Two by-election losses to the main opposition Labour Party on Thursday underscored how Sunak, 43, has failed to revive the Conservatives beleaguered fortunes during his first 12 months in charge. "The more people see of Sunak, the less they like him in some ways," Tim Bale, author of a book about the right-wing Conservatives since Brexit, told AFP. "He doesn t really project authority, he doesn t necessarily give the impression that he s in control of events."
The Bollywood megastar took to social media, posting a picture of himself captioned, "Jai Bharat .. now the UK finally has a new viceroy as its Prime Minister from the Mother Country."
On Monday, Industrialist Anand Mahindra, who is known for his quirky and informative tweets, reacted to Indian-origin Rishi Sunak's confirmation as the United Kingdom's next Prime Minister.
Priti Patel, a loyalist of former British prime minister Boris Johnson, on Monday came out in support of Rishi Sunak to take over at 10 Downing Street as the Conservative Party leader.