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.
Dame Karen will take up her post once her appointment has been formally agreed by Washington.
The UK formally left the EU on January 31 and is now in a pre-agreed period of transition during which it is free to open up trade talks with countries around the world.
UK Prime Minister Boris Johnson said the issue was settled with a public vote that was held in 2014 when 55 per cent rejected independence.
Brexit was originally scheduled for March 29, 2019, but was repeatedly delayed when MPs rejected a previous withdrawal agreement reached by the EU and former Prime Minister Theresa May.
On Tuesday, the UK participated in its last meeting as an EU member when Foreign Office minister Chris Pincher attended the General Affairs Council.
