Editing History of the United Kingdom (section)

=== Sunak Ministry (2022–2024) ===
Rishi Sunak became the first [[British Asians|Asian]] prime minister in British history.<ref>{{Cite news |last=Desouza |first=Danielle |date=2024-07-08 |title='Monumental': British Indians reflect on Rishi Sunak as UK's first Asian PM |url=https://www.independent.co.uk/news/uk/rishi-sunak-conservative-london-prime-minister-indian-b2575080.html |work=[[The Independent]]}}</ref> While Sunak promised stability after the previous crises,<ref>{{Cite news |title=Rishi Sunak's promise of stability is a low bar for Britain |url=https://www.economist.com/leaders/2022/10/26/rishi-sunaks-promise-of-stability-is-a-low-bar-for-britain |access-date=2024-08-17 |newspaper=The Economist |issn=0013-0613}}</ref> his premiership saw historically low approval ratings for the Conservative Party, consistently polling below the Labour Party under new leader [[Keir Starmer]], who was seen as a moderate compared to his socialist predecessor [[Jeremy Corbyn]].<ref>{{Cite web |title=Is the Labour Party moderate or extreme? |url=https://yougov.co.uk/topics/politics/trackers/is-the-labour-party-moderate-or-extreme |access-date=2024-08-17 |website=yougov.co.uk |language=en-gb}}</ref> The Conservatives also lost votes to [[Reform UK]], a populist right-wing party hard on immigration, contributing to their worst election performance in history.