On April 23, UK Prime Minister Rishi Sunak announced a significant hike in government spending on the country’s defences to overcome emerging threats from Russia and the Middle East. This move will increase defence spending to 2.5% of the UK’s GDP by 2030. “It is a generational investment in British security and prosperity, which makes … Read more
UK Prime Minister Rishi Sunak has announced that those who are unemployed and fail to find work within a year will lose their benefits. In what can be described as the most significant overhaul of the welfare system in a generation, Sunak stated his intention to ensure that individuals do not view living on benefits … Read more
UK Prime Minister Rishi Sunak (Photo/X@RishiSunak) London: British Prime Minister Rishi Sunak has told Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu it is “a moment for calm heads to prevail” in Israel’s response to Iran’s missile and drone attack. Sunak spoke to his counterpart on Tuesday afternoon after first telling lawmakers 24 hours earlier that he would … Read more
Blue fury In the event, 59 Tory MPs voted against the measure at its second reading Tuesday night. Business Secretary Kemi Badenoch — seen as a key contender to become the next leader should the Tories lose the election — was among those in Sunak’s own ministerial ranks voting against the bill, citing what she … Read more
“Instead of making accusations against Iran, (Western) countries should blame themselves and answer to public opinion for the measures they have taken against the … war crimes committed by Israel” in its campaign against Hamas in Gaza, said Iranian foreign ministry spokesman Nasser Kanaani. According to the Times of Israel, Netanyahu’s war cabinet is yet … Read more
“The time has come to put an end to this blight on our high streets,” Prime Minister Rishi Sunak has said. Announcing his new crackdown on shoplifting across the UK, Sunak revealed that the nation has “seen a rising tide of aggressive shoplifting on our high streets and in our town centres” since the COVID-19 … Read more
The Labour official said: “It started off as fairly innocuous — like ‘oh, sorry, I missed you at this fringe event’ or stuff like that. And I was like, ‘okay, that’s plausible?’ Because I run around all over the place at these things.” The messages soon escalated, with “Charlie” sending an explicit image. “It was … Read more
When the former MP asked again who they were, the sender gave a surname and also the name of an MP they claimed to work for. “Now you know I’m not just a random popping up to compliment your ass,” they added. The next day the sender sent an explicit photo, at which point the … Read more
In a statement issued after his call with Israeli Foreign Minister Israel Katz, Cameron said: “Israel must urgently explain how this happened and make major changes to ensure safety of aid workers on the ground.” Mitchell meanwhile added in a punchy statement issued by the Foreign Office that he had “set out the government’s unequivocal condemnation of the … Read more
Sunak burst into laughter when asked to name the date by presenter Amy Oakden, and insisted he had “answered that question many times in the last few weeks” and was “unfortunately not” able to disclose the precise date to local radio. An unimpressed Oakden asked Sunak: “Why is that funny? Sorry. Why are you laughing … Read more
