<p>New British Prime Minister Rishi Sunak on Tuesday vowed to fix the errors made by his predecessor Liz Truss while warning of "difficult" decisions ahead.</p>.<p>Speaking on the steps of Downing Street after being appointed premier by King Charles III, Sunak spoke of Truss's "noble" aims but said some "mistakes" had been made.</p>.<p>"Right now our country is facing a profound economic crisis, the aftermath of Covid still lingers, Putin's war in Ukraine has destabilised energy markets and supply chains the world over," he said.</p>.<p>He said, however, he wanted to "pay tribute" to Truss whose tenure as leader lasted just seven weeks.</p>.<p>Her tax-slashing budget sparked economic and political turmoil.</p>.<p>"She was not wrong to want to improve growth in this country. It is a noble aim and I admired her restlessness to create change but some mistakes were made, not born of ill will or bad intentions, but mistakes nonetheless," he said.</p>.<p>"And I have been elected as leader of my party -- your prime minister -- in part to fix them, and that work begins immediately," he added.</p>
<p>New British Prime Minister Rishi Sunak on Tuesday vowed to fix the errors made by his predecessor Liz Truss while warning of "difficult" decisions ahead.</p>.<p>Speaking on the steps of Downing Street after being appointed premier by King Charles III, Sunak spoke of Truss's "noble" aims but said some "mistakes" had been made.</p>.<p>"Right now our country is facing a profound economic crisis, the aftermath of Covid still lingers, Putin's war in Ukraine has destabilised energy markets and supply chains the world over," he said.</p>.<p>He said, however, he wanted to "pay tribute" to Truss whose tenure as leader lasted just seven weeks.</p>.<p>Her tax-slashing budget sparked economic and political turmoil.</p>.<p>"She was not wrong to want to improve growth in this country. It is a noble aim and I admired her restlessness to create change but some mistakes were made, not born of ill will or bad intentions, but mistakes nonetheless," he said.</p>.<p>"And I have been elected as leader of my party -- your prime minister -- in part to fix them, and that work begins immediately," he added.</p>