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Rishi Sunak vows to 'fix mistakes' in his first speech as UK prime minister

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Britain's new Prime Minister Rishi Sunak delivers a speech outside Number 10 Downing Street on October 25, 2022. © Hannah McKay, Reuters

Britain's new leader Rishi Sunak pledged on Tuesday to restore trust in UK politics and "fix the mistakes" made under his predecessor Liz Truss in his first speech from Downing Street after he was appointed prime minister by King Charles III. Earlier, Truss wished Sunak "every success" in a brief farewell address. 

Sunak, the UK's third leader this year, formally took power in an audience with King Charles III, who invited him to form a government in a meeting at Buckingham Palace.

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