'New dawn' for UK, 'Death of Democracy': British media welcomes new PM Sunak with both bouquets and brickbats

The UK media on Tuesday welcomed Indianorigin Rishi Sunak with both bouquets and brickbats as he scripted history by becoming the first person of colour to become the Prime Minister of Britain which in the past had colonised most of the world with some news outlets acknowledging his leadership as the new dawn for the country while others questioning the validity of his victorySunak 42 was elected Conservative Party leader on Monday marking a very special Diwali for the former Chancellor of Exchequer who entered 10 Downing Street as the youngest British Prime Minister in 210 yearsHe was leading the front page of every major newspaper in the UKldquoUnite or die Sunakrsquos warning to Tory MPsrdquo read The Guardian banner headline under a picture of the 42yearold Conservative Party leader receiving a herorsquos welcome at the partys head office in LondonNoting that Sunak will become the third Conservative prime minister in under two months and the fifth in six yearsrdquo the report said ldquoHe will also make history as the first Hindu to lead the countryrdquo Echoing similar sentiment The Mail headline read ldquoA new dawn for Britainrdquo with the subhead Rishi Sunak becomes our youngest modern PM and first with an Asian heritagerdquoAlso readStriking a similar ebullient note The Sun said ldquoThe force is with you Rishirdquo with the main image showing him holding a lightsaberHowever not all media outlets were happy with Sunak being the UKs new Prime MinisterIn a scathing attack on Sunak The Mirror in its banner headline asked ldquoOur new unelected PMrdquo that ldquoWho voted for yourdquo Describing him as ldquotwice as rich as the King its main story said he will now preside over brutal public spending cutsrdquoWith the headline ldquoDeath of democracyrdquo Scotlandrsquos Daily Record was even more critical of SunakSunak has a net worth of over 700 million pounds Apart from owning a mansion in Yorkshire Sunak and his wife Akshata own a property in Kensington in central LondonMeanwhile The Financial Times focussed on the economic challenges that lie ahead for Sunak a former investment bankerturned politicianThe ldquomarkets look forward to lsquodullness dividendrsquo in the wake of Truss turbulencerdquo it said quoting Tory MPs that they hope Sunak ldquowill reassure markets and help hold down borrowing costsrdquoThe Times highlighted Sunakrsquos warning to Tories that ldquoFailure to heal rifts would lsquofinishrsquo the partyrdquoThe Telegraph said ldquoPM aims to bring warring factions together for lsquoone shotrsquo at ending economic crisisrdquo Sunak lost the race for prime ministership to fellow Conservative leader Liz Truss on September 5 Truss stepped down last Thursday after 45 days in office following a rebellion in her Cabinet over her economic policiesSunak whose parents retired doctor Yashvir and pharmacist Usha Sunak are of Indian descent and had migrated from Kenya to the UK in the 1960s is married to Infosys cofounder Narayan Murthys daughter Akshata Murthy They have two daughters Sunak was born in SouthamptonHis grandparents originated from British India but their birthplace Gujranwala lies in modern day Pakistans Punjab provinceAs the third premier in the space of just seven weeks after Boris Johnsonrsquos partygate exit and Trussrsquo minibudget fiasco the road ahead is anything but smooth for the new leader who faces the uphill task of rescuing an economy in turmoil and uniting a deeply divided Conservative PartyThis story has been sourced from a third party syndicated feed agencies Midday accepts no responsibility or liability for its dependability trustworthiness reliability and data of the text Midday managementmiddaycom reserves the sole right to alter delete or remove without notice the content in its absolute discretion for any reason whatsoever