“The United Kingdom … just today, we’ve got news that Rishi Sunak is now the prime minister,” Biden said to cheers.
“He is expected to become the prime minister, I think, tomorrow when he goes to see the King. Pretty astounding. A groundbreaking milestone and it matters, it matters.”
The impromptu remarks were Biden’s first public comments on the rise of Sunak, who will be the third British head of government this year after Boris Johnson and Liz Truss — who resigned last week afterIn addition to producing Sunak, the first Hindu and non-white prime minister, the Conservative Party produced all three of the UK’s female prime ministers . By contrast, prime ministers from the Labour and Liberal parties have all been white men.
Incoming UK prime minister Rishi Sunak is a former chancellor of the exchequer, a position roughly equivalent to US treasury secretary.“As my brother would say, ‘Go figure’ — and the Conservative Party,” Biden added.Sunak, 42, is a former chancellor of the exchequer, a position roughly equivalent to US treasury secretary. His wife, Akshata Murty, is the daughter of Indian billionaire N. R. Narayana Murthy, who co-founded the Infosys outsourcing giant.
Biden presided over Monday White House gathering with Vice President Kamala Harris, whose mother was born in India.
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