Billionaire Rishi Sunak takes on ‘profound economic crisis’
Democracy in retreatChina: At last week’s highly choreographed Chinese Communist Party Congress, everything – or almost everything – went to plan. Sunak is Britain’s first Indian-origin – and first Hindu – prime minister, and, at age 42, the youngest since 1812. Sunak, who served as Boris Johnson’s chancellor, is also Britain’s wealthiest prime minister. Sunak, a pro-Brexit free marketeer, warned this week that Britain is facing a “profound economic crisis”, including soaring inflation and energy prices. [email protected]This article was first published in the print edition of The Saturday Paper on October 29, 2022 as "Billionaire Sunak takes on ‘profound economic crisis’".
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