In short: The second-largest city in the United Kingdom is in heavy debt with childhood poverty near 50 per cent The city is turning out lights at night and making garbage collection fortnightly to save money What’s next? The UK heads to the polls on July 4 as Rishi Sunak’s Conservative party faces a challenge...
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Reeves to campaign on the economy as party restates 650,000 new jobs pledge – LabourList
Rachel Reeves has declared that Labour’s plan for growth is “about making Britain better off” ahead of the reannouncement of the party’s pledge to create 650,000 new jobs through its green investment plans. The Shadow Chancellor will on Monday kick off a week of campaigning on the economy, reiterating Labour’s plans to invest £7.3bn in...
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PM Modi, Rishi Sunak assess India-UK free trade pact talks on G7 Summit sidelines
NEW DELHI: Prime Minister Narendra Modi and his British counterpart Rishi Sunak on Friday assessed the implementation of Roadmap 2030, which envisages boosting cooperation in areas such as trade and defence, and negotiations for a bilateral free trade agreement (FTA). Prime Minister Narendra Modi meets United Kingdom PM Rishi Sunak on the sidelines of the...
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UK offers Sh82m to support Kenya’s infrastructure projects
UK Prime Minister Rishi Sunak has announced an Sh82 million donation to Kenya towards improving infrastructure in the country. In a press statement on Friday, Sunak said the funds are for planning, prioritisation and implementation of green infrastructure initiatives between the UK, Kenya and the wider G7. “Focusing on transport projects selected from the Africa...
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Nigel Farage’s populists overtake Conservatives, polls show
Reform, which is run and largely funded by multimillionaire businessman Richard Tice, has a largely populist agenda that aims to attract voters on both the far left and the far right. ADVERTISEMENT The ruling UK Conservative Party has taken another hit as the populist Reform Party led by far-right politician Nigel Farage overtook it in...
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UK Elections: YouTuber Niko Omilana Running Against PM Rishi Sunak?
YouTuber Niko Omilana and Rishi Sunak Photo : Twitter YouTuber Niko Omilana announced that he is running against UK PM Rishi Sunak, sparking speculations about the 26-year-old vying a prime ministerial tenure. However, these claims are not true. The influencer, popular for his comedic skits and prank videos, will compete against Sunak in his Richmond...
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UK’s Sunak apologises for skipping main D-Day event
In a post on X, Starmer said he told the Ukrainian president that “there will be no change in Britain’s support for Ukraine” if he becomes the next UK prime minister as expected. Starmer told reporters that Sunak would “have to answer for his own actions”, adding: “For me there was nowhere else I was...
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When is the next UK general election? Sunak and Starmer to take part in BBC debate
Sophie Raworth will host the final TV debate of the election campaign in Nottingham between 9pm and 10pm on Wednesday, June 26. Sir Keir will also participate in a two-hour Question Time special with the Conservatives, the Liberal Democrats, and the Scottish National Party on Thursday, June 20. Fiona Bruce will host this in York between 8pm and 10pm. The Telegraph reported...
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UK PM Rishi Sunak says university education not necessary to ‘succeed’
The Prime Minister of the United Kingdom, Rishi Sunak, has sparked debate among netizens on social media after claiming people do not have to go to tertiary institutions to be successful in life. “You don’t have to go to university to succeed in life,” the 44-year-old Conservative Party leader said in a post on his...
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Akshata Murty gets proactive on UK PM Rishi Sunak’s campaign trail
London: Akshata Murty, Britain’s Indian First Lady, has begun getting proactive as her husband hit the campaign trail in a tough race ahead for the governing Conservatives, starting with a supportive message to say she’s with him “every step of the way” hours after a rain-soaked Rishi Sunak announced July 4 as the general election...
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It’s been called ‘bonkers’ and ‘a joke’, but here’s how PM Rishi Sunak wants to put his country’s teenagers to work
British Prime Minister Rishi Sunak has announced the Conservative Party will introduce mandatory national service if it wins the UK general election on July 4. It was the first major policy announcement since Mr Sunak called a snap election last week. Here is what we know about the proposed policy and the history of national...
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Rishi Sunak faces mass exodus as more than 75 MPs resign in poll-bound UK
London: Several more Conservative lawmakers announced on Friday they would not seek re-election at the forthcoming UK general election, setting a post-war record for the number of Tory MPs standing down. Prime Minister Rishi Sunak has seen a growing exodus from his party ahead of the July 4 vote, with 75 Conservatives now announcing that...