Modi speaks to UK’s new PM Keir Starmer
Modi was among the top world leaders to congratulate Starmer on his election victory yesterday.
Modi was among the top world leaders to congratulate Starmer on his election victory yesterday.
Modi congratulated Sunak on assuming office as the two leaders touched upon important sectors of collaboration such as trade, mobility, defence and security.
Rishi Sunak has taken over as the new Prime Minister of the United Kingdom (UK). He is the first Indian-Origin and non-white person to hold the post of PM in the UK.
The former Chancellor of the Exchequer of Indian descent confirmed the decision through his social media and said that he wants to fix Britain's economy which is in a major crisis at present.
Truss has also worked for three former prime ministers. She was promoted by David Cameron to environment secretary and worked as justice secretary under Theresa May. She was eventually made foreign secretary by Boris Johnson in 2021.
Earlier, Prince Charles had joined the bandwagon of high-profile cases of Coronavirus as he tested positive for COVID-19 infection and is under self-isolation at home in Scotland with 'mild symptoms'.
There was also clapping at Windsor Castle, where Queen Elizabeth II and Prince Philip are staying, while Prince Charles and the Duchess of Cornwall were said to have joined in from the Balmoral estate in Scotland.
PM Johnson had previously resisted mounting public concern that hand-washing was not enough to reduce the impact of COVID-19.
Addressing to the Drowning Street, Sunak said, "Today I can announce for the first time in our history the government is going to step in and pay people's wages".
The end of year deadline was always considered an ambitious goal but now borders across the 27-nation bloc have been shut and entire countries placed in lockdown.
