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François PICARD

Sunak's daunting task: Can new prime minister restore trust in UK politics?

THE DEBATE © FRANCE 24

What does Rishi Sunak stand for? Britain’s youngest prime minister in two centuries is also its first Asian and first Hindu PMwhose "whatever it takes" Covid-19 rescue plan as chancellor helped the poorest when they needed it most. The UK’s fifth Conservative leader in six years is also the Oxford and Stanford-educated pro-Brexit former banker whose personal wealth makes him the target of "out of touch" accusations. 

What does Sunak stand for? What does Britain stand for? As the kingdom reflects on its first change of monarch in 70 years, the new PM faces, by his own admission, tough decisions. How to get through a winter of skyrocketing energy prices? How to stop the pauperisation of an indebted Britain?

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