British PM Rishi Sunak marks 100 days in office as problems mount
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- 03 Feb 2023
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Sunak has angry unions to the left of him, anxious Conservative Party lawmakers to the right and, in the middle, millions of voters he must win over to avert electoral defeat
U.K. Prime Minister Rishi Sunak, who marked 100 days in the office Thursday, had a lot on his plate as the country grapples with unprecedented strikes and growing political and financial crises.
Installed as Conservative leader after his ill-fated predecessor Liz Truss' plan for huge tax cuts sparked panic, the 42-year-old Sunak calmed financial markets and averted an economic meltdown after he assumed the post of prime minister on Oct. 25.
Next, Britain’s youngest leader for two centuries – and its first prime minister of South Asian heritage – has promised to tame soaring inflation, get the sluggish economy growing, ease pressure on the overburdened health care system and "restore the integrity back into politics" after years of scandals under former Prime Minister Boris Johnson.
Easier said than done.
"The things that happened before I was prime minister, I can’t do anything about," Sunak told a group of health workers this week. "What I think you can hold me to account for is how I deal with the things that arise on my watch." Read More…
