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| Premiership of Rishi Sunak 25 October 2022 – present | |
| Monarch | Charles III |
|---|---|
| Cabinet | Sunak ministry |
| Party | Conservative Party |
| Seat | 10 Downing Street |
_(Tudor_Crown).svg) Coat of Arms of HM Government | |
Rishi Sunak's tenure as Prime Minister of the United Kingdom began on 25 October 2022 when he accepted an invitation from King Charles III to form a government, succeeding Liz Truss. He is the first British Indian and the first Hindu to hold the office.[1] His premiership has been dominated by the Russian invasion of Ukraine, the Israel-Hamas war, the cost-of-living crisis, and the Rwanda asylum plan. As prime minister, Sunak is also serving simultaneously as First Lord of the Treasury, Minister for the Civil Service and as Minister for the Union.
Sunak stood in the leadership election to succeed Boris Johnson, who resigned amid a government crisis. He received the most votes in each of the parliamentary ballots but lost the members' vote to the foreign secretary, Liz Truss. After spending the duration of her premiership on the backbenches he was elected unopposed in the leadership election to succeed her, having resigned in another government crisis; at 42 he was the youngest prime minister since Lord Liverpool and the first to not be white.
Sunak took office amid the cost of living and energy supply crises that began during his chancellorship, as well as during industrial disputes and strikes. In 2023, Sunak outlined five key priorities: halving inflation, growing the economy, cutting debt, reducing NHS waiting lists, and stopping the illegal small-boat crossings of the English Channel. Sunak negotiated a proposed agreement with the European Union (EU) on Northern Ireland's trading arrangements which was published as the Windsor Framework. Sunak has made the Rwanda asylum plan a key policy of his government.
On foreign policy, Sunak has authorised foreign aid and weapons shipments to Ukraine in response to the Russian invasion of the country, and after the Hamas-led attack on Israel which began the Israel–Hamas war, Sunak pledged the UK's support for Israel and declared that Israel "has an absolute right to defend itself", but later condemned the high number of civilian casualties during the Israeli bombardment of the Gaza Strip and called for a "sustainable ceasefire".
During his premiership Sunak has been credited with improving the economy and stabilising national politics following the premierships of his predecessors, although many of his pledges and policy announcements have ultimately been unfulfilled. He has not averted further unpopularity for the Conservatives—who, by the time of Sunak's election, had been in government for 12 years.
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- ^ "Rishi Sunak: A quick guide to the UK's new prime minister". BBC News. 25 October 2022. Retrieved 25 October 2022.
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