It witnessed the departure of Queen Elizabeth and the resignation of two prime ministers
2022.. the year of political and economic fluctuations in Britain
Terrace took over the British government two days before the death of Queen Elizabeth.
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King Charles III welcomes Rishi Sunak as he is tasked with forming the new government.
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Johnson left 10 Downing Street after a series of problems and resignations.
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2022 is the year of conflicts erupting... and an attempt to redraw "maps"
It may be a matter of superficiality and ignoring the facts if we consider that 2022 was a normal year, because the events that took place in this year were truly exceptional and affected their consequences and effects, and perhaps their specificity, on the whole world, because some of them were an attempt to redraw maps.
Given that the world’s events are many and we cannot go over all of them, we will try to address the most important of them, such as the explosive demonstrations in Iran a few months ago, which shook the Iranian regime from within, and sparked mixed reactions across the world, and the Ukraine war and its economic and geopolitical effects on The countries of the world, especially the European continent, the departure of Queen Elizabeth, who formed a large part of Britain's modern history, and enjoyed great popularity around the world, the visit of the Speaker of the US House of Representatives, Nancy Pelosi, to Taiwan and the challenge of China, and the visit of President Joe Biden to the Middle East and the responses it provoked. Actions, the visit of Chinese President Xi Jinping to Saudi Arabia and his holding of more than one summit in what can be considered a repositioning of Beijing towards the Middle East, and a reorientation by some Arab countries towards Beijing.
Britain witnessed a state of instability in 2022. After a series of problems within the government, Conservative Prime Minister Boris Johnson resigned, and Queen Elizabeth II, before her departure, officially appointed Liz Terrace as his successor in Downing Street two days before her death on September 8, after 70 years on the throne of the United Kingdom.
On the tenth of the same month, Charles III was proclaimed king to succeed his late mother, and Liz Trace remained only 44 days in office before she also resigned, which caused two political and financial crises with her economic program that included radical measures, and Rishi Sunak succeeded her to become the fifth prime minister of Britain. Since the Brexit referendum in 2016.
The 42-year-old banker and former finance minister faces enormous challenges, with inflation running at more than 10 percent, strikes and a deteriorating health system.
These challenges were not hidden from Sunak or evaded from them, but rather his party and the British people declared them, and he said after assuming office last October, that difficult decisions would have to be taken to put borrowing and borrowing from the British government on a sustainable path, while expressing at the same time his confidence in reforming the economy, "We as a country face many challenges, but I am confident in our ability to reform the economy," Sunak told reporters at the time.
precedent
And after he became the third prime minister in Britain within two months, Rishi Sunak returned the main figures in the Conservative Party to the government, in an effort to establish stability that would allow the mistakes made during the Liz Terrace era to be corrected, and unlike the political and economic situation in Britain, Sunak’s assumption of the presidency of her government was a precedent. The first of its kind, given his Indian origins and the fact that he converts to the Hindu religion, and the first prime minister from a former British colony.
One of the most remarkable statements made by Sonak after assuming office was his pledge to “unify the country not with words, but with deeds,” and his assertion that reforming the status quo requires taking difficult decisions in light of a serious economic and social crisis, and that the inflation rate in his country is the highest among the countries of the group. Seven, while energy prices are on the rise, as well as food prices, especially because of the Russian war on Ukraine.
Sunak kept the Minister of Finance, Jeremy Hunt, in the position to which he was hastily appointed by Liz Trace in mid-October to calm the financial storm resulting from her economic program. from the return of austerity.
Sunak also appointed his close ally Dominic Raab as Minister of Justice and Deputy Prime Minister, two positions he held during the Johnson era, and kept James Cleverly in his post as Minister of Foreign Affairs, and Ben Wallace as Minister of Defence, and appointed the ultra-conservative Soella Braverman as Minister of the Interior, less than a week after she resigned from the position. position, which contributed to the fall of Terrace.
An impression of calm and stability
Observers believed that the formation of the new British government gave an impression of calm and stability, and reflected a unified party, which proved that the choices of ministers came to restore confidence in the government, as Sunak pledged.
Returning to part of the crisis in Britain, which is energy and food prices due to the Russian-Ukrainian war, Sunak was clear in his siding with Ukraine, as he made a surprise visit to Kyiv, held talks with Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky, and announced that London would provide a defense package. Air to Kyiv, including anti-aircraft weapons and anti-drone technology, while intensifying humanitarian support to face the harsh winter.
The British Prime Minister said that his country will continue to support Kyiv in its war with Russia until peace is achieved.
New strikes in 2023
The British government awaits at the beginning of 2023 a new crisis, with workers in the health sector announcing a new wave of strikes in January, indicating that their long-standing dispute with the government over wages and working conditions will continue in the new year.
The new strike dates will put more pressure on the government-funded National Health Service, which is already struggling with staff shortages and record service delays.
And the Royal College of Nursing announced that thousands of its members will again participate in a strike on January 18 and 19, 2023 to protest against wages, and paramedics, represented by the “GMB” union, set a new date for the strike on January 11.
British Prime Minister Rishi Sunak, for his part, is disappointed with the disruption and disruption caused by the strikes, and said he is trying to "make sound long-term decisions for the country in the interest of all".
Sunak confirmed that his government was acting in the interest of the United Kingdom by refusing to negotiate wage agreements with health workers unions, although he did not rule out the possibility of a one-time increase in wages to end the crisis.
• The British government faces enormous challenges with an inflation rate of more than 10%, strikes, and a deteriorating health system.
• Sunak pledged to "unify the country not with words, but with deeds," and stressed that reforming the status quo requires taking difficult decisions in light of a serious economic and social crisis.
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