UK prime minister becomes Rishi Sunak, who faces economic crisis
On Tuesday, Rishi Sunak became Britain’s third prime minister of the year and now must turn his attention to taming an economic crisis that has left the country’s finances unable to afford food and energy bills in a precarious state and millions of Britons struggling. The U.K.’s first leader of colour, Sunak, with King Charles III met at Buckingham Palace, who had just accepted the resignation of Liz Truss. The monarch plays a ceremonial role in appointing government leaders, in Britain’s constitutional monarchy. In more than 200 years Sunak at 42 the youngest British leader is expected to immediately begin appointing a Cabinet and getting to grips with an economy sliding toward recession. This year the third Conservative prime minister will also try to unite a governing party that is riven with divisions. After the brief, disastrous term of Liz Truss, Sunak was selected as leader of the governing Conservative Party on Monday as it tries to stabilize the economy, and its own plung...