London:
Priti Patel has decided to resign as Britain’s Home Secretary and plans not to serve in the cabinet of newly elected Prime Minister Liz Truss.
In a letter to outgoing British Prime Minister Boris Johnson, Ms Patel wrote: “It is my choice to continue my public service to the country and the Witham constituency from the back seat, once Liz Truss formally takes office and a new Secretary of State for Home Office has been appointed.”
She congratulated Liz Truss on her election as the country’s new leader and pledged to support her as the new prime minister. “From the back seat, I will be advocating for many of the policies and causes I championed, both within and outside government,” she added.
She expressed deep honor for having served as UK Home Secretary for the past three years. “I am proud of our work to support the police, reform our immigration system and protect our country,” she wrote.
“It was a great honor and privilege to serve the country with you during your premiership,” Patel wrote to outgoing Prime Minister Boris Johnson.
Recalling Johnson’s contributions during his tenure as Prime Minister, Patel wrote: “In July 2019, when you became Prime Minister, our political system was broken. Parliament tore itself apart as some MPs showed contempt for democracy and desperately tried to block Brexit. “
“You have put in place a clear plan to get Brexit done, break the deadlock in parliament and secure a historic Conservative victory in the 2019 general election, which gave you the bulk of the vote for any political party since Margaret Thatcher,” she added.
“Under your leadership, we have made our country safer, strengthened law and order, delivered on our Manifesto commitments and laid a strong foundation for our successors at No. 10 and the Department of the Interior to build on,” Ms Patel continued. .
Liz Truss has been announced today as the new head of the Conservative Party. Liz Truss, 47, will become the UK’s third female Prime Minister.
She defeated former Finance Minister Rishi Sunak by postal vote of all Conservative members. Truss got 81,326 votes, while Sunak got 60,399 votes.
“I am honored to be elected leader of the Conservative Party. Thank you for trusting me to lead and deliver for our amazing country. I will take bold action to help us all through these difficult times, grow and unleash the potential of the UK,” Truss wrote on Twitter.
The Tory leadership race came about after Boris Johnson was forced to resign on July 7 following a series of resignations by cabinet members protesting his scandal-plagued leadership.
Rishi Sunak and Liz Truss rose to the Conservative ranks, finishing as finalists in the competition for the post of British Prime Minister. During nearly a dozen hustings and after six weeks of head-to-head competition, Liz Truss and Rishi Sunak had explained their long-term visions for Britain. Both contenders went through bouts of 12 nationwide events with the first match in Leeds, Northern England.
Truss said she will push back vigorously against “identity politics from the left” as she envisions legislation for single-sex spaces, such as domestic violence shelters. Mr Sunak fought for the lowering of VAT to revive the economic situation of the country.
The Roadmap 2030 for future India-UK relations was launched at a virtual summit between the two countries in May last year. This Roadmap is for revitalized and dynamic connections between people, new energy for trade, investment and technological cooperation.
During her visit to India this year, Truss along with Foreign Minister S Jaishankar welcomed the progress made so far on the 2030 Roadmap and agreed to strengthen efforts to deliver on priority areas of trade and investment. , defense and migration.
Both sides appreciated the significant progress made in the India-UK free trade agreement negotiations, with two productive rounds completed since its launch in January 2022.
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