Biden Heralds Sunak’s Victory as an ‘Astounding’ Milestone
- Sunak will be the first Hindu to become UK prime minister
- Biden will officially congratulate Sunak after he meets king
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President Joe Biden heralded the choice of Rishi Sunak as the next UK prime minister as a “groundbreaking milestone” during a Diwali event Monday at the White House.
Biden marveled at the rise of Sunak, who on Tuesday will become the UK’s first prime minister from an ethnic minority following a meeting with King Charles III, casting the news as an important breakthrough amid a rise of racially-charged attacks. Outgoing Prime Minister Liz Truss announced her intention to resign last week after the shortest tenure in British history, after her proposed fiscal plans roiled markets.