday said some “mistakes” were made by the previous Liz Truss government and he was elected to “fix them”. Addressing reporters outside Number 10 in Downing Street, Sunak promised to place “economic stability and confidence” at the heart of his agenda.
“Right now our country is facing a profound economic crisis…Putin war in Ukraine has destabilised markets the world over…(Former Prime Minister) Liz Truss was not wrong to work for the economic goals of this country. I admire her . But some mistakes were made. Not ill intentioned, in fact the opposite, nonetheless mistakes,” Sunak said at an address outside Number 10 in Downing Street.
Warning of “difficult decisions” ahead, Sunak said he would confront the “profound economic crisis” with compassion and lead a government of “integration, professionalism and accountability”.
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