Tag: Rishi Sunak

Rishi Sunak’s wealth surges by 120 mn Pounds amid UK billionaire slowdown

However, it's worth noting that the couple's current wealth still falls short of its peak in 2022, when it reached approximately 730 million pounds.

May 18, 2024

UK passes Rishi Sunak’s ambitious Rwanda migrant bill after facing two years of challenges

It has been designed to prevent irregular migration into the UK, particularly people travelling on illegal and dangerous small boats from France, arranged by criminal gangs.

April 23, 2024

“Situation is increasingly intolerable”: Rishi Sunak to Netanyahu, demands investigation in strike on aid workers

"The Prime Minister said far too many aid workers and ordinary civilians have lost their lives in Gaza and the situation is increasingly intolerable," the statement said.

April 3, 2024

Rishi Sunak rules out UK general election on May 2

"In several weeks' time, we've got elections for police and crime commissioners, for local councils, for mayors across the country," he said.

March 15, 2024

UK grants asylum to Palestinian citizen of Israel, citing persecution concerns upon return

Hasan, who has lived in the UK for most of his life--more than 20 years, according to his lawyers, first sought asylum in the country in 2019.

March 14, 2024

Fresh trouble for Sunak as Minister accused of giving Infosys ‘VIP access’: Report

According to a Daily Mirror investigation, Trade Minister Dominic Johnson said he was "keen to see a bigger Infosys presence in the UK and would be happy to do what he could to facilitate that".

February 5, 2024

UK PM Rishi Sunak expresses hope ongoing India-UK FTA could be brought to successful conclusion soon

Notably, India and the UK are negotiating a Free Trade Agreement (FTA). Talks for FTA between India and the UK started in 2022.

January 11, 2024

Rajnath Singh, UK PM Rishi Sunak discuss issues related to defence, economic cooperation

Currently, Rajnath Singh is on an official visit to UK. It is the first visit by a sitting Indian Defence Minister to the UK in more than 20 years.

January 11, 2024

Labour scrutiny over closure of company owned by Sunak’s wife

Indian-origin Murthy became a majority shareholder in the investment company -- founded by the couple in 2013 -- after Sunak stepped down as its director in 2015 when he became an MP.

January 6, 2024

As Chancellor, Sunak was not convinced of Rwanda plan’s effectiveness: Report

According to No 10 papers from March 2022, Sunak was not convinced of the plan’s effectiveness, which was launched in April 2022 by then Prime Minister Boris Johnson.

January 6, 2024