Right this moment marks Rishi Sunak’s one centesimal day as prime minister, after he took energy on the finish of October.
Talking from Downing Avenue, Mr Sunak mentioned his authorities will “have integrity, professionalism and accountability at each stage”.
He got here to energy after Boris Johnson was compelled from workplace as a consequence of a plethora of scandals, and Liz Truss was ejected after simply 45 days as a consequence of her mishandling of the economic system.
There have been some wins for Mr Sunak – he touts being the primary nation to be sending tanks to Ukraine and reducing individuals’s mortgage charges in a column in right this moment’s version of The Solar.
And Mr Sunak additionally introduced £2bn of levelling up funds round a fortnight in the past.
However the reducing of mortgage charges comes after Ms Truss’s disastrous mini-budget compelled them skywards, and the levelling up announcement was met with unhappiness from all sides of the political spectrum when areas missed out.
The PM additionally obtained his second police high-quality as a senior minister for not carrying a seatbelt in a video posted on his social media.
The primary marker of Mr Sunak’s tenure has been the strikes which have gripped the nation.
Nurses, ambulance employees, academics, postal employees, rail employees and civil servants are among the many sectors which have taken industrial motion – most complaining that their pay has been minimize by 1000’s in actual phrases over the previous decade.
Downing Avenue has additionally been mired in allegations of sleaze and cronyism which run counter to what Mr Sunak promised when he took workplace.
Sir Gavin Williamson was compelled out of cupboard over bullying allegations, and Deputy Prime Minister Dominic Raab may face an identical destiny – each key allies of Mr Sunak.
Nadhim Zahawi was sacked for not being clear about his tax affairs.
Conservative peer Baroness Mone has taken a go away of absence to “clear [her] identify” over allegations – which she has denied – that she profited from authorities PPE contracts.
Talking to Sophy Ridge final evening, Chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster Oliver Dowden mentioned: “I do not assume the prime minister has been distracted.”
However the SNP’s deputy chief in Westminster, Mhari Black, mentioned: “Rishi Sunak’s first 100 days as prime minister have been dogged by a festering swamp of Tory sleaze scandals and staggering failure on the economic system.”
And Lib Dem chief Sir Ed Davey mentioned: “Rishi Sunak’s first 100 days in workplace have been a crushing disappointment, with a worsening cost-of-living emergency and NHS disaster.”
Languishing round 20 factors behind Labour within the polls, Mr Sunak tried to set his agenda along with his 5 pledges final month.
These are halving inflation, rising the economic system, getting debt falling, lowering NHS ready lists, and stopping small boats crossing the Channel.
