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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.
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 ...
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- Halving inflation. The government's top priority was halving inflation - the increase in prices over time - by the end of 2023. Inflation was at 10.7% in the three-month period between October and December 2022, so the aim was to reduce inflation to 5.3% or lower in the last three months of 2023.
- Growing the economy. The government has never publicly said what measure should be used to assess if it had met the prime minister's pledge to "grow the economy", despite repeated requests.
- Reducing debt. When governments talk about reducing debt, they almost always mean as a proportion of GDP. The idea is that debt is coming down if it is growing more slowly than the economy.
- Cutting NHS waiting lists. Mr Sunak said: "NHS waiting lists will fall and people will get the care they need more quickly." His pledge only refers to waiting lists in England, because Scotland, Wales and Northern Ireland manage their own health systems.
16 hours ago · Rishi Sunak and Sir Keir Starmer are both set to attend a banquet as part of a state visit by the Japanese emperor; a top Tory calls for the PM to ignore the Gambling Commission and suspend the ...
3 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 ...
Find out the latest news and analysis on Rishi Sunak, the UK's chancellor of the exchequer and leader of the Conservative Party. Read about his wealth, policies, controversies, and challenges on topics such as asylum seekers, defence, and education.
Oct 24, 2022 · LONDON — Rishi Sunak prevailed in a chaotic three-day race for leader of Britain’s Conservative Party on Monday, a remarkable political comeback that doubled as a historical...
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