Britain's new prime minister sunak forms cabinet

2022-10-26

The new British Prime Minister Sunak formed a new cabinet on the 25th, and ministers holding important positions in finance, national defense and foreign affairs remained in office. According to the list of new cabinet members released on the same day, Jeremy Hunt remained as the Minister of Finance, Ben Wallace as the Secretary of Defense, and James Cleverley as the Foreign Secretary. In addition, Dominic Rab was appointed as Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Justice. Recently resigned Home Secretary Sula Breverman took the post again, and Steve Buckley was appointed Minister of Health. Earlier on the 25th, Sunak accepted the authorization of King Charles III to form a new cabinet and officially became Prime Minister. Sunak then delivered a speech at the Prime Minister's Office at No. 10 Downing Street in London, saying that Britain is facing a "huge economic crisis", and the focus of the new government is to stabilize the economy and restore confidence. In his speech, he also mentioned the challenges faced by the UK at home and abroad, such as the COVID-19 epidemic, and promised to unite the country. On the 20th of this month, Truss announced his resignation as Prime Minister and the head of the Conservative Party. The Conservatives then entered the process of electing a new leader. Sunak was elected the new leader of the Conservative Party on the 24th. According to the regulations, the new leader of the ruling party takes over the post of Prime Minister until the next parliamentary election. The term of office of the current parliament will end in December 2024. The British Labor Party, the Liberal Democratic Party, the Scottish National Party and other opposition parties have been demanding early elections for several days. (Liu Xinshe)

Edit:He Chuanning    Responsible editor:Su Suiyue

Source:Xinhua

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