Tag: Rishi Sunak

• Wednesday, May 22nd 2024 - 15:36 UTC

  UK: Rishi Sunak calls surprise General Election for july in a bid to stabilize Tory support

  

  In an unexpected move, UK Prime Minister Rishi Sunak has announced a snap general election for July, senior sources revealed to The Guardian. This announcement comes amidst claims that inflation is under control and the economy is showing signs of improvement.

• Saturday, May 18th 2024 - 09:50 UTC

  Prime Minister Sunak and wife among the richest families in UK

  

  The Sunday Times Rich List has published that the personal wealth of Prime Minister Rishi Sunak and wife Akshata Murty has been estimated at £651m, up from £529m in 2023. This was mainly due to Ms. Murty's shares in Infosys, the Indian IT giant co-founded by her father.

• Thursday, May 2nd 2024 - 05:47 UTC

  “Stop the boats” policy, First volunteer asylum seeker off to Rwanda

  

  British media is reporting that the UK has sent its first asylum-seeker to Rwanda under a voluntary scheme, just a week after the UK government adopted a controversial law allowing irregular migrants to be deported to the East African nation.

• Thursday, April 25th 2024 - 05:47 UTC

  PM Sunak overhauls benefits system and tackle Britain's “sick note culture” in welfare reform

  

  In a major speech the Prime Minister Rishi Sunak unveiled a package of welfare reform measures to tackle the unprecedented rise in economic inactivity and ensure the benefits system is better targeted at those who need it most.

• Wednesday, April 24th 2024 - 09:00 UTC

  PM Sunak announces a 'turning point' for European history and landmark for the defense of the UK

  

  British Prime Minister Rishi Sunak on Tuesday April 23 announced the biggest strengthening of the UK’s national defense in a generation, with a fully funded plan to grow the defense budget to 2.5% of GDP by 2030. 

• Tuesday, April 23rd 2024 - 10:30 UTC

  Rwanda bill finally approved in Parliament; ex-minister reveals she preferred the Falklands option

  

  Westminster finally passed on Monday night the controversial plan to send asylum seekers to Rwanda, following a marathon scuffle between the Lords and the House of Commons.

• Thursday, March 21st 2024 - 15:08 UTC

  It sort of happened, Non-white Britain

  

  By Gwynne Dyer - Nobody planned it, hardly anybody realized it was happening, and suddenly there it was: done. In the space of less than two years, the entire senior leadership of Great Britain has become non-white.

• Monday, February 19th 2024 - 18:51 UTC

  UK parliament committee says Rwanda plan is “fundamentally incompatible” with human rights

  

  British Parliament Joint Committee on Human Rights said that the government's plan to send asylum seekers to Rwanda is “fundamentally incompatible” with the UK's human rights safeguards and jeopardizes UK's international reputation.

• Saturday, February 17th 2024 - 23:34 UTC

  Falklands' visit for David Cameron? FIG readies to receive a VVIP

  

  The UK Foreign Secretary David Cameron plans to visit the Falkland Islands soon in a show of British sovereignty over the archipelago after newly-elected Argentine President Javier Milei pledged to “get them back,.” according to reports in the London Media.

• Monday, February 5th 2024 - 19:30 UTC

  King Charles III undergoing treatment for cancer

  

  Buckingham Palace confirmed in a statement Monday that King Charles III is undergoing treatment for cancer unrelated to the enlarged prostate for which the 75-year-old monarch underwent surgery on Jan. 29.