Controversial plans to privatize Channel 4 are set to be dropped as British PM Rishi Sunak reassesses campaign and policy pledges made by his past two predecessors and gears up to set his own legislative agenda, according to new reports.
25.10.2022 - 19:39 / usmagazine.com
A historic twist! King Charles III appointed England’s second new prime minister in less than two months following Liz Truss‘ whirlwind resignation.
The monarch, 73, met with Rishi Sunak after he was named leader of the Conservative Party on Monday, October 24. It was the first time Charles formally asked a new prime minister to form a government. The appointment was a historic one, as Sunak, 42, is the first British Asian to assume the role and the youngest prime minister in more than 200 years.
In his first speech as prime minister, the former banker acknowledged that “mistakes were made” during Truss’ brief 45 days in the position. “I will unite our country not with words but with action,” Sunak said on Tuesday, October 25, vowing to lead with “integrity, professionalism and accountability.”
Truss, 47, replaced Boris Johnson as Conservative Party leader last month. She was the 15th prime minister of Queen Elizabeth II‘s reign, taking office just two days before the late royal died on September 8. After seven weeks in the position, the politician resigned amid a growing financial crisis, becoming the shortest-serving prime minister in the U.K.’s history.
Since assuming the British throne, Charles has quickly taken to his new responsibilities. The former Prince of Wales was officially proclaimed king by the Ascension Council on September 10, pledging to “continue the tradition” his late mother left behind.
“I know how deeply you, the entire nation — and I think I may say the whole world — sympathize with me in the irreparable loss we have all suffered,” he said during the ceremony at St James’ Palace. “It is the greatest consolation to me to know of the sympathy expressed by so many to my sister and my brothers and that such
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