Official figures confirmed Britain’s economy entered a shallow recession last year, leaving Prime Minister Rishi Sunak with a challenge to reassure voters that the economy is safe with him before an election expected later this year. Gross domestic product shrank by 0.1% in the third quarter and by 0.3% in the fourth quarter, unchanged from … Read more
Mr Sunak and Akshata Murty opened up about sharing the domestic load. UK’s prime minister recently opened up on his favourite household chores and revealed what irritates him the most in an interview with Grazia magazine. Rishi Sunak revealed that his least favourite household chore is taking out his trash. Mr Sunak and Akshata Murty … Read more
Rishi Sunak said that the government will soon unveil a “new, robust framework” to tackle extremism. London: Following weeks of simmering tension in the UK over the Gaza conflict, Prime Minister Rishi Sunak Friday said that the “time has come” to battle extremist forces as he warned “democracy itself is a target”. In an unusual … Read more
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Mobile phones will be prohibited in schools across England under new government guidance issued on Monday. The guidance by Rishi Sunak government supports headteachers in monitoring the use of mobile phones throughout the school day, including break times. The new policy aims to ensure a consistent approach across all schools in the country. Schools will … Read more
British Prime Minister Rishi Sunak suffered two heavy blows to his leadership ahead of a general election later this year as the Opposition Labour Party overturned strong Conservative majorities to win by-elections in England on Friday. Labour’s Dan Egan won the House of Commons seat of Kingswood, south-west England, and the party’s Gen Kitchen won … Read more
The Tories continue to lag behind the Opposition Labour Party in surveys. London: British Prime Minister Rishi Sunak has said he is “totally up for the fight” of pitching his policies to the electorate to win another term for the governing Conservative Party as he prepares for a general election expected to take place in … Read more
Rishi Sunak is the wealthiest prime minister in British history (File) London: British Prime Minister Rishi Sunak paid 508,000 pounds ($641,000) in tax in the last financial year after income from his investments dwarfed his official salary, a report by his accountants showed on Friday. Sunak is the wealthiest prime minister in British history through … Read more
London: Rishi Sunak, the UK’s Indian-origin Prime Minister, has said that he experienced “racism” when he was a child and his parents sent him for extra drama lessons so that he could “speak properly” without an accent to “fit in”. In 2022, Sunak scripted history when he was appointed by King Charles III as Britain’s … Read more
British Prime Minister Rishi Sunak will announce plans on Monday to ban the sale of disposable vapes to prevent their use by children, and reiterate the government’s intention to introduce a law preventing younger generations from buying tobacco. Under the new powers, there would be restrictions on vape flavours, a requirement for plain packaging, and … Read more
