Rishi Sunak

• British MPs vote to support government plan to send asylum seekers to Rwanda

  The bill seeks to overcome a ruling by the U.K. Supreme Court that the plan to permanently send migrants across the English Channel in boats to Rwanda is illegal.

  World

  Dec 12, 2023
  
• U.K. top court rejects government plan to send migrants to Rwanda

  Britain’s Supreme Court ruled Wednesday that the government’s contentious plan to send some migrants on a one-way trip to Rwanda is illegal.

  World

  Nov 15, 2023
  
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• Former U.K. PM David Cameron back in government as Sunak shuffles cabinet

  Former British Prime Minister David Cameron made a shock return to high office on Monday, becoming foreign secretary in a major shakeup of the Conservative government.

  World

  Nov 13, 2023
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• U.K. delays ban on new gas, diesel cars as Sunak waters down climate goals

  Rishi Sunak said he remained committed to the legally-binding target of reaching net zero emissions by 2050 but said Britain could afford to make slower progress in getting there.

  World

  Sep 19, 2023
• U.K. Parliament researcher arrested on suspicion of spying for China. What we know

  U.K. foreign intelligence chief Richard Moore of MI6 said in July that China was his agency's "single most important strategic focus."

  World

  Sep 11, 2023
• British and Australian PMs are taking shots over a cricket game. Here’s why

  Controversy has emerged after the Australian cricket team travelled to England to take part in the Ashes – the bilateral cricket series between England and Australia.

  World

  Jul 5, 2023
• U.K. to appeal court ruling blocking plan to send asylum seekers to Rwanda

  In a split two-to-one ruling, the British Court of Appeal said Rwanda could not be considered a "safe third country" where migrants from any country could be sent.

  World

  Jun 29, 2023
• A car has crashed into the gates of U.K.’s Downing Street, police say

  'At around 16:20hrs a car collided with the gates of Downing Street on Whitehall,' London police tweeted Thursday. 'Armed officers arrested a man at the scene.'

  World

  May 25, 2023
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• EU, U.K. reveal ‘breakthrough’ post-Brexit deal on Northern Ireland

  The agreement could end a dispute that has soured U.K.-EU relations and shaken Northern Ireland’s decades-old peace process.

  Economy

  Feb 27, 2023
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• Ukraine war: U.K. promises tanks, artillery systems amid Russian missile attacks

  Rishi Sunak made the pledge to provide Challenger 2 tanks and other artillery systems after speaking to Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy on Saturday.

  World

  Jan 14, 2023