Rishi Sunak UK PM: Ukraine’s president Volodymyr Zelensky has offered his congratulations to Rishi Sunak on Tuesday, adding that he hopes the new PM will successfully overcome “all the challenges facing British society and the world today”.
President Zelensky said he is ready to continue strengthening Ukraine and Britain’s strategic partnership.
Congratulations to @RishiSunak on taking office as 🇬🇧 Prime Minister! I wish you to successfully overcome all the challenges facing British society and the whole world today. I’m ready to continue strengthening the 🇺🇦-🇬🇧 strategic partnership together!
— Volodymyr Zelenskyy / Володимир Зеленський (@ZelenskyyUa) October 25, 2022
Boris Johnson offers congratulations to Sunak
Former UK prime minister Boris Johnson has offered his congratulations to Rishi Sunak. He said that now is the time to give the new prime minister their “full and wholehearted” support.
Congratulations to @RishiSunak on this historic day, this is the moment for every Conservative to give our new PM their full and wholehearted support.
— Boris Johnson (@BorisJohnson) October 25, 2022
The 42-year-old Sunak is the first Indian-origin leader to rise to the post of a UK Prime Minister. He took charge officially today after his meeting King Charles III.
