( ) -q-27- UNDATED (Correspondent Jeremy House) “on my watch.” British Prime Minister Rishi Sunak is marking 100 days in office. [CutID: <Cuts> SUNAK-100-DAYS-house-q-THUam.mp3 Time: 27s Title: SUNAK-100-DAYS-house-q-THUam Out-cue: on my watch] TAG: Correspondent Jeremy House reporting. Analysts say it may be too late for the Tories to avoid defeat in the next national election […]
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Sunak marks 100 days as UK prime minister as problems mount
( ) -q-27- UNDATED (Correspondent Jeremy House) “on my watch.”
British Prime Minister Rishi Sunak is marking 100 days in office.
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TAG: Correspondent Jeremy House reporting. Analysts say it may be too late for the Tories to avoid defeat in the next national election because the Conservatives trail far behind the Labour Party in opinion polls.
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VERBATIM: The 100 days are more than twice the number of predecessor Liz Truss. But the leader who calmed financial markets after Truss’ disastrous economic plans now faces a host of challenges. They include double-digit inflation, strikes by public sector workers and ethics scandals in the governing Conservative Party. Sunak said this week that voters could “hold me to account” for “things that arise on my watch.”