Mr Speaker, the only mandate she's ever had is from members opposite.

It was a mandate built on fantasy economics and it ended in disaster.

The past few months have been rough for the United Kingdom.

The country's got nothing to show for it except the destruction of the economy and the implosion of the Tory party.

Now the UK is looking for a reset, and what a historic reset they're getting.

Good morning. I've just been to Buckingham Palace and accepted His Majesty the King's invitation to form a government in his name.

Rishi Sunak is the country's third prime minister in seven weeks, but the first ever non-white prime minister.

It is only right to explain why I'm standing here as your new prime minister.

But when Sunak took office last week, he had a dire warning.

Right now, our country is facing a profound economic crisis.

In other words, he has a lot of work to do.

I'm Gustavariano. You're listening to the Times.

Essential news from the LA Times.

It's Friday, November 4, 2022.

Today, we leave the midterms in the United States for the problems facing the new British Prime Minister,

his plans to fix them, and why you should care.

Thank you. Joining me from London is my L.A. Times colleague and foreign correspondent Javid Kalim.

Javid, welcome the Times.

Thank you for having me.

Okay, three prime ministers in seven weeks,

man, Britain is sounding like a Gabriel Garcia-Marquez novel. So how did the United Kingdom get to this point? It's at once a long story and a very short one. It sounds like a Marquez novel.

So it began during COVID, but really early this year,

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