World / PM Rishi Sunak Sack Several Ministers After Taking Charge As UK

Rishi Sunak sacked several ministers just hours after taking over as British PM. However, Jeremy Hunt will continue to be Britain's finance minister. Let us inform that Sunak had indicated this even before the ministers were sacked. In fact, he had clearly said that he was chosen to rectify the mistakes committed by the old people. Sunak began to fulfill his promise within an hour of meeting with King Charles II. He had said that "work will start immediately" without any delay.

Sources said he has asked several members of former PM Liz Truss's team of ministers to resign before the announcement of his new cabinet. So far three ministers have been asked to step down. These include Business Secretary Jacob Rees-Mogg, Justice Secretary Brandon Lewis and Development Minister Vicky Ford, the sources said. Reports indicate that Jeremy Hunt will remain as finance minister.

According to British media reports, Rishi Sunak is removing the old people of the cabinet before forming his new top team. Because of this, Jacob Rees-Mogg resigned from the government. Rees-Mogg has stepped down as business secretary. According to The Telegraph's report, Rees-Mogg already knew that he would be fired from the cabinet, so he sent his resignation.

At least 10 senior Tory lawmakers who served in Liz Truss's cabinet left the government this afternoon. Those returning to the backbench with Rees-Mogg include Brandon Lewis, Wendy Morton, Kit Malthhouse and Simon Clark. However, he has said that he will continue to extend his support to PM Sunak from behind the bench.

Sunak has formally taken over as the first British Prime Minister of Indian origin after meeting with Maharaja Charles III on Tuesday. He also said that he was chosen to correct some of the "mistakes" made by his predecessor. Former UK finance minister Sunak (42) is a Hindu and he is Britain's youngest prime minister in the last 210 years.

Outside the prime minister's official residence 10 Downing Street, Sunak said he would sympathetically deal with the serious economic crisis facing the country and lead an "honest, professional and accountable" government. Sunak said he had been elected leader of the Conservative Party and prime minister to "correct the mistakes" made by his predecessor, Liz Truss. "That work is being started immediately," he said.

He said that during his tenure as a minister, he did everything he could to "protect the common man and business" through schemes like 'furlough'. Sunak said, "The challenges we face today" facing them, I will try to deal with them in the same sympathetic manner." He added that he would not leave a debt on the next generation "to say that we were unable to pay ourselves."