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Sunak marks 100 days as UK prime minister as problems mount

FILE - Rishi Sunak, top centre, waves after winning the Conservative Party leadership contest at the Conservative party Headquarters in London, Monday, Oct. 24, 2022. Rishi Sunak will become the next Prime Minister after winning the Conservative Party leadership contest. (AP Photo/David Cliff, File) FILE - Britain's Prime Minister Rishi Sunak and Chancellor Jeremy Hunt visit Accrington Market Hall, Jan. 19, 2023 in Accrington, England. British Prime Minister Rishi Sunak marks 100 days as U.K. prime minister on Thursday, Feb. 2 – more than twice the number achieved up by his ill-fated predecessor, Liz Truss. But the leader who calmed financial markets after Truss' disastrous economic plans now faces a host of challenges, from double-digit inflation and a wave of strikes to ethics scandals in the governing Conservative Party. (Christopher Furlong/Pool Photo via AP, file) FILE - Rail workers hold up a sign with pictures of a television puppet character Roland Rat, left, and British Prime Minister Rishi Sunak during a strike outside Euston station in London, Feb. 1, 2023. British Prime Minister Rishi Sunak marks 100 days as U.K. prime minister on Thursday, Feb. 2 – more than twice the number achieved up by his ill-fated predecessor, Liz Truss. But the leader who calmed financial markets after Truss' disastrous economic plans now faces a host of challenges, from double-digit inflation and a wave of strikes to ethics scandals in the governing Conservative Party. (AP Photo/Kin Cheung, file) FILE - Britain's Prime Minister Rishi Sunak during his first major domestic speech of 2023 at Plexal, Queen Elizabeth Olympic Park in east London, Jan. 4, 2023. (Stefan Rousseau/Pool photo via AP, file) FILE - Britain's Prime Minister Rishi Sunak and his wife Akshata Murty look at a Christmas tree at Downing Street in London, Nov. 30, 2022. British Prime Minister Rishi Sunak marks 100 days as U.K. prime minister on Thursday, Feb. 2 – more than twice the number achieved up by his ill-fated predecessor, Liz Truss. But the leader who calmed financial markets after Truss' disastrous economic plans now faces a host of challenges, from double-digit inflation and a wave of strikes to ethics scandals in the governing Conservative Party. (Toby Melville/Pool via AP, file) FILE - In this photo provided by the Ukrainian Presidential Press Office, Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy, left, and British Prime Minister Rishi Sunak observe destroyed Russian military vehicles installed in downtown Kyiv, Nov. 19, 2022. British Prime Minister Rishi Sunak marks 100 days as U.K. prime minister on Thursday, Feb. 2 – more than twice the number achieved up by his ill-fated predecessor, Liz Truss. But the leader who calmed financial markets after Truss' disastrous economic plans now faces a host of challenges, from double-digit inflation and a wave of strikes to ethics scandals in the governing Conservative Party. (Ukrainian Presidential Press Office via AP, file) FILE - British Prime Minister Rishi Sunak attends a working session on food and energy security at the G20 Summit in Nusa Dua, Bali, Indonesia, Nov. 15, 2022. British Prime Minister Rishi Sunak marks 100 days as U.K. prime minister on Thursday, Feb. 2 – more than twice the number achieved up by his ill-fated predecessor, Liz Truss. But the leader who calmed financial markets after Truss' disastrous economic plans now faces a host of challenges, from double-digit inflation and a wave of strikes to ethics scandals in the governing Conservative Party. (Leon Neal/Pool Photo via AP, file) FILE - King Charles III welcomes Rishi Sunak during an audience at Buckingham Palace, London, where he invited the newly elected leader of the Conservative Party to become Prime Minister and form a new government, Oct. 25, 2022. British Prime Minister Rishi Sunak marks 100 days as U.K. prime minister on Thursday, Feb. 2 – more than twice the number achieved up by his ill-fated predecessor, Liz Truss. But the leader who calmed financial markets after Truss' disastrous economic plans now faces a host of challenges, from double-digit inflation and a wave of strikes to ethics scandals in the governing Conservative Party. (Aaron Chown/Pool photo via AP, file) FILE - New British Prime Minister Rishi Sunak waves after arriving at Downing Street in London, Tuesday, Oct. 25, 2022, after returning from Buckingham Palace where he was formally appointed to the post by Britain's King Charles III. (AP Photo/Frank Augstein, File)