Rishi Sunak becomes Prime Minister after meeting King Charles

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Rishi Sunak has become the UK's third Prime Minister in seven weeks after accepting an invitation from King Charles III to form a government.

The new Prime Minister entered Downing Street as the UK's first Hindu Prime Minister, the first of Asian descent and the youngest in over 200 years at the age of 42.

Speaking outside No 10, Mr Sunak told the nation that he “the country” and pledged to “fix” the economic mistakes made by his predecessor Liz Truss.

Mr Sunak claimed the mandate from the Tories' 2019 election victory belonged to the party rather than being the 'sole property' of Boris Johnson.

Ms Truss doubled down on her radical platform in an unrepentant final speech at No 10 - calling for 'lower taxes' and warning Mr Sunak of a 'low growth economy'.

Ms Truss was kicked out after just seven weeks - the shortest prime minister in history - after his disastrous mini-budget sparked market turmoil and sent Tory poll numbers plummeting.

The new prime minister is expected to retain Jeremy Hunt as chancellor and stick to the October 31 date for the government's debt reduction plan as he prepares to announce his first cabinet.

He is expected to include prominent supporters of Ms Truss and Mr Johnson in the cabinet – with right-wingers Suella Braverman and Ke mi Badenoch tipped for the roles, as well as Sunak loyalists such as Oliver Dowden and Dominic Raab.

Mr. Sunak has ruled out a general election, despite growing calls from o political parties and activists for the public to have a say in another leadership change.

Labour has warned against continuing the 'chaos' to come, claiming that Mr Sunak could be forced out of his post as Tory leader within six months by disgruntled Boris Johnson loyalists.

'The Conservative Party is a sclerotic mess shadow health secretary Wes Streeting told the BBC. "And who's to say Rishi Sunak won't be out in six months because you can hear the knives being sharpened in Westminster from disgruntled Borisites."

It comes as some Tory supporters canceled their memberships after that Mr Sunak was named Ms Truss's successor without the rank and file having a say - one said he felt the party had been 'destroyed...