Rishi Sunak has officially taken over as Britain’s Prime Minister, becoming the country’s third leader in seven weeks.
Sunak met King Charles III to accept the role, after outgoing leader Liz Truss met the monarch to offer her resignation.
The ultra-rich ex-lawmaker is the first person of color to lead the UK. He takes over after Truss’s shambolic, 50-year tenure which shook Britain’s economy.
Sunak will lead a divided party and will immediately face demands to call a general election and seek his own mandate.
Rishi Sunak was at Buckingham Palace where he was formally appointed Prime Minister.
He met King Charles III and accepted his offer to form a government in the next few moments.
This is following after Liz Truss entered Buckingham Palace with her husband to meet with King Charles III, where she will formally offer her resignation, which Charles accepted.
