The UK continues to stand by Israel’s right to defend its security, Rishi Sunak has said, six months on from the start of the Israel-Gaza war. But the prime minister said the nation remains “appalled” by the deaths of three British aid workers in an Israeli Defense Forces (IDF) strike this week. He repeated calls […]
UK prime minister Rishi Sunak has said people should not be criminalised “for stating simple facts on biology”, as he backed author JK Rowling in her criticism of new Scottish hate crime laws. The Harry Potter author, who has become a fierce critic of the Scottish government’s stance on transgender rights, has been one of […]
British prime minister Rishi Sunak has been urged to abandon his Rwanda scheme by a United Nations human rights watchdog. Mr Sunak hopes to get planes carrying asylum seekers on a one-way trip to Rwanda in the air this spring, but the legislation is still held up in Parliament. The United Nations Human Rights Committee […]
Two Government ministers have resigned in a double blow to Rishi Sunak, who will be forced to carry out a mini-reshuffle of his team. Robert Halfon unexpectedly quit as skills, apprenticeships and higher education minister, while James Heappey followed through on his stated intention to step down as armed forces minister ahead of exiting the […]
Rishi Sunak has ruled out holding a general election in the UK on May 2nd, when voters are set to go to the polls for the local elections. The British prime minister has previously been reluctant to make definitive statements about the date of the general election, saying only that his “working assumption” was that […]
Rishi Sunak has insisted his Conservative Party is “united”, despite some Tories calling for him to be replaced in No 10 before a UK general election. Conservative former minister Dame Andrea Jenkyns said some Tory MPs, herself included, believe a new leader should take over before the nation goes to the polls. “I personally want […]
The mother of murdered teenager Brianna Ghey has spoken with the British Prime Minister to discuss mindfulness in schools and online safety. Esther Ghey had a video meeting with Rishi Sunk and Technology Secretary Michelle Donelan on Thursday to discuss her campaigns to develop mindfulness skills in schools, and to drive better safeguarding for children […]
Ofcom has launched an investigation into whether People’s Forum: The Prime Minister on GB News breached impartiality rules. The programme, which saw UK prime minister Rishi Sunak take questions from the public in a live Q&A in Co Durham on February 12th, has prompted about 500 complaints. An Ofcom spokesperson said: “We are investigating under […]
Sir Keir Starmer accused Rishi Sunak of laughing at an Iceland worker struggling to pay his mortgage, as the pair clashed over cost-of-living concerns at Prime Minister’s Questions. Mr Starmer said the Conservatives have “forfeited the right to be lecturing others about the economy” before warning that somebody moving off a fixed-rate mortgage will be […]
Rishi Sunak has set out plans to get rid of disposable vapes to protect children’s health as he faces a backlash from the Tory right over his proposed tobacco sale ban. During a school visit on Monday, the British prime minister said he was taking “strong action” to “stamp out” youth vaping, following a public […]
(Bloomberg) — A senior Conservative politician who used a major newspaper to warn of electoral “catastrophe” if the ruling party keeps Prime Minister Rishi Sunak likely hoped for a better response. Instead, the anger leveled at Simon Clarke by his colleagues underscored the collective bind they are in. Most Read from Bloomberg Clarke, a former […]
Prime Minister Rishi Sunak has urged the House of Lords to pass his flagship Rwanda bill, as he warned peers not to “frustrate the will of the people”. Giving a press conference after the legislation was approved by MPs, Mr Sunak said it was now up to the Lords to “do the right thing”. But […]