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Breakingviews – Rishi Sunak offers only temporary fix for UK woes
Britain’s ruling Conservatives have had an unusual moment of sanity. In choosing former Chancellor of the Exchequer Rishi Sunak to replace Liz Truss as its new leader, the United Kingdom has swapped a prime minister with zero credibility for one to whom financial markets appear generally well disposed. It only gets the battered country out of its immediate crisis, though.

Breakingviews – Rishi Sunak offers only temporary fix for UK woes

Britain’s ruling Conservatives have had an unusual moment of sanity. In choosing former Chancellor of the Exchequer Rishi Sunak to replace Liz Truss as its new leader, the United Kingdom has swapped a prime minister with zero credibility for one to whom financial markets appear generally well disposed. It only gets the battered country out of its immediate crisis, though.