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Rishi Sunak closes campaign on personal note with parents, wife Akshata

Rishi Sunak struck a personal note in the final hustings event before the election for a new Conservative Party leader and British Prime Minister concludes, as he thanked his parents and wife Akshata Murty for their support. Addressing a teeming concert venue at Wembley in London on Wednesday night, the Indian-origin former Chancellor could have been mistaken for a rockstar amid the loud cheers and screams of Rishi, Rishi. Given the sharp contrast between his booming welcome and that of his rival, Foreign Secretary Liz Truss, it was clear that at least for this audience Sunak was the winning candidate in the race to succeed Boris Johnson. This final hustings is special for me because the two people who inspired me to enter public service are actually here tonight my mum and dad, opened Sunak, as the cameras panned to the front row where his general practitioner father Yashvir and pharmacist mother Usha were seated with his wife Akshata. It was their example of service and what the

Rishi Sunak pledges to work 'night and day' as UK PM race enters finale

Rishi Sunak pledged to work "night and day" for the best country in the world as the election campaign to take over from Boris Johnson as the Conservative Party leader and the new British Prime Minister entered its final stage on Wednesday, with the very last hustings event set for London. Sunak reiterated his vision statement as the first British Indian to run for the top job at 10 Downing Street ahead of the final campaign event scheduled at a popular concert venue in Wembley on Wednesday evening. The former Chancellor will go head-to-head with his rival Foreign Secretary Liz Truss for one last time as they fight it out for any remaining Tory members yet to cast their ballots before voting closes on Friday evening. The 42-year-old former finance minister, who has focussed his campaign message on the urgency of getting a grip on inflation and countered 47-year-old Truss' claims that tax cuts are the answer to address the cost-of-living crisis crippling the UK economy, made a ...

Shop price inflation in the UK rises to 5.1%, highest rate on record

Food price increases hit 9.3% with milk, margarine and crisps seeing the biggest rises

Goyal reviews ongoing FTAs; deliberates ways to fast track negotiations

India is currently negotiating trade deals with developed nations such as the United Kingdom (UK), Canada and the European Union (EU).

Liz Truss cancels key interview saying she couldn't 'spare the time'

Liz Truss, the frontrunner in the race to be the UK's next Prime Minister, has pulled out of a key interview which was due to air as she could "no longer spare the time"

More UK energy aid to come under incoming leader, says Nadhim Zahawi

Zahawi's remarks come as economic headwinds build against the UK, with the Bank of England predicting a recession lasting more than a year amid surging inflation

24 foreign firms show interest in petroleum business in Sri Lanka: Minister

Twenty-four companies from India, the United Arab Emirates, Saudi Arabia, the US, China, Russia, the UK, Malaysia, Norway, and the Philippines are interested in the petroleum business in Sri Lanka

UK's Liz Truss considers 5% cut in VAT if she becomes PM: Report

The govt has been facing growing calls to provide immediate financial support to households struggling with squeezed budgets as energy bills jump 80% to an average of 3,549 pounds a year from Oct

UK to announce new support measures for population in September: Johnson

Outgoing UK Prime Minister Boris Johnson said on Friday that the government will announce new measures to support the population next month amid the pressure of rising energy bills

Indian industry welcomes UK's timely Scale-up Visa to attract professionals

Indian industry on Thursday welcomed the UK's new Scale-up Visa, which is aimed at attracting more skilled professionals from around the world, including India. The Federation of Indian Chambers of Commerce and Industry (FICCI) said the UK Home Office announcement directed at high-growth businesses to access a worldwide talent pool to boost their scale-up ambitions are well timed and likely to benefit many Indian businesses and also help UK companies tap into the vast Indian talent pool. Companies, including small businesses and those in the tech and financial services sectors that have achieved growth of 20 per cent or more in either employment or turnover year-on-year for at least three years and employed a minimum of 10 people at the start of those three years are eligible to sponsor workers under the new route. In the last few years, India has seen a large number of rapidly growing businesses from tech and financial services expand into the UK, said FICCI Director General Arun .

UK takes stock of Johnson's legacy as Conservatives prepare to evict PM

The moving vans have already started arriving at Downing Street as Britain's Conservative Party prepares to evict Prime Minister Boris Johnson. The debate over what mark he left on his party, his country and the world will linger long after he departs in September if, indeed, he really is gone for good. Johnson led Britain out of the European Union and won a landslide election victory before his government collapsed in a heap of ethics scandals. During his final appearance in Parliament as prime minister in July, he summed up his three years in office as: Mission largely accomplished. Many political historians take a harsher view. Winston Churchill said that History will be kind to me for I intend to write it,' said Tim Bale, professor of politics at Queen Mary University of London. I'm pretty sure Johnson does too, but I doubt he'll find it's as kind to him as it was to his hero. Johnson cultivated a buffoonish public image, but he has had a serious impact on his country. He bea

UK PM Boris Johnson makes surprise visit to Ukraine on Independence Day

Britain's outgoing Prime Minister Boris Johnson on Wednesday made a surprise visit to Ukraine on the country's Independence Day and announced another major support package worth around GBP 54 million in its ongoing conflict with Russia. It marked Johnson's final visit to Ukrainian capital Kyiv before his formal exit from 10 Downing Street early next month to make way for a new British Prime Minister to be formally elected by the Conservative Party members between former Chancellor Rishi Sunak or Foreign Secretary Liz Truss. Committing the UK to the ongoing support as Ukraine defends its sovereignty from Russian President Vladimir Putin's brutal and illegal invasion, Johnson declared that Ukraine can and will win. For the past six months, the United Kingdom has stood shoulder-to-shoulder with Ukraine, supporting this sovereign country to defend itself from this barbaric and illegal invader, Johnson said. Today's package of support will give the brave and resilient Ukrainian Armed .

Covid deaths in UK fall for 2nd week in a row: National Statistics Office

As of Wednesday morning, the UK's overall Covid-19 caseload and death toll stood at 23,460,787 and 187,018, respectiively

Support for Ukraine must continue until Putin withdraws, says Boris Johnson

Russian President Vladimir Putin must not be allowed to repeat the annexation of Crimea in other parts of Ukraine, UK's outgoing Prime Minister Boris Johnson told world leaders

UK trying out smaller monkeypox vaccine doses amid shortage: Report

Three National Health Service (NHS) sites -- one in Manchester and two in London -- will start administering doses that are five times smaller than the original dose, at 0.1 ml instead of 0.5 ml.

Supply chain to be disrupted by eight-day strike at UK's biggest port

A British trade union official has warned that the supply chain "will be severely disrupted" by an eight-day strike, the first since 1989, at the UK's biggest container port

Trial lawyers in England & Wales to strike indefinitely over funding, fees

The Criminal Bar Association, which represents thousands of barristers in England and Wales, said around 80% of its members backed escalation of industrial action that has run since the end of June

UK PM hopeful Rishi Sunak signals he wouldn't serve in Liz Truss' govt

Sunak, whose shock resignation last month ultimately led to Boris Johnson's downfall as premier, and Truss are at odds with each other over their plans on the economy

UK economy shrank record 11% in 2020, worst since 1709: Govt data

This was a bigger drop than any of the ONS's previous estimates and the largest fall since 1709, according to historical data hosted by the Bank of England

Net zero will make or break Aberdeen, one of the UK's wealthiest cities

Oil prices may be booming again, but growing demand for cheap home-grown energy as Russia's war in Ukraine squeezes supplies is giving Aberdeen another reason to shift its focus to renewables