OUR Rishi Sunak held a mini government reshuffle yesterday amid strikes across the country. The cabinet changes come just a week after the dismissal of minister without portfolio and Conservative leader Nadeem Zahavi, with the party’s popularity plummeting. Zahavi had tax problems with the UK Revenue and after a brief investigation, the British Prime Minister demanded his resignation as it appeared that he was not following the ministerial code as he should have been.

As the UK Prime Minister has pointed out, the goal of his government’s restructuring is to achieve the five goals he has set for himself since the beginning of the year: reducing inflation, economic growth with higher wages, reducing debt, limiting waiting times for treatment in the country’s National Health System and controlling illegal migrants crossing the English Channel.

Trying to win back lost voters amid strikes and punctuality in Britain.

In parallel with the restructuring and to achieve the above goals, Sunak said in a statement yesterday that he is abolishing the Ministry of Business, Energy and International Trade, creating the Ministry of Energy Security and the Ministry of Science, Innovation and Technology, while splitting two more ministries. While there is no official dismissal of a member of the government, three ministers have been transferred and two deputies have been promoted.

“The new energy security department is tasked with securing long-term energy supplies, cutting bills and halving inflation. The move reflects the severe impact that rising prices have had on households across the country as a result of Putin’s illegal war in Ukraine, as well as the need to get more energy from domestic nuclear and renewable sources,” said Sunak, a resident of 10 Downing Street. creation of one of the two ministries.

Right now, the popularity of the Conservatives and Mr Sunak is at its lowest point since he became prime minister, with Labor leading the Tories by 26 points in a Feb. 5 poll. Since reshuffles always weaken the party leader, increasing the number of “disillusions”, many argue that after 12 years in government, Sunak-led conservatives believe they won’t see an improvement in ratings from now on. As such, they see this reshuffle as a move of little political value that has more to do with boosting trusted presidential figures and removing potentially dangerous party members, remnants of the Johnson and Truss era.