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- Brilliant to be number 10 at tonight’s Diwali reception, wrote Rishi Sunak on Twitter
- Sunak wishes everyone a Happy Diwali through Twitter
- 42-year-old Sunak is the youngest British Prime Minister in 210 years
Rishi Sunak on Wednesday pledged to provide Britain with an optimistic future. The newly elected Prime Minister of Britain shared a picture on his Twitter handle, which shows him attending a Diwali reception at 10 Downing Street. In his social media post, Sunak wished everyone a very happy festival and said that he will do everything that is needed to build Britain.
Rishi Sunak wrote on Twitter, “Great to be number 10 at tonight’s Diwali reception.”
“I will do everything possible in this work to create a Britain where our children and our grandchildren can light their lamps and look to the future with hope. Happy #Diwali everyone!” They said.
Sunak took over as Britain’s first Indian-origin prime minister on Tuesday with a promise to put the crisis-hit country’s needs “above politics” and “correct the mistakes” made by his predecessor. This came a day after he was elected leader of the Conservative Party in a historic leadership.
The 42-year-old investment banker-turned-politician is the youngest British Prime Minister in 210 years.
He is also the first Hindu Prime Minister of Britain.
Rishi Sunak’s first address as British Prime Minister
In his first address at the door of 10 Downing Street in London after meeting with King Charles III at Buckingham Palace, Sunak said he is taking charge at a time when the UK is facing a “severe economic crisis” as it fights COVID-19. related since. and the Russo-Ukraine conflict.
Sunak insisted he was “not disappointed” with the high position he has accepted and hoped to meet their demands.
He said of his predecessor, Liz Truss, “I admired her restlessness to drive change. But some mistakes were made. Not born out of malice or bad intentions. Quite the contrary, but mistakes nonetheless.”
Seeking to bring stability to Britain after months of political and economic turmoil, Sunak said, “And I have been chosen to be the leader of my party and partly your prime minister to fix him. And this The work starts immediately.”
Sunak, the second prime minister in as many months and the third this year, said, “I will unite my country not with words but with action. I will work day and night for you.”
Sunak, son-in-law of Infosys co-founder Narayana Murthy, warned of “difficult decisions to come” and, pointing to his record as chancellor of the treasury during the pandemic, promised he would have “the same compassion” for the challenges ahead. Will bring
“I am ready to lead our country in the future, to put our needs above politics, to reach out and form a government that represents the best traditions of my party. Together we achieve incredible things. We will make one. Many have created a future worthy of sacrifice and fill with hope tomorrow and every day after that.”
On a somewhat defiant note to address the opposition’s uproar for the general election, he insisted that the mandate the Conservative Party got in the 2019 general election is not the sole asset of an individual, in reference to former Prime Minister Boris Johnson – But “a mandate that belongs and unites us all”.