Category: Rishi Sunak

By-elections Triggered to Replace Boris Johnson and Ally Nigel Adams

The government has triggered two by-elections to replace former Prime Minister Boris Johnson and his ally Nigel Adams, both of whom resigned as MPs last week. On Wednesday, Conservative Chief Whip Simon Hart moved a motion known as a “writ” for by-elections in Johnson’s Uxbridge and South Ruislip constituency and Adams’s Selby and Ainsty seat….


Boris Johnson Steps up Attacks on Partygate Probe

Boris Johnson has intensified his attacks on the Parliamentary committee investigating the Partygate scandal, which is to announce in the coming days its verdict on whether the former prime minister lied to MPs about lockdown parties in Downing Street. The House of Commons Privileges Committee, led by Labour MP Harriet Harman but has a Conservative…


Dorries Says Sunak Blocked Her Lords Seat

Former Culture Secretary Nadine Dorries has accused the prime minister and his political secretary of blocking her from receiving a seat in the House of Lords. During an interview with Piers Morgan on TalkTV, Dorries called Prime Minister Rishi Sunak and his aide James Forsyth “privileged posh boys” who “duplicitously and cruelly” took away her…


Windfall Tax to Be Scrapped If Oil and Gas Prices Fall to ‘Normal Levels’

The government has announced it will remove the windfall tax on oil and gas companies if energy prices fall to “normal levels.” The temporary windfall tax was announced last year by then-Chancellor Rishi Sunak to fund a relief package for households struggling with rising bills following Russian President Vladimir Putin’s invasion of Ukraine. The levy…


Biden, British PM Strike New Economic Partnership, Touting ‘Indispensable Alliance’

President Joe Biden and British Prime Minister Rishi Sunak have struck a new economic agreement to strengthen economic ties between their two nations and address the challenges of a “rapidly changing world.” “Today in Washington, we’ve had important and positive discussions to deepen our bilateral economic relationship and expand our cooperation to shape the challenges…


LIVE NOW: Biden, UK Prime Minister Sunak Hold Press Conference After Meeting

U.S. President Joe Biden and Britain’s Prime Minister Rishi Sunak hold a press conference at 1:30 p.m. ET on June 8 at the White House after their meeting. …


Biden, UK Prime Minister Sunak Hold Press Conference After Meeting

U.S. President Joe Biden and Britain’s Prime Minister Rishi Sunak hold a press conference at 1:30 p.m. ET on June 8 at the White House after their meeting. …


LIVE 1:30 PM ET: Biden, UK Prime Minister Sunak Hold Press Conference After Meeting

U.S. President Joe Biden and Britain’s Prime Minister Rishi Sunak hold a press conference at 1:30 p.m. ET on June 8 at the White House after their meeting. …


UK to Host 1st Global Summit on AI

The UK will host the first major global summit on AI safety this autumn, Prime Minister Rishi Sunak has announced, vowing to take a “coordinated approach” on emerging tech with U.S. President Joe Biden. The announcement came ahead of the meeting between the two leaders in Washington on Wednesday. The UK will be at the…


PM Sunak to Seek Closer Economic Ties With US in White House Visit

British Prime Minister Rishi Sunak is visiting the White House this week to seek closer economic ties with the United States, despite the Biden administration’s halt on discussions for a free-trade agreement. This will be his first visit as Prime Minister to the White House, in which he will also discuss the war in Ukraine, the…