Rishi Sunak threw a parting shot at outgoing Prime Minister Liz Truss as he officially replaced her in Number 10 Downing Street today.
Mr Sunak has officially been sworn in as the United Kingdom's new Prime Minister today having met with King Charles and accepted his invitation to form a government. This came after one of the most remarkable and difficult periods in British political history.
Shortly before the former Chancellor entered Downing Street today, his predecessor brought her disastrous six weeks in the job to an official end with a short speech. Ms Truss has been forced from office after her economic programme caused turmoil around the country and beyond.
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Speaking today, Mr Sunak did not shy away from highlighting the mess caused by the actions of Ms Truss during her very short tenure. After initially saying Ms Truss was "not wrong" to aim for growth, he added: "Some mistakes were made. Not born of ill will, or bad intentions. Quite the opposite in fact, but mistakes nonetheless. And I have been elected as leader of my party and your Prime Minister in part to fix them."
Mr Sunak also warned of difficult times ahead as he attempts to stabilise the economy. He said: "I will place economic stability and confidence at the heart of this Government's agenda. This will mean difficult decisions to come.
"But you saw me during Covid doing everything I could to protect people and businesses with schemes like furlough. There are always limits, more so now than ever. But I promise you this - I will bring that same compassion to the challenges we face today."
Ms Truss was widely criticised for plans that involved billions of pounds of unfunded tax cuts that would be loaded onto the national debt. Mr Sunak made clear in his previous leadership bid that he did not agree with this approach and reiterated that point as he became Prime Minister today.
He said: "The Government I lead will not leave the next generation, your children and grandchildren, with a debt to settle that we were too weak to pay ourselves. I will unite our country, not with words, but with action. I will work day in and day out to deliver for you."
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