British media gives mixed reaction to PM Sunak, with both praise and ridicule

On Tuesday, British media both ridiculed and ridiculed Indian-origin Prime Minister Rishi Sunak, with some news organizations describing his leadership as a “new dawn” for the nation, while others questioning the legitimacy of his election.

Sunak, 42, became the head of the Conservative Party on Monday, making it extremely special special diwali For the former Chancellor of the Exchequer who became the youngest British Prime Minister in 210 years when he moved to 10 Downing Street.

Every major newspaper in Britain, which had once colonized much of the world, featured it on the front page.

Guardian The 42-year-old Conservative Party leader published a photo of a hero’s welcome at the party’s head office in London with a banner titled, “Unite or die – a warning of the cynicism to Tory MPs.”

The Guardian reports that Sunak “will become the third Conservative prime minister in less than two months and the fifth in six years. He will also make history as the first Hindu to lead the country.”

Match Sunak’s premiership was recorded as a milestone event, its headline read, “A new dawn for Britain”, with the sub-heading: “Sage Sunak becomes our youngest modern PM – and the first of Asian heritage”. with”.

striking an equally hilarious note, Sun A comic universe reference was called for to mark the event. It said, “The force is with you, Rishi” with the main image showing him holding a lightsaber.

But not all media sources approved Sunak as the next prime minister of the UK.

banner title of Mirror He hit hard on Sunak. Its headline asked, “Our new (unelected) PM… who voted for you?” Describing him as “twice richer than the king”, its main story states that he will now “preside over brutal public spending cuts”.

Scotland’s daily record Even more critical of Sunak was with the title “Democracy of Democracy”.

Sunak has a net worth of over 700 million pounds. Sunak and his wife Akshata have a house in Kensington in the heart of London, apart from their property in Yorkshire.

According to this year’s “Sunday Times Rich List”, the couple’s net worth is estimated to be GBP 730 million ($837 million); Several media outlets have noted that this makes him wealthier than King Charles III and Queen Consort Camilla.

The Financial Times The former investment banker turned politician focused on the economic challenges facing Sunak.

“Markets look forward to a ‘sluggish dividend’ in the wake of truss unrest”, it quoted Tory lawmakers as saying they hoped the craze “will reassure markets and help reduce borrowing costs”.

Sunk’s warning to Tories that “failure to fix the cracks will ‘end'” [the] party” was noted by many times,

Wire Published, “PM aims to bring warring factions together for ‘one shot’ to end economic crisis.”

On 5 September, Sunak was defeated by fellow Conservative leader Liz Truss in the campaign for prime minister. After 45 days in power, Truss announced his resignation last Thursday in the wake of rebellion within his cabinet over his economic plans.

Sunak is married to Akshata Murthy, daughter of Narayana Murthy, co-founder of Infosys. Sunak’s parents, retired doctors Yashveer and Usha Sunak, belong to Indian Heritage And in the 1960s there were immigrants from Kenya to the UK. The couple has two daughters. In Southampton, Sunak was born.

His grandparents were born in Gujranwala, now in the Punjab province of contemporary Pakistan, but were of British Indian origin.

The road ahead is anything but easy for the new leader, who faces the daunting task of saving the economy in turmoil and uniting the deeply divided Conservative Party. The new leader is the third major in a span of just seven weeks, following Boris Johnson’s exit from the partygate and the mini-budget disaster of the truce.

(with inputs from PTI)

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