This is a moment of celebration, actually. The leadership contest over the summer had a very strong and varied field in terms of gender and race. Mr Sunak is Britain's first ethnic minority prime minister. He comes into office during Diwali. Unfortunately, they are no guarantee of success in running the country. Financially, he's extremely well off,. And he's about to preside over a package of policies which will hit people in the pocket and worsen their standard of living.
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