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‘Decisive breakthrough’: UK PM Rishi Sunak declares new Brexit pact
London: British Prime Minister Rishi Sunak on Monday unveiled a “decisive breakthrough” in achieving a new deal with the European Union (EU) to resolve the post-Brexit trade dispute related to Northern Ireland.…
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UK PM to meet EU chief over post-Brexit deals
London: Prime Minister of the UK Rishi Sunak is to meet President of the European Commission Ursula von der Leyen in the UK on Monday over post-Brexit deals, a joint statement said.…
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Rishi Sunak hails Ukraine’s courage as UK falls silent on Russian conflict anniversary
London: Prime Minister Rishi Sunak led the UK in a “national moment of reflection” joined by wife Akshata Murty, as the first couple hung a blue and yellow wreath in the colours…
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UK removes face-to-face interviews for refugees to cut asylum backlog
The United Kingdom (UK) government led by Rishi Sunak decided to remove face-to-face interviews for refugees to reduce the asylum backlog, a promise that was made by the Prime Minister. Instead of…
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UK PM vows to do whatever it takes amid Chinese spy balloon fears
London: British Prime Minister Rishi Sunak on Monday vowed to do “whatever it takes” to keep his country safe, amid mounting fears that suspected Chinese spy balloons could also target the UK,…
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Rishi Sunak marks 100 days as UK PM with pledge to deliver change
London: Rishi Sunak marked his 100th day in office as the first non-white British Prime Minister on Thursday with a slick new video for social media pledging to deliver change, amidst multiple…
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Downing Street defends UK economy after dire IMF forecast
London: British Prime Minister Rishi Sunak’s office has been forced to defend the country’s economic performance on Tuesday after a dire International Monetary Fund (IMF) forecast that the UK is set to…
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UK PM Rishi Sunak sacks Tory party chief over tax penalty row
London: British Prime Minister Rishi Sunak on Sunday sacked one of his Cabinet ministers and Conservative Party chairman, Nadhim Zahawi, after he was found to have been in serious breach of the…
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Rishi Sunak scores as UK vote winner over Boris Johnson in new survey
London: British Prime Minster Rishi Sunak is seen as more trustworthy, more economically competent and more likely to win votes than his former boss, Boris Johnson, in a new survey of voting…
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Rishi Sunak fined by police again – this time for not wearing seatbelt
London: UK Prime Minister Rishi Sunak has been fined 100 pounds for not wearing a seatbelt in a car – the second time he has been fined for breaking rules while in…
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BBC defends Modi documentary as ‘rigorously researched’
London: The BBC on Friday defended its controversial series on Prime Minister Narendra Modi as a “rigorously researched” documentary that sought to highlight important issues, a day after the Indian government condemned…
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Britain has changed domestically: Tharoor on Rishi Sunak becoming UK PM
Jaipur: Rishi Sunak being elected Britain’s first Indian-origin prime minister signals a wind of change in the UK, senior Congress leader Shashi Tharoor said on the inaugural day of the 16th Jaipur…
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UK PM Rishi Sunak defends PM Modi over controversial BBC series
London: Prime Minister Rishi Sunak has come out in defence of Prime Minister Narendra Modi after a controversial BBC documentary claimed that the British government was aware about the Indian leader having…
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Rishi Sunak refuses to say whether he uses private healthcare
London: UK Prime Minister Rishi Sunak on Sunday refused three times to reveal whether he uses private healthcare or not. When asked during an interview with BBC’s Sunday with Laura Kuenssberg programme…
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Sunak pledges to halve inflation, boost economy
London: UK Prime Minister Rishi Sunak has pledged to halve inflation and boost the country’s economy in his first major speech of the new year. In his speech on Wednesday, Sunak made…
