Rishi Sunak: Boris Johnson’s congratulations and the spikes for the ‘insane’ Tories

The former Prime Minister of Britain Boris Johnson today congratulated his former Finance Minister Rishi Sunak on assuming the Prime Ministership on what he called a “historic” day.

“Congratulations to @RishiSunak on this historic day, now is the time for every Conservative to give their full and wholehearted support to our new PM,” Johnson tweeted.

“The adults have taken over again”

From the side Ryanair CEO Michael O’Leary stated for his part that the new Prime Minister Sunak has “difficult decisions” to make, but added that “the adults took over again».

“They are getting rid of some of the people who were there, from Boris Johnson to Liz Truss, the whole Brexit wing of the Tory party – they are insaneO’Leary told Reuters on the sidelines of an event in Lisbon. He added that he hopes that his first decision Rishi Sunak should be to rejoin the UK in the free trade agreement with the EU.

The congratulations of the European leaders

The European Union relies on a strong relationship with Britain, fully respecting the agreements reached after it left the European bloc, the president of the European Commission said today Ursula von der Leyen.

“At this testing time for our continent, we rely on a strong relationship with the UK to defend our shared values, in full respect of our agreements,” von der Leyen said in a post on Twitter, congratulating Sunak for assuming his new duties.

The French president Emmanuel Macron today congratulated Rishi Sunak on becoming the UK’s new Prime Minister and added in a message on Twitter that he would seek to work with him on common challenges such as the war in Ukraine.

Irish Prime Minister Michal Martin has called on the new British prime minister to move quickly to begin substantive talks with the European Union to resolve the impasse over Northern Ireland’s trade rules in the post-Brexit era.

“Increasing cooperation has already begun, there is a real opportunity for the EU and the UK to jointly find solutions through agreements on matters relating to the (Northern Ireland) Protocol and I call on Prime Minister Sunak to move quickly towards meaningful engagement with the EU on that basis,” Martin said in a statement.

Italy’s new prime minister Giorgia Meloni also extended her congratulations to Sunak, saying in a Twitter post that she looked forward to working “with him and his cabinet on common challenges, upholding our shared values ​​of freedom and democracy.”