The Tories are now so desperate that if they cannot win the election fair and square they’ll do so by hook. Or by crook. The Electoral Commission is the watchdog which…
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Rishi Sunak to Sign UK-India Trade Deal Without Binding Worker or Environment Pledges
by Freddy Evansby Freddy EvansPrime Minister Rishi Sunak’s trade deal with India will not include legally enforceable commitments on labor rights or environmental standards, five people briefed on the text have told POLITICO. British…
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UK Estimates Cost of Deporting Each Asylum Seeker to Rwanda Will Be 169,000 Pounds
by Flynn Owenby Flynn OwenBritain’s plan to send asylum seekers to Rwanda will cost 169,000 pounds ($215,035) per person, according to the first detailed government assessment of a high-stakes promise to tackle record numbers…
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UK Touts $22 Bn in Japanese Investment as Sunak Visits Tokyo
by Freddy Evansby Freddy EvansTokyo – Prime Minister Rishi Sunak Thursday announced Japanese investment of more than $22 billion into the UK, but accepted carmakers’ concern about Brexit trade rules as he confirmed talks…
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UK Parliament’s Standards Commissioner Investigating PM Sunak
by Kit Westby Kit WestLONDON, April 17 (Reuters) – The British parliament’s Commissioner for Standards opened an investigation into Prime Minister Rishi Sunak earlier this month, according to a list of open inquiries posted…
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‘Anti-Maths Mindset’ Costs UK a Huge Sum, Rishi Sunak Claims
The UK possesses an inherent “anti-maths mindset” that is hampering efforts to improve numeracy, Rishi Sunak is to say as he relaunches his plan to make maths education until 18 compulsory. In…
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Macron and Sunak hold a summit in Paris after 5 years of tension between the two countries
by Freddy Evansby Freddy EvansAfter years of tension and escalation between the French and British governments, a difficult and exceptional summit is held today in Paris between French President Emmanuel Macron and British Prime Minister Rishi Sunak ,…
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Rishi Sunak hails UK alliances as ‘source of strength’ ahead of nuclear-powered submarine meeting | UK News
Rishi Sunak has hailed the UK’s global alliances as its “greatest source of strength and security” as he prepares to meet Joe Biden to flesh out a major defense deal.…
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Sunak heads to Washington on Monday to discuss the “Okos Alliance”
by Flynn Owenby Flynn OwenBritish Prime Minister Rishi Sunak said on Wednesday that the prime minister will visit the United States on Monday, March 13, to discuss the Okus alliance with US President Joe…