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Rishi Sunak (born 12 May 1980) 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.
5 days ago · Roula Khalaf, Editor of the FT, selects her favourite stories in this weekly newsletter. Rishi Sunak is on track to become the first sitting prime minister to lose their seat at a general election ...
May 23, 2024 · How Rishi Sunak sprang election surprise on Tories. “Labour MPs are happy. We’re not. That tells a story,” one minister fumed in my general direction as he reeled off a list of legislation ...
Rishi Sunak is under mounting pressure to intervene in the Tory general election betting scandal, with senior figures calling on him to act. The prime minister has been urged to suspend all those ...
2 days ago · 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 ...
Rishi Sunak became Prime Minister on 25 October 2022. He was previously appointed Chancellor of the Exchequer from 13 February 2020 to 5 July 2022. He was Chief Secretary to the Treasury from...
Jun 17, 2024 · On 4 January 2023, Prime Minister Rishi Sunak set out his five priorities. "I fully expect you to hold my government and I to account on delivering those goals," he said. What progress has he...
Oct 24, 2022 · Rishi Sunak, who will become the next UK prime minister within hours, has issued a plea for unity in the face of a "profound economic challenge". He won the Tory leadership...
Jun 12, 2024 · Rishi Sunak became the youngest prime minister of the modern era when he took over the Conservative Party back in 2022. As we head towards the next election on 4 July, we take a look at how the Tory leader reached his position in politics and got the keys to Number 10. First-class Oxford degree.
Dec 11, 2023 · Rishi Sunak defends the Eat Out to Help Out scheme that he introduced in August 2020 as chancellor. Sunak tells the Covid inquiry it was designed to save jobs, and took place after the "safe...
