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Asharq Al-Awsat
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Asharq Al-Awsat

UK Problems Won’t Go Away in 2023, Sunak Warns

Prime Minister of United Kingdom Rishi Sunak smiles during his meeting with Prime Minister of Latvia Krisjanis Karins at the framework of the Summit of the Joint Expeditionary Force (JEF) in Riga, Latvia, 19 December 2022. (EPA)

Britain has had a tough 12 months and its problems will not “go away” in 2023 — but the coronation of King Charles III will help bring the country together, Prime Minister Rishi Sunak said Saturday in his New Year message. 

Sunak, who in October became the third Conservative British prime minister of the year, said the UK was rocked this year by the “profound economic impact” caused by Russia's war in Ukraine. 

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