5 big issues facing Rishi Sunak from Scottish independence to the Ukraine war

EXCLUSIVE: Lyse Doucet, the BBC’s international news supremo, has said she felt she was “fighting for the license fee” when broadcasting for weeks on end in Ukraine earlier this year, as she opened up about covering warzones, “painful” World Service cuts and the digital news revolution.

The call between Nicola Sturgeon and Rishi Sunak has signalled a more constructive relationship than the one between the First Minister and her predecessors.

When King Charles formally appointed Rishi Sunak as Prime Minister, it was a historic moment for the new monarch. The memorable moment was the first time that King Charles has had to carry out the sovereign's duty of appointing a head of the government - and it came just seven weeks into his reign.

Joe Lycett, 34, has joked about looking “like a right t**t” following the revelation yesterday that Rishi Sunak, 42, is now Prime Minister of the United Kingdom.The comedian had previously claimed that the former Chancellor would “never” end up in the role.Joe took to Twitter yesterday to show his 1.2 million followers he knows how to make fun of himself with a hilarious new post.The star shared a clip from the BBC programme Sunday with Laura Kuenssberg, where he had previously appeared as a guest.“Well it was nice to hear from Rishi Sunak but he’s not going to be Prime Minister,” Joe said in the video. “So you may as well have interviewed Peter Andre,” the star joked, referencing the popular singer and television personality. On Monday, it was announced Rishi would become Prime Minister of the United Kingdom. The politician, who formerly served as Chancellor of the Exchequer under Boris Johnson, will be the third Tory Prime Minister in less than two months and the fifth in six years. He was formally appointed today following a meeting with King Charles at Buckingham Palace.His appointment marks a dramatic U-turn for the Conservative party, who elected Liz Truss over Rishi just six weeks ago. Liz announced her resignation last week after just 45 days in office, becoming the shortest serving PM of all time. She bid farewell to Downing Street today, delivering an unapologetic farewell speech where she defended her lower-tax vision for the UK.Joe’s followers took to the comment section to share their thoughts on the dramatic political events of the last few days.Mary wrote: “It is a hard one. I am happy for Rishi Sunak on his prime-ministerial role.

Rishi Sunak has kept Boris Johnson loyalist Alister Jack as Scottish Secretary - despite a raft of allies of the ex-Prime Minister leaving the Tory Government.

A historic twist! King Charles III appointed England’s second new prime minister in less than two months following Liz Truss‘ whirlwind resignation.

But Piers’ remarks caused debate among other social media users, who rushed to reply to his tweet stating their own stances on the latest political development.AmeliaRocket1 questioned: “Will you still be supporting him when he cuts public spending to pay for his own economic mistakes and mismanagement and when these policies collapse the NHS, the same NHS you spent lockdown harking on about?”Simbapatel responded: “He didn’t create covid or war in Ukraine to rise energy prices … most of cuts in spending is driven by external factors.“Money don’t grow on trees you need to balance books but let’s hope most in need gets funding but others will need to suffer it’s facts.” (Sic)JuliesBarnes enquired: “The only speech that is relevant is due on the 31st.“The question is: will Sunak make his difficult decisions fall on the shoulders of people who are already financially struggling and oversee more public service cuts?“Or will he be in charge of a fairer society?”Markhem76 said: “I beg to differ.The finger pointing & hanging out to dry of Truss was a move he could live to regret.“Everyone knows the disastrous policies of Truss and co but he used that as a vehicle to sweep his own mistakes under the table & no doubt has made enemies when he needs goodwill.”LutherBees stated: “I speak for the nation that we believe in Rishi.”The new Prime Minister entered No10 just 49 days after Tory members rejected his bid to take on the top job.The party's grassroots put their faith in Liz Truss's vision for a low tax economy and many also blamed him for the downfall of Boris Johnson.He was appointed as Conservative leader yesterday in a fast-tracked process.The former chancellor was the only candidate to receive enough support from MPs to

Tory toff Jacob Rees-Mogg has quit government after conceding he would not get a job in Rishi Sunak's Cabinet, despite recanting his claim the new Prime Minister was a "socialist".

Rishi Sunak took aim at Liz Truss during his first address to the nation as prime minister saying "mistakes were made" while she was in office.

Incoming British Prime Minister Rishi Sunak has promised to unite the country “not with words but with actions” and said “mistakes were made” during the disastrous 44-day reign of his now-predecessor Liz Truss.

Rishi Sunak has officially been appointed the 57th Prime Minister after he met the King at Buckingham Palace today.

Piers Morgan and Lord Alan Sugar's attitudes to one another over recent years have ranged from friendly rivalry and banter to full on war, with Piers even being compared to Hitler on one occasion. When the two were snapped on holiday together earlier in the year, after Piers had said he would "never forgive" his frenemy, it seemed as though the pair really had let sleeping dogs lie, but Alan reignited the argument when he called out Piers for publishing "old news" about the PM.Yesterday, Piers had tweeted: "BREAKING: Boris Johnson pulls out of Conservative Party's leadership race, paving the way for @RishiSunak to become Britain’s next Prime Minister.

Liz Truss said the best way to deal with Nicola Sturgeon was to ignore her. It was one policy the outgoing Tory leader managed to stick to - she never had a formal meeting with the First Minister during her time in Downing Street.

BBC News presenter Martine Croxall has enraged some viewers for her reaction to the news that Boris Johnson would not join the race for prime minister.

The SNP has made a renewed demand for a general election after Rishi Sunak was today crowned the latest leader of the Conservative party.

Rishi Sunak is to become the UK’s next Prime Minister, the third in three months.

Rishi Sunak could replace Liz Truss as Prime Minister later today after Boris Johnson ruled himself out of the race for No 10.

Boris Johnson has dramatically pulled out the race for 10 Downing Street after admitting he cannot unite the warring Conservative Party.

Rishi Sunak has declared he is running in the Tory leadership race by promising to "fix" the ailing UK econonmy,