Swift Transitions at 10th Downing Street: A Test for Rishi Sunak.

Byline: Haris Shah

The world's most renowned democracy faced quick changes in its Premiership's position in the past few months with the resignations of Prime Ministers Boris Johnson in July and Liz Truss in October, and the appointment of the Indian-origin Commons member Rishi Sunak as the Leader of the Conservative Party and the first British Asian and Hindu Prime Minister of the country. Sunak assumed the office of Prime Minister of the UK on the 25th of October with the support of 128 Conservative lawmakers. The former Prime Minister Boris Johnson had the support of 53 members while Penny Mordaunt turned stood third with the support of 23. Government crises in the UK leading up to the transitions The changes happened because of two major reasons that are taken quite seriously when it comes to the democratic values of British politics.

The first reason was Johnson's controversial position as the Premier because of the Chris Pincher scandal. Also, he was accused of offensive remarks and his cabinet members also considered him a politician with a lack of "integrity." The remarks made Johnson a controversial politician due to his opinion regarding Hijab-clad Muslim women by comparing them with "Letterboxes" as well as accusations towards him of sexual misconduct. Some important cabinet members resigned including newly elected Prime Minister Sunak along with other important Conservative Party members, including Ben Wallace. This made it difficult for Boris Johnson's government to carry on with the duties. Secondly, the recession in the British economy became another major cause. The political uncertainty under the administration and the point of higher fuel costs and other commodities played a significant role.

There was a decline impacting the economy of the UK in the past two years of 2021 and 2022, lowering the per capita income. The Financial Times indicated that the UK had faced a 0.3 percent decrease in economic output. Leading economist, Chris Williamson told Financial Times that, "price pressures had eased because of the economic downturn, the weak pound and high energy costs meant input cost inflation remained higher than at any time in the survey's pre-pandemic history." There are already downfalls in the manufacturing and services sectors of the UK, as the political disturbance rose due to changes of terms in the 10th Downing Street. The 45-day long-ruling Prime Minister, Liz Truss, appointed new cabinet officials and promised to...