Page 17 - Latest Updates on Rishi Sunak
Labour attack social media ad targets Rishi Sunak family over tax status
Campaign, seen as a precursor to general election expected next year, has become heated with Labour accusing Sunak of being responsible for tough consequences of cost-of-living crisis
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UK economy set for smaller hit in 2023 than previously feared: IMF
British gross domestic product will contract by 0.3% in 2023, the IMF said in its latest set of global forecasts, a smaller shrinkage than the 0.6% contraction the Fund predicted in January
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UK PM Rishi Sunak creates new taskforce to go after 'vile' child abusers
The Opposition Labour Party has warned the government against overly focussing on the ethnicity of the grooming gangs
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UK PM Sunak releases tax returns showing over GBP 1 million paid since 2019
Prime Minister Rishi Sunak has released his tax returns, revealing that the British-Indian leader paid more than GBP 1 million to the Exchequer since becoming a frontline politician in 2019
UK boosts defense spending by $6 bn in response to Russia and China
The extra money will be used, in part, to replenish Britain's ammunition stocks, depleted from supplying Ukraine in its defense against Russia
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UK Prime Minister Rishi Sunak hikes country's defence spending on US tour
British PM Rishi Sunak is on a tour of the US for a trilateral meeting with US President Joe Biden and Australian PM Anthony Albanese, during which he confirmed a hike in Britain's defence budget
UK PM Rishi Sunak takes nuanced approach to China threat in defence plan
It's a regime that is increasingly authoritarian at home and assertive abroad and has a desire to reshape the world order," Sunak told reporters on his way to the US Sunday
No risk of UK contagion from SVB collapse: UK Prime Minister Rishi Sunak
Asked if the Treasury will come up with a solution by the time the London markets open on Monday morning, Sunak replied: "The Treasury is working at pace."
UK to pay France $576 mn over next 3 years to combat illegal immigration
As per Illegal Migration Bill, people who come to UK illegally cannot claim asylum, benefit from UK's modern slavery protections, make spurious human rights claims and also cannot stay in the country
Rishi Sunak unveils new framework to make UK science & tech superpower
The UK government said its framework has been designed in consultation with industry experts and academics, to help deliver stronger growth, better jobs, and bold discoveries
Illegal immigrants will not be able to apply for asylum: UK PM Sunak
Sunak's government is expected to push legislation cracking down on illegal immigration later this week, with a special emphasis on illegal immigrants arriving in boats across the English Channel
UK PM travels to Belfast to convince his toughest audience on Brexit deal
UK Prime Minister Rishi Sunak traveled to Belfast on Tuesday to sell his landmark agreement with the European Union to its toughest audience
UK, EU conclude new post-Brexit trade arrangement for Northern Ireland
The agreement - dubbed the 'Windsor Framework' - was struck over the Northern Ireland Protocol, aiming to ease the trading issues created by the Protocol
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British PM Rishi Sunak, EU strike deal over trade in Northern Ireland
A government source said Sunak had agreed the terms with European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen as they met in London
'Decisive breakthrough': UK PM Rishi Sunak declares new Brexit pact
British Prime Minister Rishi Sunak on Monday unveiled a decisive breakthrough in achieving a new deal with the European Union (EU) to resolve the post-Brexit trade dispute related to Northern Ireland
UK and EU leaders to hold talks amid hope to fix Brexit trade dispute
Ursula von der Leyen will travel to Britain so the leaders can work towards "shared, practical solutions for the range of complex challenges around the Protocol on Ireland and Northern Ireland
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British PM Sunak pledges to 'give everything' for new Brexit deal
British Prime Minister Rishi Sunak on Sunday pledged to give everything he has got to fix the lingering problems of Brexit and clinch a new deal with the European Union (EU)
UK doubled visas for residence last year despite aim to cut migration
The figures mark a contrast with the goal of Prime Minister Rishi Sunak's government cut immigration sharply, one of the main things the Conservatives promised to deliver after leaving the EU
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UK PM Rishi Sunak set for his biggest political test yet with Brexit deal
Sunak oversaw a diplomatic flurry in recent days, holding meetings with parties in Northern Ireland and with European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen to lay the groundwork
AI chatbot ChatGPT grills Rishi Sunak, Bill Gates in an interview
The AI chatbot's first question was about the impact of technology on the global economy and job market over the next 10 years
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