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People across India are celebrating Rishi Sunak, who has embraced his Indian and Hindu heritage, becoming the newest British prime minister.

She has since resigned ( [over another matter](https://www.bbc.com/news/uk-politics-63320750)), and Indian authorities [say](https://www.livemint.com/news/india/india-counters-uk-home-secretary-suella-braverman-claim-on-visa-overstayers-11665131254204.html) they're working with British authorities to "facilitate the return of Indian citizens who have overstayed their visa period." tax on all of her income](https://www.ft.com/content/ed018eb2-3955-4134-a2b0-8dcf727651bd), amid allegations she had taken advantage of a loophole to minimize how much she pays.) chancellor of the exchequer lighting Diwali diyas](https://twitter.com/rishisunak/status/1327553814845677573) – earthen oil lamps – on the steps of his No. [a Diwali deadline for a U.K.-Indian trade deal](https://www.reuters.com/world/britain-still-wants-free-trade-deal-with-india-by-diwali-2022-10-12/). [Video of the then-U.K. Sunak as the prime minister of the U.K. Sunak's face is [splashed across the front pages of Indian newspapers](https://twitter.com/joerwallen/status/1584774108436656129/photo/1) Tuesday, as his ancestral homeland celebrates his achievement – 75 years after Indians cast off British colonial rule. [comments earlier this month ](https://www.telegraphindia.com/world/liz-truss-sacks-suella-braverman-whose-attack-on-indian-visa-overstayers-sank-uk-hopes-of-india-trade-deal/cid/1893165)by Britain's then-home minister, Suella Braverman – who herself is of Indian descent — alleging Indians are the worst overstayers of U.K. (A stakeholder in that company, Akshata Murthy is one of Britain's richest residents, and earlier this year [said she would voluntarily start paying U.K. He's the first Hindu and first person of color to become British prime minister. [In previous interviews with Indian media](https://www.business-standard.com/article/opinion/lunch-with-bs-rishi-sunak-115080601060_1.html), the incoming prime minister recalled how both of his grandfathers were born in Punjab, in British India, and migrated first to Africa, then to Britain in the 1960s. Special Diwali wishes to the 'living bridge' of UK Indians, as we transform our historic ties into a modern partnership.

He now leads the Conservatives with a substantial parliamentary majority inherited since the 2019 general election, when his former boss Boris Johnson helped ...

"We have to explain where money is coming from that we're going to spend, and that is going to mean some tax rises in some cases and paring back spending in others and it's really a difficult moment." "It's the Conservative Party's last chance to put in a prime minister who might achieve some kind of stability," says Bronwen Maddox, CEO of Chatham House, the London-based think tank." But he will still need to deal with high inflation levels, elevated energy prices and a soaring cost of living. Hunt's role as a stabilizing force may help him retain the role that he was appointed to by Truss. "Right now our country is facing a profound economic crisis," he said. LONDON — Rishi Sunak becomes Britain's third prime in under two months at a time when the U.K.

and welcoming the accession of His Majesty King Charles III. In just a short period, this government has acted urgently and decisively on the side of ...

It is because we do not dare that they are difficult.” I look forward to spending more time in my constituency, and continuing to serve South West Norfolk from the backbenches. and I wish Rishi Sunak every success, for the good of our country. And we must continue to strengthen our nation’s defences. We must be able to outcompete autocratic regimes, where power lies in the hands of a few. From my time as Prime Minister, I am more convinced than ever we need to be bold and confront the challenges that we face.

KUALA LUMPUR, Oct 25 — Prime Minister Datuk Seri Ismail Sabri Yaakob congratulated Rishi Sunak on his appointment as the new Prime Minister of the United ...

I am confident that, with his dedication and leadership, this existing cooperation will continue to be strengthened,” he said. — Bernama Ismail Sabri also prayed that Sunak would be blessed with continued health and happiness and that the people of the UK would continue to enjoy peace, stability and prosperity.

KUALA LUMPUR: Caretaker Prime Minister Datuk Seri Ismail Sabri Yaakob has congratulated Rishi Sunak on becoming the United Kingdom's new prime minister.

"I take this opportunity to pray that you will be given the best health and constant happiness. "I am confident that with your dedication and leadership, the existing cooperation will continue to be strengthened. "With your able stewardship, I am confident that this existing partnership will grow stronger," he said.

Outgoing PM tells successor he should continue cutting taxes and keep planned rise in defence spending.

The outgoing prime minister said she was “more convinced than ever we need to be bold and confront the challenges we face” – saying she still believed in lower taxes and strengthening the nation’s defences. Flanked by her aides and supporters on one side and husband and two children on the other, Truss wished Sunak “every success” before she was whisked away in a car to Buckingham Palace to formally tender her resignation to the king. [Rishi Sunak](https://www.theguardian.com/politics/rishi-sunak), to “be bold” as she laid down the gauntlet by suggesting he should continue cutting taxes and keep the planned rise in defence spending.

Rishi Sunak will face one of the greatest challenges of any new leader when he becomes British prime minister, needing to tackle a mounting economic crisis, ...

Sunak, one of the richest men in parliament, will have to find deep spending cuts to plug an estimated STG40 billion ($A72 billion) hole in the public finances due to an economic slowdown, higher borrowing costs and a six-month program of support for people's energy bills. The 42-year-old former hedge fund boss was asked to form a government by King Charles on Tuesday, and will seek to bring an end to the infighting and feuding at Westminster that has horrified investors and alarmed international allies. Rishi Sunak has become Britain's third prime minister in two months, tasked with tackling a mounting economic crisis, a warring political party and a deeply divided country in one of the greatest challenges to confront any new leader.