![]() He professed a desire to “work together to strengthen our longstanding and friendly bilateral relations.” Malaysia’s Prime Minister Ismail Sabri Yaakob expressed similar optimism that his nation could work closely with the U.K. Singapore’s Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong wrote to Sunak reminding him of their shared interests in a rules-based multilateral order and the need to uphold international law. ![]() This came after more than 50 members of the government resigned in protest due to his role in a string of domestic scandals.įollowing his appointment, Sunak received congratulatory messages from several Southeast Asian leaders. The leadership election in which Truss and Sunak went head-to-head was triggered in July following Boris Johnson’s resignation. Truss then resigned as prime minister after only 44 days in office after unveiling an economic plan of tax-cutting measures that unnerved financial markets and caused the pound to drop to its lowest level against the dollar for a decade. Sunak initially lost a Conservative leadership election battle to Liz Truss in September. Last month, Rishi Sunak became the United Kingdom’s third prime minister of 2022.
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