Rishi Sunak

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Farrukh Dhondy | Sunak lives on the edge: Will he take the UK into icy waters?

What the country witnessed on Tuesday was the circus that this Tory government has deteriorated into

16 Dec 2023 12:32 AM

Former Prime Minister Boris Johnson. (AP)

Kishwar Desai | Tories may lose critical bypoll; dithers beset by a fresh inquiry

Now begins a massive inquiry on whether the Covid pandemic was properly handled by the Boris Johnson government.

12 Jun 2023 12:13 AM

Prime Minister Rishi Sunak speaks during Prime Minister's Questions in the House of Commons, London. File Photo: AP/PTI

Sunanda K. Datta-Ray | Rishi, Suella fuel ‘outsider’ fears to remain in power?

The spectacle of two ethnic Indian politicians swearing to keep out foreign migrants isn’t modern Britain’s only inconsistency

07 Jun 2023 12:05 AM

British Finance Minister Rishi Sunak (Photo: AP)

Farrukh Dhondy | Amid dog-whistle politics, did Sunak go easy on Suella?

Cruella, in an attempt to drown the noisy negative publicity, has resorted to dog-whistle politics

27 May 2023 12:24 AM

Britain's first Indian-origin Prime Minister Rishi Sunak. (Photo: AP)

Farrukh Dhondy | Don’t Tories know immigration can bring UK into a globalised world?

The ambivalently named Illegal Migration Bill is now passing through the House of Lords. It’s in trouble

20 May 2023 12:00 AM

Crowds are on the way to Buckingham Palace after the coronation ceremony for Britain's King Charles III in London, Saturday, May 6, 2023. (AP Photo/Vadim Ghirda)

Kishwar Desai | Young stay aloof from monarchy; Liverpool hit by Eurovision fever

It seems the elderly British are super-loyal and believe the monarchy is a strength. But those under 30 are indifferent or hostile

15 May 2023 12:05 AM

Farrukh Dhondy | Sleaze, hypocrisy, fraud, corruption: The many ills that bedevil UK today

The sin of some other nations puts the UK in the listening side of the confessional

13 May 2023 12:05 AM

Farrukh Dhondy | As King Charles III crowned, thoughts about democracy and its alternatives

Millions all over the world will watch as the BBC covers hours of march pasts by troops

06 May 2023 12:05 AM

Curiously, the Tory Party is not that sensitive about statements made by its MPs or indeed its home secretary, Cruella Braverman. (Photo: AFP)

Farrukh Dhondy | What’s ‘fun’ can be offensive too… UK may have a ‘double standard’ on hate

The observation was inspired this week, gentle reader, by the recent incidents of supposed anti-religious bias

29 Apr 2023 12:05 AM

Britain Prime Minister Rishi Sunak. (Photo: AFP)

Sunanda K. Datta-Ray | Coronation frenzy in UK as crises plague Sunak, others

The betting now is on who will be next as a whiff of concealment if not corruption hangs over Mr Sunak and his wife

28 Apr 2023 12:00 AM

People take part in a rally in Trafalgar Square in support of striking NHS junior doctors, as the British Medical Association holds a 96-hour walkout in a dispute over pay, in London, Tuesday April 11, 2023. (Kirsty O'Connor/PA via AP)

Farrukh Dhondy | Fresh mess in land of ‘Hedgimaharaj’: On maths teachers & nannies for kids

The first scene is set in a church hall which acts as a food bank, where volunteers hand out parcels, cans, vegetables, fruit

22 Apr 2023 12:05 AM

British Prime Minister Rishi Sunak. (Photo: AP)

AA Edit | Sunak under Labour fire

Labour Party chief Keri Starmer had chosen to make personal attacks against the British Prime Minister Rishi Sunak in advertisements.

18 Apr 2023 12:14 AM

Farrukh Dhondy | Why Sunak allows ‘racist rhetoric’ by Suella: Will it help keep him at No. 10?

Baroness Warsi, a former co-chair of the Tory Party, has criticised home secretary Suella “Cruella” Braverman for using “racist rhetoric”

15 Apr 2023 12:05 AM

A woman runs across London Bridge, backdropped by Tower Bridge, as she exercises in central London. (Representational image / AFP)

Farrukh Dhondy | Of free speech and the Left, of Asians in UK & ‘cancel culture’

All The Spectator’s writers, boobies and cry-babies, protest against the “cancel culture” which denies the likes of Suella a platform

25 Mar 2023 12:14 AM

Farrukh Dhondy | Trouble grows for Sunak after Lineker stands up for asylum seekers

Lineker’s intervention will certainly count against Cruella, Hedgie and their party at the next election

18 Mar 2023 12:19 AM

AA Edit | BBC & Lineker: Sorry spectacle

The backlash was enough to disrupt the weekend programmes thanks to staff, analysts and players demonstrating their solidarity with Lineker

15 Mar 2023 12:10 AM

Farrukh Dhondy | Northern Ireland deal with EU is a big win for Rishi: But will it work?

BoJo’s Northern Ireland Protocol created what the Protestant Democratic Unionist Party (DUP) call a “border in the North Sea”

04 Mar 2023 12:19 AM

Farrukh Dhondy | Hedgie desperate to clean up mess, as BoJo all out to return to No. 10

BoJo signed a deal whereby the border between Northern Ireland and the Republic of Ireland would remain open for the passage of goods

25 Feb 2023 12:05 AM

Scotland's First Minister and leader of the Scottish National Party (SNP), Nicola Sturgeon, waves as she leaves from Bute House in Edinburgh on February 15, 2023. (Photo: AFP)

AA Edit | A blow to Free Scotland?

Nicola blamed herself for becoming a polarising figure though reasons for her voluntarily stepping down could be sighted in other things

17 Feb 2023 12:10 AM

Britain's Prime Minister Rishi Sunak. (Photo: AP)

AA Edit | Bleak Christmas in Sunak’s Britain

Mr Sunak has little cause to celebrate his days at 10 Downing Street surpassing the short-lived tenure of his predecessor Liz Truss

17 Dec 2022 12:15 AM

A latest searching statistic in Britain has discovered that fewer than 50 per cent of the population now claim to be Christian (Representational Image/AFP)

Farrukh Dhondy | Of right-wing bigots, religion & (in)tolerance in today’s UK

What the statistic tells us is that the influence of religion over life in Britain, unlike, say, in Iran or Afghanistan, is dwindling

03 Dec 2022 12:05 AM

Visitors stop to take a photograph with a giant Christmas tree outside Battersea Power Station in south London on November 27, 2022. (Photo by Justin TALLIS / AFP)

Kishwar Desai | Christmas lights across London as UK heads for winter of strikes

It is all balle-balle for one community, purely because Prime Minister Rishi Sunak has taken over

28 Nov 2022 1:53 AM

Britain's Prime Minister Rishi Sunak, left, and India's Prime Minister Narendra Modi hold a bilateral meeting in Nusa Dua, Indonesia, Wednesday, Nov. 16, 2022. (Photo: AP)

PM Modi holds talks with British counterpart Sunak

After his talks with Sunak, Modi said India attaches great importance to the robust India-UK ties

16 Nov 2022 6:31 PM

In one sense, Mr Sunak is Idi Amin’s gift to Britain. Had the Ugandan dictator not set into motion a chain of migration from East Africa by first expelling them from his country in the 1970s, Indians may still have remained in East Africa in large numbers. — AP

Saeed Naqvi | Children of Macaulay go global with Sunak’s rise

Had Macaulay manifested himself by some miracle in the Calcutta of the 1950s and 1960s, he would have considered himself a real success

06 Nov 2022 11:04 PM

Farrukh Dhondy | Are days already numbered for Hedgie Sunak? Third cheer soon

Already the unions, railway workers and medical staff, including 80,000 nurses, have declared that they will go on strike. Apocalypse soon?

05 Nov 2022 12:05 AM

British PM Rishi Sunak reverses decision on COP27, says will attend climate summit

The Oppn described the reversed decision to attend as Sunak being

02 Nov 2022 4:49 PM

Five years later, in 2022, the United States continues to dominate the global brands list, with Apple (in picture) at the very top, followed by Amazon and Google, and still accounts for 48 of the top 100 global brands. — AFP

Sanjaya Baru | Building brands: Tata & Satya top of India’s list

The Tatas entered the top 100 list for the first time in 2020 and in 2022 are placed at 78th place

30 Oct 2022 11:01 PM

In fact, the appointment of Rishi Sunak (in picture) has been appreciated by many, especially due to his Indian origin, and the Tory Party has been praised for being much more accommodating of the minority communities than Labour. — AP

Kishwar Desai | Excitement over Rishi at No. 10 as UK waits for his Nov. eco plan

It has been a complete reversal of fortune for Rishi who had so recently lost the race to Ms Truss

30 Oct 2022 10:56 PM

Britain's newly appointed Prime Minister Rishi Sunak delivers a speech outside 10 Downing Street in central London, on October 25, 2022. - Rishi Sunak was Tuesday appointed as Britain's third prime minister this year, after outgoing leader Liz Truss submitted her resignation to King Charles III. (Photo: AFP))

Farrukh Dhondy | At last! Hedgie enters No. 10… How long will the party last?

All public opinion polls give Labour a 30% lead over the Tories and that would mean a historic wipe out of Hedgie, his gang and the Party

29 Oct 2022 12:05 AM

Britain's newly appointed Prime Minister Rishi Sunak walks to pose outside the to 10 Downing Street in central London, on October 25, 2022, after delivering his first speech as prime minister. - Rishi Sunak was Tuesday appointed as Britain's third prime minister this year, after outgoing leader Liz Truss submitted her resignation to King Charles III. (Photo: AFP)

Shobhaa De | We want banana leaves & pappadums at Downing St

Let’s hope the Sunaks serve formal dinners on banana leaves (eco-friendly, yaar) and always include pappadums

29 Oct 2022 12:00 AM

AA Edit | Identity is no bar: Every Indian can aim to be PM

India has had, during its history, Presidents and Vice-Presidents elected, who were from religious minorities and oppressed castes

27 Oct 2022 12:10 AM

Britain's King Charles III greets newly appointed Conservative Party leader and incoming prime minister Rishi Sunak during an audience at Buckingham Palace in London on October 25, 2022, where he was invited to form a government. (Photo: AFP)

AA Edit | Britain makes history: Will ‘Rishinomics’ bail out UK?

The rich symbolism of the breaking of the glass ceiling on Diwali day by a politician, was most celebrated in India

26 Oct 2022 12:05 AM

Rishi Sunak takes charge as UK's first Indian-origin PM after meeting King Charles

The 42-year-old former Chancellor of Exchequer, a devout Hindu, is the youngest British prime minister in 210 years

25 Oct 2022 4:52 PM

Rishi Sunak will take charge as Britain's first Indian-origin Prime Minister after an audience with King Charles III on Tuesday. (AP Photo/Aberto Pezzali)

Rishi Sunak to take charge as UK Prime Minister after meeting King Charles

The former chancellor will then make his first prime ministerial address on the steps of 10 Downing Street

25 Oct 2022 9:37 AM

Rishi Sunak, front-runner to the British PM post (Photo: AP)

Rishi Sunak set to become first Indian-origin PM of United Kingdom

One of the wealthiest politicians in Westminster, Sunak will become the country's first leader of colour

25 Oct 2022 7:03 AM

Sunanda K. Datta-Ray | Will Rishi make history as Britain looks for new PM?

This time round Mr Sunak might fulfil David Cameron’s 2015 promise to Narendra Modi in London’s packed Wembley Stadium

24 Oct 2022 3:34 AM

AA Edit | Rishi or Boris? UK’s next PM to need eco wisdom

It is clear as crystal that the Tories need to put on their thinking cap and choose a new leader, regardless of race and migrant background

22 Oct 2022 12:10 AM

The former finance minister who had forecast much of the economic crisis unleashed by Truss' mini-budget is seen as a safe pair of hands to take charge at 10 Downing Street. (Photo: AP)

Rishi Sunak holds firm as bookies' favourite to replace Liz Truss as UK PM

The 42-year-old is holding a solid 55 per cent lead with the Oddschecker betting odds aggregator

21 Oct 2022 5:26 PM

Former prime minister Boris Johnson. (Photo: AP)

Boris Johnson eyes comeback bid as UK Tories pick new leader

Former Treasury chief Rishi Sunak and House of Commons leader Penny Mordaunt are among the bookmakers' favourites along with Boris Johnson

21 Oct 2022 2:55 PM

Rebels plot to replace Liz Truss with Rishi Sunak amid UK crisis

It comes as a YouGov poll for the The Times found that almost half of Tory party supporters believe the party chose the wrong candidate

14 Oct 2022 5:01 PM

Britain's Queen Elizabeth II, left, welcomes Liz Truss during an audience at Balmoral, Scotland, where she invited the newly elected leader of the Conservative party to become Prime Minister and form a new government, Tuesday, Sept. 6, 2022. (Photo: AP)

AA Edit | Britain's 3rd woman PM set to face testing times

Tory Party members have voted Liz Truss in but the cream of her Cabinet ministers is expected to feature reality of multicultural Britain

07 Sep 2022 12:16 AM

Britain's Prime Minister and leader of the Conservative Party, Liz Truss, leaves from Balmoral Castle in Ballater, Scotland, on September 6, 2022, after meeting with Britain's Queen Elizabeth II and being invited to form a Government. (Photo: AFP)

Sunanda K. Datta-Ray | Can a ‘flexible’ Liz Truss usher in ‘Global Britain’?

Long the front-runner in the race to replace Boris Johnson, Ms Truss is the Conservatives’ fourth Prime Minister since the 2015 election

07 Sep 2022 12:05 AM

New Conservative Party leader and Britain's Prime Minister-elect Liz Truss delivers a speech at an event to announce the winner of the Conservative Party leadership contest in central London on September 5, 2022. - Truss is the UK's third female prime minister following Theresa May and Margaret Thatcher. The 47-year-old has consistently enjoyed overwhelming support over 42-year-old Sunak in polling of the estimated 200,000 Tory members who were eligible to vote.

Liz Truss to be next UK PM after winning party vote

The foreign secretary beat her rival, former finance minister Rishi Sunak, by 81,326 votes to 60,399

05 Sep 2022 5:31 PM

Farrukh Dhondy | Who’s really fit to be British? Shades of racism pop up in PM race

There may be many reasons to prefer Liz Untrussworthy to Hedgie Soon-to-go, but Rishi’s race has not been openly acknowledged as one of them

03 Sep 2022 12:05 AM

Conservative party leadership contender Liz Truss. (Photo: AP)

Farrukh Dhondy | Cosying up to Liz… To get a Cabinet job, or become a lord!

Offering my flattery to Liz Truss may at last fulfil my long-standing ambition to be a member of Britain’s House of Lords

27 Aug 2022 12:02 AM

Kishwar Desai | Only William-Kate smelling like roses; The Rishi and Liz Show continues...

Rishi Sunak finds himself in an unfamiliar rank of being second, while Liz Truss is slowly moving up

15 Aug 2022 12:14 AM

Sunanda K Datta-Ray | UK bristles over migration, race as Sunak, Truss battle

It must be explained that Britons are not choosing a new government at this juncture

04 Aug 2022 1:20 AM

Conservative party leadership contender Liz Truss. (AP)

Farrukh Dhondy | With just 2 left in Tories’ PM race... Can Brutus be crowned Ceasar?

If you are reading this anywhere in the world apart from the UK, you will be spared the 'news' about the rivalry between these candidates

23 Jul 2022 1:31 AM

Shobhaa De | Will Dishy Rishi end up as India’s damaad at No. 10?

Even if Dishy Rishi does make it to 10 Downing Street, please, please remember… technically, he ain’t one of us!

23 Jul 2022 12:50 AM

Conservative party leadership contender Liz Truss looks on before the live television debate for the candidates for leadership of the Conservative party, hosted by Channel 4 in London, Friday, July 15, 2022. (AP)

Kishwar Desai | In race to elect next UK PM, are women meant to steal Liz’s votes?

Some rumours are floating around that a few of these candidates were selected in order to ensure that Liz Truss does not make it

17 Jul 2022 11:55 PM

Farrukh Dhondy | If Conservatives pick ‘ethnic’ PM, will racism in Britain be less?

Gentle reader, it seemed and even now is quite possible that one of these ethnic candidates will be the next Prime Minister of the UK

16 Jul 2022 11:55 PM

Britain's prime minister Boris Johnson leaves after a virtual press conference at Downing Street. (AFP file photo)

Farrukh Dhondy | So, you're telling me there is no corruption in Vilayat?

This British government’s corruption has taken advantage of the coronavirus crisis to hand billions of pounds to their cronies

12 Sep 2020 3:16 PM

Britain’s Finance minister Rishi Sunak said that hundreds of thousands of people have already lost their jobs, and sadly in the coming months many more will. (AP Photo)

UK economy slips into recession with record 20.4% contraction, job loss fears mount

Today’s figures confirm that hard times are here, finance minister Rishi Sunak said

12 Aug 2020 4:28 PM

Infosys among UK firms accessing Rishi Sunak’s Covid19 job saving scheme

Infosys has furloughed 3 percent of its UK workforce

01 Jun 2020 9:28 AM

UK's covid19 job saving scheme to taper off from August, says Rishi Sunak. (AP Photo)

Rishi Sunak sets out plans to taper off UK's Ccovid19 job saving scheme from August

From July 1, employers will have maximum flexibility to decide to bring back employees for a number of days per week

30 May 2020 3:13 PM

Britain's Chancellor of the Exchequer Rishi Sunak (L) and Britain's Prime Minister Boris Johnson (R) attend a news conference addressing the government's response to the novel coronavirus COVID-19 outbreak, inside 10 Downing Street in London. AFP Photo

UK unveils 330 billion pounds relief package to tackle Covid19 outbreak

The Chancellor of the Exchequer joined British Prime Minister Boris Johnson during his daily briefing from 10 Downing Street in London

18 Mar 2020 11:08 AM

Johnson, who has in the past described himself as a "son-in-law of India" by virtue of his now estranged wife Marina Wheeler's Indian mother - Dip Kaur, has stressed that the UK's relationship with India must run deeper than just trade. (Photo: AFP)

Infosys founder Narayana Murthy's son-in-law in Boris Johnson's cabinet

As the face of hard Brexit in the ruling Conservative Party, Johnson has pledged to get Britain out of the EU within deadline of October 31.

25 Jul 2019 10:53 AM

Indian-origin lawmaker and son-in-law of Infosys co founder Narayan Murthy, Rishi Sunak was inducted into British PM Theresa May’s government in the reshuffle of her top team of ministers and secretaries on Monday. (Photo: Screengrab/Youtube)

Narayana Murthy's son-in-law inducted in Theresa May's top team

Rishi Sunak has been appointed as an under secretary of state in Britain's Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government.

10 Jan 2018 11:15 AM

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