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UK PM Rishi Sunak On Why He Called For Snap Elections

UK PM Rishi Sunak On Why He Called For Snap Elections

Rishi Sunak called for a surprise general election on July 4. London: Clarifying his call for snap elections in the country, British Prime Minister Rishi Sunak said he set July 4 as the date for polls so that people can decide whether they want to build on the progress that the country has made or...

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16th Meeting of India-UK Joint Working Group on Counter Terrorism

16th Meeting of India-UK Joint Working Group on Counter Terrorism

Shri K.D. Dewal, Joint Secretary for Counter Terrorism in the Ministry of External Affairs of India, and Mr Chris Felton, Head of Counter Terrorism Network for Asia and Oceania, Government of United Kingdom, led the respective delegations to discuss the ongoing counter-terrorism cooperation between the two countries. India and the UK strongly condemned terrorism in...

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UK Election: Polls Point To Drubbing For PM Rishi Sunak

UK Election: Polls Point To Drubbing For PM Rishi Sunak

London, United Kingdom: Rishi Sunak on Wednesday called a general election but polls have consistently made grim reading for the UK prime minister, predicting a wipeout for his ruling Conservatives.  The latest YouGov/Times voting intention poll has the Conservatives on 20 percent and Labour on 47 percent, while an average of major polls collated by...

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U.K. to hold long-awaited election on July 4 | CBC News

U.K. to hold long-awaited election on July 4 | CBC News

British Prime Minister Rishi Sunak on Wednesday set July 4 as the date for a national election that will determine who governs the U.K., as his divided and demoralized Conservative Party looks likely to lose power after 14 years. “Now is the moment for Britain to choose its future,” Sunak said in an announcement that took many people who expected...

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British PM Rishi Sunak calls snap general election for July 4

British PM Rishi Sunak calls snap general election for July 4

In short: A general election has been called in the United Kingdom for July 4, more than six months earlier than it legally had to be held. Prime Minister Rishi Sunak’s Conservatives trail the opposition Labour Party by significant margins in opinion polls. What’s next: Wednesday’s announcement triggers the start of a six-week campaign, with the economy, immigration,...

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UK general election set for July 4; Rishi Sunak to face voters for first time as PM

UK general election set for July 4; Rishi Sunak to face voters for first time as PM

British Prime Minister Rishi Sunak on Wednesday called for the general election in the UK on July 4 after holding a cabinet meeting. Britain’s Prime Minister Rishi Sunak speaks in Downing Street in London about the latest inflation figures.(via REUTERS) “Now is the moment for Britain to choose its future,” he announced standing outside his...

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‘Heeramandi’ star Manisha Koirala meets UK PM Rishi Sunak

‘Heeramandi’ star Manisha Koirala meets UK PM Rishi Sunak

New Delhi: Actor Manisha Koirala met UK Prime Minister Rishi Sunak at his residence to celebrate 100 years of United Kingdom-Nepal’s friendship treaty. The Heeramandi star took to her Instagram to share a series of photographs from the celebrations at Sunak’s official residence 10 Downing Street in London. ”It was an honour to be invited...

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Prime Minister has ‘agreed to keep Graduate Route’ – Report

Prime Minister has ‘agreed to keep Graduate Route’ – Report

UNITED KINGDOM Prime Minister Rishi Sunak appears to have accepted the recommendation of the independent review of the politically charged Graduate Route that the United Kingdom government should leave the post-study work visa scheme in its current form. The route allows international students to stay in the UK for two years after graduation to try...

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Tiny British territory refuses to release US tourists carrying ammunition

Tiny British territory refuses to release US tourists carrying ammunition

‌Markwayne Mullin, the Republican senator from Oklahoma who led the delegation, said he hoped to find “common ground” with Ms Daniel-Selvaratnam but was “not able to find a path forward”. ‌“At this point, well-intentioned American citizens are facing a dozen years in prison all for unknowingly having one or two bullets in their luggage,” he...