Sunak to step down as party leader
Rishi Sunak said he would step down as party leader on Friday as he apologised to the public after his Conservatives were trounced by Labour in the UK general election....
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Record number of cabinet ministers defeated in UK general election
A record number of Cabinet ministers lost their seats on Friday in Britain鈥檚 general election, leaving only a couple of obvious contenders for the party leadership if Rishi Sunak resigns....
Sunak, Starmer clash in final TV debate before election
The two men bidding to be British prime minister faced off late on Wednesday in a bad-tempered, last head-to-head TV debate before the country鈥檚 general election...
Europe鈥檚 establishment ushers in far right
RISHI SUNAK鈥橲 decision to leave D-Day celebrations early to attend an ITV interview will likely be remembered as the worst blunder of this year鈥檚 UK general election campaign. But the British media鈥檚 coverage of the Normandy ceremony missed the main story: that while heads of state gathered to celebrate the end of fascism in Europe...
Sunak scotches resignation talk after D-Day row
UK prime minister Rishi Sunak on Monday dismissed rumours that he would quit before the July 4 general election, as criticism about his early...
Sunak apologises for skipping main D-Day event
British prime minister Rishi Sunak apologised on Friday for leaving the D-Day commemorations in France early to give a domestic television interview, the...
Sunak pledges immigration visa caps
The ruling Conservative party announced plans on Monday for new annual caps on work and family visas to cut immigration after the opposition laid out its plans for...
Sunak, Starmer to debate next week
Britain鈥檚 Conservative prime minister Rishi Sunak and Labour opposition leader Keir Starmer will go head-to-head next Tuesday in the first televised debate of the election campaign, broadcaster ITV announced on Wednesday...
Migrants arriving in UK by sea top 10,000 this year
More than 10,000 irregular migrants have crossed the Channel to Britain on small boats this year, government data released on Saturday showed 鈥� unwelcome news for prime minister Rishi Sunak as he seeks re-election...
Sunak urged to 鈥榮afeguard鈥� UK vote against foreign interference
UK prime minister Rishi Sunak 鈥榤ust be prepared for the possibility of foreign interference鈥� in the election campaign ahead of the July 4 vote, parliament鈥檚 security committee...
UK PM Rishi Sunak calls general election for July 4
United Kingdom鈥檚 prime minister Rishi Sunak on Wednesday set a general election date for July 4, ending months of speculation but not the doom-laden forecasts about the size of the government鈥檚 expected defeat....
UK businesses criticise visa crackdown on int鈥檒 students
The UK government鈥檚 toughening of immigration policy for overseas university students risks weakening the higher education sector and could hit recruitment and investment, business leaders warned on Thursday...
UK at crossroads: Sunak
UK prime minister Rishi Sunak on Monday insisted that his beleaguered Conservative party can win a general election despite polls consistently indicating the...
UK economy exits recession
Britain has emerged from a short-lived recession with better-than-expected growth in the first quarter, official data showed Friday, boosting embattled prime minister Rishi Sunak before this year鈥檚 general election...
Labour urges UK election after Tory losses
Britain鈥檚 Labour on Friday urged prime minister Rishi Sunak to call a general election after the opposition party made significant gains in English polls that...
Britain passes law to send asylum seekers to Rwanda amid criticism
The UK readied on Tuesday to start detaining migrants within days for deportation to Rwanda after the controversial plan got parliament's approval, sparking outrage from the UN and rights groups.
UK parliament debates law phasing out smoking
The UK parliament on Tuesday kicked off its first debate on Prime Minister Rishi Sunak's planned flagship legislation to prevent young people from 聽smoking, despite opposition from many in his own Conservative Party.