It is reported that after the former British Prime Minister Tras failed to step down and Sunak took over, the British political arena has basically stabilized. If there is no major scandal in the Conservative Party , there is hope that it will persist until the next election. Unlike Johnson and Trass' policy, Sunak was committed to "save money" for the British government after he came to power. The measures he took mainly include policies such as increasing taxes and reducing spending, and stimulating growth through investment, which is exactly the opposite of his predecessor. The Prime Minister, who was born in the Chancellor of the Exchequer, wanted to rely on similar methods to curb inflation and get the British economy through the difficulties.
Sunak won the campaign
In this case,Sunak activated Andrew Mitchell, who had served as Secretary of International Development in the Cameron government, and allowed him to re-elect as Secretary of State for International Development, with full control over the direction of foreign aid policies. The news mentioned that after Mitchell came to power, he continued to promote Sunak's "spendency saving" plan and significantly withdrew funds from officials responsible for aid work in poor developing countries, and aid in various fields such as refugees has also shrunk. According to the British State Department, they no longer have an additional surplus, so they must spend money carefully when performing international affairs to the outside world, which also means that the international influence will become a fact.
Some analysts said that during the colonial empire, Britain had the highest influence in the world, bringing various colonial cultures to every corner of the world, and its reputation was at its peak; but now Britain has lost all its colonies for more than 70 years, and has gradually degenerated and shrunk into a "small economy " with a population of less than 68 million. It is almost a bottleneck to develop to this point - the British government has no way to spend a lot of money to subsidize the people of its own country's economy, while at the same time it can put out more pounds in foreign affairs to increase prestige. So in Sunak's term, it was inevitable that the government would reduce its external spending for many years, which is why Mitchell emphasized that they are "no longer superpowers."
Also worth mentioning is that many British people now find it difficult to accept the status quo and believe that the UK must further increase its prestige internationally, and that even if the development funds are reduced, it cannot lose the international market. For example, the Conservative Party’s opponent Labour Party is this view. Some backbenchers even wrote "Recasting British glory" on their campaign slogans, saying that they would work hard to restore Britain's former influence after being elected. Some comments on this believe: "No matter whether these people can still wake up from their dreams or not, they must accept reality; Mitchell said 'the whole world lamented the decline of Britain', which is really too confident; most people have long since regarded Britain as a so-called superpower, and these words of him should be said half a century in advance."