Rishi Sunak

Prime Minister of the United Kingdom since 2022

Rishi Sunak is a British politician who has served as Prime Minister of the United Kingdom and Leader of the Conservative Party since 2022. The first British Asian prime minister, he previously held two cabinet positions under Boris Johnson, latterly as Chancellor of the Exchequer from 2020 to 2022. Sunak has been Member of Parliament (MP) for Richmond (Yorks) since 2015.

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Rishi Sunak has insisted his uplift in defence spending is "fully funded" after Labour branded the announcement a pre-election "gimmick".
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Rishi Sunak is to increase UK defence spending to 2.5% of GDP by 2030 as he warns European allies that the continent is at a "turning point" in the face of the..
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Rishi Sunak warned the world is now "more volatile and dangerous" than at any time since the Cold War, as the prime minister embarked on a trip to Poland and..
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After months of delay, parliamentary bickering and legal challenges, Rishi Sunak's Rwanda bill is set to become law.
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Rishi Sunak is to announce a £500m military aid package to Ukraine in its war against Russia alongside the UK's largest provision of munitions so far.
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Rishi Sunak is undertaking a week-long blitz of activity and announcements at home and abroad in a bid to convince a sceptical party he has the ideas and drive..
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The prime minister has said the first deportation flights to Rwanda will leave "in 10 to 12 weeks", hours before MPs are due to vote on his emergency..
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Reform Party leader Richard Tice has branded Rishi Sunak a "socialist" as he predicted a "realignment" of the right at the next general election.
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Rishi Sunak has revealed he will keep the two-child benefit cap if the Conservatives win the next election.
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Prime Minister Rishi Sunak has insisted his Rwanda plan will finally get through parliament on Monday, telling reporters: "We will sit there and vote until it's..
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People who are fit to work but do not accept job offers will have their benefits taken away after 12 months, the prime minister has pledged.
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Rishi Sunak is to call for an end to the "sick note culture" in a major speech on welfare reform - as he warns against "over-medicalising the everyday challenges..
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This is a tale that's more than just a marmalade dropper. It's a story so astounding you have to pick yourself up off the floor. 
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The House of Lords has delayed the passing of the government's Rwanda bill until next week - in a blow to Rishi Sunak's attempts to get planes off the ground..
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It has been two years since Boris Johnson first proposed sending asylum seekers arriving in the UK to be sent to Rwanda to have their claims processed.
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Rishi Sunak has told Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu that it is "a moment for calm heads to prevail" in the wake of Iran's attack over the weekend.
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New defeats for the government's Rwanda bill in the House of Lords have set up a parliamentary showdown on Wednesday - forcing MPs to consider changes to Rishi..
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Rishi Sunak's flagship smoking ban has passed its first parliamentary hurdle despite opposition from within his cabinet - as Labour backed the bill.
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