Canada-UK ties to stabilize with Rishi Sunak as British prime minister
“He will be much more traditional, much steadier — more predictable in a sense, in his foreign policy,” said Tony McCulloch, a University College London professor of North American studies.
Truss was chosen to replace him in September but spent just six weeks in the role before she was forced to step down following economic turmoil made worse by her proposed tax cuts. The turmoil in British politics had raised concerns those talks would slow down. Canada and the U.K. needed a new trade deal after Britain left the European Union. Formal talks began last March, not long before Johnson’s political woes began to soar.
Yet Sunak may also have some wounds to heal within the party following months of turmoil and splits over who should be the party’s leader.