Oct 24, 2022 12:14 AM
https://www.trtworld.com/europe/rishi-su...ster-61924
https://www.forces.net/politics/rishi-su...nd-defence
https://www.spectator.co.uk/article/as-p...dependence
https://www.independent.co.uk/news/uk/ri...09464.html
EXCERPTS: Britain's incoming prime minister Rishi Sunak has vowed to bring "stability and unity" at a time of economic crisis after he was named the Conservative party's new leader. [...] Sunak, one of the wealthiest politicians in Westminster, will be asked to form a government by King Charles III, replacing Truss, the outgoing leader who only lasted 44 days in the job.
[...] Sunak will be Britain’s first leader of colour and the first Hindu to take the top job. At 42, he'll also be the youngest prime minister in more than 200 years, a political prodigy whose youthful looks, sharp suits, and smooth, confident manner saw him dubbed "Dishy Rishi" by the British media.
[...] Defence priority. "Defence spending needs to increase, and I will never short-change our Armed Forces and my track record proves that with the largest increases in defence spending since the Cold War," Mr Sunak said. "Simply saying 3% [of GDP allocated to defence] isn't a plan, it's an arbitrary target. Rather, we need to provide our military with the resources it needs to do what it needs to do to keep us safe," he added.
[...] Threat of Scottish independence. Rishi Sunak’s first order of business will be restoring stability to the government and, thereafter, regaining the confidence of the markets. But the incoming prime minister will eventually have to confront a looming threat of even greater import: Scottish independence.
Lawyers for the UK and Scottish governments are currently battling over the matter before the Supreme Court. Nicola Sturgeon wants to hold another referendum on independence next year, but Westminster has refused to grant one like it did in 2014 – so now Holyrood is testing whether the Scotland Act, which set up the devolved parliament, bars the Scottish government from holding a plebiscite of its own. S
Sturgeon has already warned that, should the court rule that the Act does bar such a move, she will fight the next general election as a de facto referendum.
Sunak is at a disadvantage in that he’s a numbers guy, not a constitution guy. He hasn’t shown much love for the Union so far.
Though he learned all the main talking points for his last leadership campaign, he will have to find a way to speak about it that sounds sincere and resonates with pro-UK voters north of the border. This is, after all, a politician who has previously had to deny reports that he privately advocated English independence from the UK on financial grounds.
[...] Poll: Most voters want general election. Almost two-thirds of voters want a general election before the end of the year, a poll has found. Some 62% of people told polling company Ipsos that they wanted to see a general election held in 2022, once Rishi Sunak had taken office as Prime Minister.
[...] Simon Hoare, a senior MP who supported Mr Sunak, told reporters: “He is actually going to hit the ground running. We have no time to lose. Certainly, he said that there will be no early general election.”
Opposition parties have been calling for a general election since Ms Truss’s resignation, claiming her successor has “no mandate”. [...] “There is no mandate now. The Conservatives have completely broken their promises, broken our economy, and now they want to see a general election.”
Another Ipsos poll, carried out between October 19 and 20, suggests Mr Sunak will begin his premiership trailing opposition leader Sir Keir Starmer [Labour Party].
The poll found 36% of people thought Mr Sunak would make a good Prime Minister, a higher total than any other Conservative but slightly behind Sir Keir’s total of 46%.
More people also think Mr Sunak will make a bad Prime Minister, with 32% saying that about him while 28% think Sir Keir would do a bad job.
[...] Some 54% of Conservative voters told Ipsos they though Mr Sunak would do a good job as prime minister, compared to 52% who thought Mr Johnson would do a good job if he was brought back.
RELATED (scivillage): Liz Truss resigned today
Rishi Sunak's "pork market delivery style" 1st speech to nation as PM ... https://youtu.be/_vfijelrV3o
https://www.forces.net/politics/rishi-su...nd-defence
https://www.spectator.co.uk/article/as-p...dependence
https://www.independent.co.uk/news/uk/ri...09464.html
EXCERPTS: Britain's incoming prime minister Rishi Sunak has vowed to bring "stability and unity" at a time of economic crisis after he was named the Conservative party's new leader. [...] Sunak, one of the wealthiest politicians in Westminster, will be asked to form a government by King Charles III, replacing Truss, the outgoing leader who only lasted 44 days in the job.
[...] Sunak will be Britain’s first leader of colour and the first Hindu to take the top job. At 42, he'll also be the youngest prime minister in more than 200 years, a political prodigy whose youthful looks, sharp suits, and smooth, confident manner saw him dubbed "Dishy Rishi" by the British media.
[...] Defence priority. "Defence spending needs to increase, and I will never short-change our Armed Forces and my track record proves that with the largest increases in defence spending since the Cold War," Mr Sunak said. "Simply saying 3% [of GDP allocated to defence] isn't a plan, it's an arbitrary target. Rather, we need to provide our military with the resources it needs to do what it needs to do to keep us safe," he added.
[...] Threat of Scottish independence. Rishi Sunak’s first order of business will be restoring stability to the government and, thereafter, regaining the confidence of the markets. But the incoming prime minister will eventually have to confront a looming threat of even greater import: Scottish independence.
Lawyers for the UK and Scottish governments are currently battling over the matter before the Supreme Court. Nicola Sturgeon wants to hold another referendum on independence next year, but Westminster has refused to grant one like it did in 2014 – so now Holyrood is testing whether the Scotland Act, which set up the devolved parliament, bars the Scottish government from holding a plebiscite of its own. S
Sturgeon has already warned that, should the court rule that the Act does bar such a move, she will fight the next general election as a de facto referendum.
Sunak is at a disadvantage in that he’s a numbers guy, not a constitution guy. He hasn’t shown much love for the Union so far.
Though he learned all the main talking points for his last leadership campaign, he will have to find a way to speak about it that sounds sincere and resonates with pro-UK voters north of the border. This is, after all, a politician who has previously had to deny reports that he privately advocated English independence from the UK on financial grounds.
[...] Poll: Most voters want general election. Almost two-thirds of voters want a general election before the end of the year, a poll has found. Some 62% of people told polling company Ipsos that they wanted to see a general election held in 2022, once Rishi Sunak had taken office as Prime Minister.
[...] Simon Hoare, a senior MP who supported Mr Sunak, told reporters: “He is actually going to hit the ground running. We have no time to lose. Certainly, he said that there will be no early general election.”
Opposition parties have been calling for a general election since Ms Truss’s resignation, claiming her successor has “no mandate”. [...] “There is no mandate now. The Conservatives have completely broken their promises, broken our economy, and now they want to see a general election.”
Another Ipsos poll, carried out between October 19 and 20, suggests Mr Sunak will begin his premiership trailing opposition leader Sir Keir Starmer [Labour Party].
The poll found 36% of people thought Mr Sunak would make a good Prime Minister, a higher total than any other Conservative but slightly behind Sir Keir’s total of 46%.
More people also think Mr Sunak will make a bad Prime Minister, with 32% saying that about him while 28% think Sir Keir would do a bad job.
[...] Some 54% of Conservative voters told Ipsos they though Mr Sunak would do a good job as prime minister, compared to 52% who thought Mr Johnson would do a good job if he was brought back.
RELATED (scivillage): Liz Truss resigned today
Rishi Sunak's "pork market delivery style" 1st speech to nation as PM ... https://youtu.be/_vfijelrV3o