Rishi Sunak’s first job? Clearing up his own mess

Rishi Sunak’s first job? Clearing up his own mess
Rishi Sunak chairing the first meeting of his new cabinet this week (Image: Getty)
The Economist
Rishi Sunak entered Downing Street clutching an invisible dustpan and broom.“Mistakes were made,” declared the new prime minister on Oct 25, all but rolling up his sleeves. “I have been elected as leader of my party … to fix them.”The voice was passive but the identity of the culprit was clear – Liz Truss, Sunak’s hapless predecessor, who managed just 49 days in the job. It is the morning after the night before in the Conservative party.The grown-ups have returned to find the house has been t...

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