US President Joe Biden mispronounced the name of the new UK prime minister, Rishi Sunak, as he congratulated him during a Diwali celebration at the White House on Mondayevening.
At the event, Biden said to cheers: “Just today, we’ve got news that Rashee, RasheeSanook is now the prime minister.”
“The remark reflects the unprecedented chaos that has seen Liz Truss forced out after just 49 days in power – making her the shortest-serving prime minister in history.
Her disastrous mini-budget, built on the sand of massive unfunded tax cuts, crashed the financial markets and shredded public trust, triggering her rejection by Tory MPs.”
Sunak takes over with most of his party eager to unite around yet another new leader – but facing the poisoned inheritance of announcing huge spending cuts, and tax rises potentially, within days.
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