Sunak uses previous administration's lectern to deliver first message as UK PM

October 25, 2022 17:26

Rishi Sunak, Britain's first Indian-origin prime minister, did not have his own personalised lectern in Downing Street on Tuesday as there was not time for him to design one and will use a leftover from the previous administration.

Sunak, 42, formally took charge as Britain's first Indian-origin prime minister after an audience with King Charles III on Tuesday, a day after he was elected the new leader of the Conservative Party in a historic leadership run.

Outgoing Prime Minister Liz Truss chaired her final Cabinet meeting at 10 Downing Street on Tuesday morning before making her way to Buckingham Palace to formally tender her resignation to the 73-year-old monarch.

In a break with Tory tradition, the new prime minister has not been given his own lectern to deliver statements to the public, and will use a leftover from the previous administration, The Telegraph newspaper reported.

Truss sparked intrigue last month when she gave her first speech from Downing Street in front of a twisted lectern made of wooden blocks, the report said. -- PTI

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