Rishi Sunak has said he is “proud” of his disastrous election campaign – and claimed he would win Thursday’s general election. The prime minister has come under fire in recent weeks for a series of calamities that included a rain-soaked announcement of polling day, leaving D-Day commemorations early and a gambling scandal. But in a […]
Keir Starmer has accused Rishi Sunak of being “bullied” into taking action over the Westminster betting row as they faced off in their final televised head-to-head debate ahead of the UK general election. The two British political leaders traded barbs over the gambling debacle, taxation and immigration in the last major set piece event before […]
(Bloomberg) — Rishi Sunak’s advisers have known for some time that it was unlikely he would win the UK general election. When they received internal polling this week confirming the prime minister was on course for a worst-case scenario, they privately accepted defeat and shifted their focus to ensuring survival of the Conservative Party. Most […]
LONDON — Calling an early election while struggling in the polls was a gamble for British Prime Minister Rishi Sunak. For some at the top of his ruling Conservative Party, it was also allegedly an opportunity to place a bet of their own. An investigation into bets placed on the timing of the snap vote […]
Rishi Sunak faced calls to launch an inquiry after one of his protection officers was arrested over alleged bets on the timing of the UK General Election. The Metropolitan Police said it was informed by the Gambling Commission that a police constable from the force’s Royalty and Specialist Protection Command was being investigated over the […]
Rishi Sunak said “the conversation has changed” around migration laws in Europe as he and his fellow G7 leaders launched a coalition to combat the smuggling of migrants. In a communique released at the end of the two-day summit in Puglia, the leaders of the UK, US, Germany, Italy, France, Canada and Japan said they […]
Rishi Sunak has set out plans for a 2p national insurance cut in a multibillion-pound gamble to get the Tory UK general election campaign back on track. Launching the Conservative manifesto at the Silverstone motor racing circuit, the UK prime minister positioned himself as the heir to Margaret Thatcher with tax-cutting promises as he sought […]
A poll has suggested that Reform UK’s Nigel Farage is the most popular option to succeed British prime minister Rishi Sunak as leader of the Conservatives if Labour win the UK general election. The poll by Redfield and Wilton, conducted for The Independent, surveyed 2,000 adults on Wednesday and Thursday and showed 19 per cent […]
Count Binface has announced he will be standing in the UK general election and taking on “the biggest fish of the lot” as he sets his sights on the British prime minister’s constituency in North Yorkshire. In his podcast Trash Talk, Count Binface confirmed on Friday that he will be standing as a candidate in […]
LONDON (AP) — British Prime Minister Rishi Sunak apologized Friday for leaving D-Day commemorations in France early to fly home for an election campaign television interview. Sunak said that, “on reflection” the decision — which has drawn wide political condemnation — was a mistake. Sunak was not alongside leaders including U.S. President Joe Biden, French […]
British prime minister Rishi Sunak has apologised after skipping a major international ceremony to mark the 80th anniversary of D-Day in order to carry out an election TV interview. Mr Sunak said “it was a mistake” not to stay in France for the international event after he had attended the earlier British ceremony in Normandy. […]
Rishi Sunak has ruled out an electoral pact with Nigel Farage’s Reform UK ahead of the General Election. It came after Mr Farage revealed he would be open to having a conversation with the Conservative Party, as he hinted at a possible deal. But the British Prime Minister warned voters that backing Reform UK would […]