Sunak faces daunting task as he becomes UK prime minister


  • World
  • Tuesday, 25 Oct 2022

New leader of the Britains Conservative Party Rishi Sunak walks outside the Conservative Campaign Headquarters in London Britain October 24 2022. REUTERSHannah McKay

New leader of the Britain's Conservative Party Rishi Sunak walks outside the Conservative Campaign Headquarters, in London, Britain October 24, 2022. REUTERS/Hannah McKay

LONDON (Reuters) - Rishi Sunak will face one of the greatest challenges of any new leader when he becomes British prime minister on Tuesday, needing to tackle a mounting economic crisis, a warring political party and a deeply divided country.

The 42-year-old former finance minister becomes Britain's third prime minister in less than two months, after infighting and feuding at Westminster that has horrified investors and alarmed international allies.

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