
#328 | The Unusual British News of 2022
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The Unusual News of 2022
On September the 6th of this year, when Liz Truss announced her cabinet, a record was broken. It was the first time in British history that the great offices of state didn't contain a white man. After they were booted out, the country then broke a new record when it welcomed the first non-white Prime Minister,. Rishi Sunak, who has Indian heritage. At 42 years old, he was the youngest Prime Minister in 200 years. When his wife's fortune is taken into account, Sunak holds the record for being the richest ever British Prime Minister where they combine fortune of almost a billion euros.
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