PROTESTERS blasted “I Predict A Riot” by the Kaiser Chiefs as Rishi Sunak gave his first speech as Prime Minister from Downing Street.
The noughties guitar hit could be heard as the new Conservative leader, who is the richest man in Parliament, spoke from the door of Number 10.
The tune was also played as Liz Truss gave her unapologetic exit speech earlier on Tuesday.
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The demonstrators outside the Downing Street gates were also heckling as they played the song on a speaker during the speech.
Chants of "Tories out!" and "Rishi out!" could be heard.
Rishi Sunak was heckled by a protester shouting "Rishi out" as he arrived at Downing Street to address the nation for the first time as prime minister.
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It has become tradition for protesters to disrupt major prime ministerial speeches at the gares of Downing Street in recent years - with Steve Bray regularly playing Bye Bye Boris during Johnson's final days, as well as the Beastie Boys' Fight For Your Right.
Sunak’s first speech as PM lasted five minutes and 56 seconds – longer than all of the equivalent speeches by prime ministers in recent decades except for Boris Johnson in 2019, who spoke for 11 minutes and 13 seconds.
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Admitting mistakes have been made at Westminster, Sunak said: “I want to pay tribute to my predecessor, Liz Truss.
“She was not wrong to want to improve growth in this country – it is a noble aim.
“I admired her restlessness to create change – but some mistakes were made.
“Not born of ill-will or bad intention – quite the opposite in fact.
“But mistakes, nonetheless.”
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