UK PM Sunak battles to unite divided party in pivotal week
By Andrew MacAskill LONDON (Reuters) – Prime Minister Rishi Sunak faces the most dangerous moment of his premiership this week, when he is due to appear before a COVID-19 inquiry…
By Andrew MacAskill LONDON (Reuters) – Prime Minister Rishi Sunak faces the most dangerous moment of his premiership this week, when he is due to appear before a COVID-19 inquiry…
By Andrew MacAskill LONDON (Reuters) – Prime Minister Rishi Sunak was quoted as saying the government should “just let people die” during the COVID-19 pandemic rather than impose a second…
By Elizabeth Piper, Alistair Smout and Andrew MacAskill LONDON (Reuters) – Few expected David Cameron’s return to government, but his appointment is one that British Prime Minister Rishi Sunak hopes…
By David Milliken LONDON (Reuters) – British Prime Minister Rishi Sunak risks missing his goal of halving inflation this year as underlying inflation shows little sign of having peaked in…
LONDON (Reuters) – British Prime Minister Rishi Sunak will meet Joe Biden in Northern Ireland next week when the U.S. president flies in to take part in events to mark…
LONDON (Reuters) – British Prime Minister Rishi Sunak raised the issue of Benjamin Netanyahu’s judicial overhaul during a meeting with the Israeli prime minister in London on Friday, a spokesman…
By Alistair Smout PARIS (Reuters) – British Prime Minister Rishi Sunak said on Friday that his government would prioritise reducing the country’s debt over cutting taxes in next week’s budget,…
PARIS (Reuters) – Prime Minister Rishi Sunak said on Friday that recent indicators showed the underlying fundamentals of Britain’s economy were strong, ahead of his finance minister Jeremy Hunt’s budget…
By William James LONDON (Reuters) -British Prime Minister Rishi Sunak will meet European Union chief Ursula von der Leyen on Monday in an effort to finalise a new deal for…
LONDON (Reuters) – British Prime Minister Rishi Sunak and U.S. Vice President Kamala Harris condemned the countries which have supported Russian President Vladimir Putin’s efforts in Ukraine, Sunak’s office said,…
(Reuters) – British Prime Minister Rishi Sunak is scrapping Lizz Truss’s Energy Supply Taskforce plan introduced in September, Sky News reported on Saturday. (Reporting by Jose Joseph in Bengaluru; Editing…
NUSA DUA, Indonesia (Reuters) – U.S. President Joe Biden said on Wednesday Britain was America’s closest ally and closest friend, during his first face-to-face meeting with Rishi Sunak since he…
(Reuters) – British Prime Minister Rishi Sunak will increase the national living wage and give 8 million households cost-of-living payments worth up to 1,100 pounds($1,292.61), The Times reported on Monday.…
By Alistair Smout LONDON (Reuters) – With his ascent to prime minister, Rishi Sunak and his wife Akshata Murthy will become the richest ever occupants of Number 10 Downing Street…
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – U.S. President Joe Biden congratulated new British Prime Minister Rishi Sunak, who became the country’s third prime minister in two months on Tuesday. “Together, I look forward…
A look at the day ahead in U.S. and global markets from Mike Dolan. A massive week for top technology firms worldwide pits U.S. mega cap earnings against the withering…
By Alun John and Harry Robertson LONDON (Reuters) – Investors welcomed Rishi Sunak as Britain’s new prime minister on Monday, but they’re likely to give him little leeway to diverge…
LONDON (Reuters) – Britain’s Conservative Party leadership contestant Penny Mordaunt withdrew from the race on Monday, saying Rishi Sunak had her full support. (Reporting by William James, writing by Muvija…
LONDON (Reuters) – Liz Truss, who is set to take over as Britain’s Prime Minister, will not offer former finance minister and her leadership contest rival Rishi Sunak a role…
LONDON – Britain’s energy crisis will push millions into destitution this winter unless the government hands out more cash to help struggling households pay fuel bills, Rishi Sunak, the trailing…
LONDON – Rishi Sunak, one of two candidates seeking to become Britain’s next prime minister, said Friday’s attack on author Salman Rushdie should serve as a wake-up call to the…
By Andrew MacAskill LONDON – British foreign minister Liz Truss clashed over the future of the economy with former finance minister Rishi Sunak on Thursday as the two contenders to…
LONDON – British leadership candidate Rishi Sunak said on Monday that excessive government borrowing in the face of rising inflation and interest rates would be unwise as he set out…
LONDON – Former finance minister Rishi Sunak will set out his stall to be Britain’s next prime minister on Tuesday, vowing to tackle soaring inflation before joining his Conservative Party…
LONDON – The Bank of England will “act forcefully” to combat rising prices, British finance minister Rishi Sunak said on Wednesday, as data showed UK inflation had hit a new…