The new leader, the first man of color to occupy this position, has a very small room for maneuver, at a time when the country plunges into the crisis and the conservative party is more divided than ever.
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The suspense was limited since Boris Johnson had withdrawn from the race before he even declared himself officially candidate: it is Rishi Sunak, his ex-chancellor of the chessboard, a former ally who became worse adversary, who was appointed leader of the British Conservative Party on Monday October 24. The Tories still having a substantial majority in the House of Commons, Mr. Sunak, 42, will become the third conservative Prime Minister of 2022, when King Charles III has entrusted him with the care to form a new government, Tuesday, October 25 in the morning.
What an incredible “comeback” than that of this dashing deputy, hair and costume always impeccable. At the beginning of September, he left the race for the succession of Boris Johnson, beaten flat couture by his competitor Liz Truss, whose promises of massive tax cuts were more likely to members of the Tory party. His loved ones speculated on his future, some thought that he would let go of politics to become a banker again. Seven weeks later, the “Looser” will return to Downing Street by the big door, after all its predictions turned out to be right: Liz Truss’s “Mini-Budget” had the pound sterling, flee international investors and climb interest rates alarmingly.
The advent of this brilliant elected official, who entered politics seven years ago, is an important moment for all the ethnic minorities in the country: he is the first national leader of color of the United Kingdom. Its designation constitutes a consecration for the “British Indians”, the British of Indian origin, the strongest minority in the country (with around 1.5 million people), rather well integrated. She intervenes – chance of the calendar -, in full celebration of Diwali, the Festival of Lights, one of the most important celebrations of the Hindu and Sikh religious calendar. Mr. Sunak is proof that in a society still crossed by the divisions but more and more tolerant, the skin color no longer prevents access to the highest social or political functions.
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“It would simply not have been possible ten or twenty years ago and proves that whatever your faith or your ethnicity, you can claim the highest positions in public life. It is a source of Pride for many British of Asian origin, whether or not they share the conservative opinions of Mr. Sunak “, welcomed Sunder Katwala, the boss of the British Future reflection group, a specialist listened to identity issues. But unlike Sadiq Khan, the mayor of London, or to Sajid Javid, another ex-chancellor of the chessboard of Mr. Johnson, both sons of Bus drivers of Pakistani origin, Rishi Sunak does not come from A modest environment, but of a rather conservative middle -class family – who sends their children to the private institutions of the British elite.
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