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 […]
Rishi Sunak has been urged to deselect Liz Truss as a Conservative candidate over her appearance on a “far-right” platform founded by a commentator who joked about raping an MP. An interview with former UK prime minister Ms Truss is due to be streamed on Wednesday on Lotus Eaters, set up by Carl Benjamin. Jess […]
Rishi Sunak has signalled that the door is open for Boris Johnson to hit the campaign trail for the Tories. There has been speculation that the former British prime minister, still seen by many Conservatives as a strong campaigner, might help drum up support for the party ahead of the July 4th UK general election. […]
Rishi Sunak made his announcement of a UK general election on July 4 while the song Things Can Only Get Better by D:Ream blasted in the background. The UK prime minister had to battle both the rain and the sounds of the New Labour anthem, which came from beyond the Downing Street gates. Mr Sunak […]
(Bloomberg) — UK plans to compensate thousands of victims of a decades-old contaminated blood scandal risk undermining Prime Minister Rishi Sunak’s ability to deliver a tax-cutting pre-election budget in the autumn. Most Read from Bloomberg A final report into what’s been dubbed the worst treatment disaster in the history of the National Health Service is […]
Rishi Sunak is staging yet another relaunch of his premiership with a general election on the horizon, promising “bold ideas” to “create a more secure future for you and your family”. In a desperate pitch to voters after this month’s local election drubbing, the prime minister will pledge to “restore people’s confidence and pride in […]
Rishi Sunak has been warned not to drift to the right after his party suffered mayoral elections losses in England’s two biggest cities. Labour’s Sadiq Khan stormed to victory in London but the West Midlands contest, which the Tories were on course to win, was seen as a potential lifeline for Sunak in an otherwise […]
So far, so terrible for Rishi Sunak. Perhaps, as the count in the local elections continues throughout Friday, the prime minister will be able to glean a little comfort from the opening of ballot boxes. But if his party’s (and his own) fortunes were to be decided by the overnight results, he should consider calling […]
(Bloomberg) — Rishi Sunak said this week he’s putting UK defense spending on a “war footing.” He might as well have been talking about his own position. Most Read from Bloomberg Allies of the British prime minister described the last few days as him entering campaign mode for a general election he must call by […]
Angela Rayner labelled Rishi Sunak a “pint-sized loser” after urging the Conservatives to stop “obsessing” about her living arrangements. Labour’s deputy leader also accused Oliver Dowden of having “stabbed” the Tories’ “biggest election winner” Boris Johnson in the back in order to get his “mate into No 10”. UK deputy prime minister Mr Dowden countered […]
Rishi Sunak has refused to rule out a July general election. The UK prime minister, travelling to Poland on Tuesday to announce a military aid package for Ukraine, repeated his line that he intends to call a vote in the second half of the year. He told reporters on the plane: “All I’m going to […]