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Rishi Sunak declares candidacy to be new UK PM, says he wants to fix economy
London: Indian-origin former chancellor Rishi Sunak on Sunday formally declared his candidacy to contest the Conservative Party leadership election to replace Liz Truss as British Prime Minister and fix the economy. The…
- News
Priti Patel endorses Boris Johnson as new UK PM
London: Priti Patel, who served as British Home Secretary in former prime minister Boris Johnson’s Cabinet, on Saturday endorsed her ex-boss as the best-placed candidate to replace Liz Truss at 10 Downing…
- World
Boris Johnson and Rishi Sunak said to be locked in talks
London: With Boris Johnson and Rishi Sunak, the two main potential candidates in contest to become the UK’s next Prime Minister, said to be locked in talks, speculation has been mounting over…
- World
Rishi Sunak’s best chance of becoming PM lies in no contest
London: British Indian Rishi Sunak’s best chance of becoming prime minister of the UK lies in no other candidate mustering the support of 100 ruling Conservative party MPs — a minimum condition…
- Opinions
Fresh race for UK PM with Liz Truss’s resignation
It is a virtual clash of politics and economics in Britain with PM Liz Truss having to resign within little more than a month due to bad economic policies. Who will be…
- World
‘Cannot deliver mandate’: Liz Truss quits as UK Prime Minister
London: UK’s beleaguered Prime Minister Liz Truss, facing opposition from within the party over her handling of the economy and exit of key ministers, resigned on Thursday. Addressing reporters outside 10 Downing…
- World
Rishi Sunak would beat Liz Truss if UK PM poll held now, finds survey
London: Former Indian-origin chancellor Rishi Sunak would beat his rival Liz Truss if the Conservative Party leadership election is held now as a result of what is dubbed as “buyer’s remorse” among…
- World
Ex-British fighter pilots lured by Chinese military for training PLA personnel
London: The UK government said on Tuesday that it is taking “decisive steps” to stop lucrative Chinese recruitment schemes attempting to headhunt serving and former British military pilots to train the People’s…
- World
Bookie odds favour Rishi Sunak comeback amid turbulence for UK PM Liz Truss
London: British Prime Minister Liz Truss, just over a month into the job, is already seen as increasingly unlikely to ride out the turbulence within her own Conservative Party and the financial…
- World
‘UK PM Liz Truss’s credibility blown and her authority gone’
London: UK Prime Minister Liz Truss has sacrificed her Finance Minister and closest political ally just weeks into her premiership in order to save her own skin, media reports said. On Friday…
- World
Liz Truss sacks Kwasi Kwarteng as Chancellor amid economic turmoil
London: British Prime Minister Liz Truss has sacked her Chancellor, Kwasi Kwarteng, in an effort to stem the economic turmoil unleashed by his mini-budget at the end of last month, reports emerging…
- World
Rebels plot to replace Liz Truss with Rishi Sunak amid UK crisis
London: Rebels on the backbenches of the UK’s governing Conservative Party are said to be plotting to replace Liz Truss as party leader and Prime Minister with a so-called “unity” joint ticket…
- World
Liz Truss in danger of becoming shortest-serving UK Prime Minister
London: The shortest-serving British Prime Minister was George Canning, who, in 1827, was in office for a mere 119 days. His term though was cut short not by political events, but by…
- India
Indian High Commissioner promises to ramp up visa capacity in UK
London: Indian High Commissioner to the UK Vikram Doraiswami took to Twitter on Wednesday to lay out the steps being taken to ramp up capacity and address the difficulty in getting an…
- World
Remains of 240, including 100 kids found beneath UK store
The archaeologists exhumed the skeletons of 240 people, including remains of 100 children, beneath a former departmental store in Whale’s Pembrokeshire. Ocky White, the departmental store was a popular store for more…
