Sajid Javid slams Trevor Noah’s claim of racist ‘backlash’ against Rishi Sunak
When he was appointed as Prime Minister on Tuesday, Mr Sunak became the UK’s first Hindu PM and the first of Asian heritage.
When he was appointed as Prime Minister on Tuesday, Mr Sunak became the UK’s first Hindu PM and the first of Asian heritage.
Pensioners could be left £443 a year worse off
The newly-appointed prime minister also looked pretty glum as the Labour leader tore into him over his wife's previous non dom status.
“He’s so weak, he’s done a grubby deal trading national security because he was scared to lose another leadership election.”
“I stand by the manifesto on that,” the new PM told the Commons – referring to the 2019 moratorium on drilling for shale gas.
Rishi Sunak brought her back just six days after she was forced out for breaking the ministerial code.
The appointments highlight how "unevenly spread opportunities to enter the most prestigious positions continue to be", Sir Peter Lampl said.
Only 22 per cent of those able to attend cabinet meetings are women, while just five of the 31 frontbenchers are non-white.
"He’s only forty-two, which probably means he will serve well into his forty-two-and-a-halves.”
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