Rishi Sunak has provoked a row after Downing Street revealed the new Prime Minister won’t be attending the Cop-27 climate summit in Egypt next month. His absence from the international gathering in Sharm el-Sheikh will allow him to focus on ‘other pressing domestic commitments’, No10 said. The Cop-27 summit is being held between November 6-18 with world … Read more
An Indian artist has celebrated Rishi Sunak‘s appointment as prime minister by designing a sand sculpture of him, but some think it looks more like former Labour leader Tony Blair. Sudarsan Pattnayak, a specialist sand artist, made the sculpture on Puri Beach in Odisha, India. The large design, created by Mr Pattnayak himself, is complete … Read more
Kemi Badenoch has backed Rishi Sunak to be the next Conservative Party leader and Britain’s next Prime Minister, comparing the frontrunner to Margaret Thatcher. Ms Badenoch, who stood to be Tory leader earlier this year, was expected by many in Boris Johnson‘s camp to support the former Prime Minister in his bid to return to … Read more
Rishi Sunak’s supporters are hoping to squeeze his Tory leadership rivals out of the race so he can gain a ‘coronation’ on Monday before party members have a chance to vote. The former Chancellor returned to London from his constituency in Yorkshire late on Thursday after Liz Truss’s dramatic resignation as Prime Minister. His team … Read more
LIVE Next Prime Minister race LIVE: Boris tells ally he’s ‘up for it’ and ‘we’re going to do this’ as ex-PM, Rishi Sunak and Penny Mordaunt jockey for Tory backers in battle for No10 after Liz Truss quit By Tom Cotterill For Mailonline Published: 08:15 BST, 21 October 2022 | Updated: 20:22 BST, 21 October … Read more
LIVE Next Prime Minister race LIVE: Boris Johnson, Rishi Sunak and Penny Mordaunt in fresh Tory leadership battle following Liz Truss’s resignation after 44 days in Downing Street By Tom Cotterill For Mailonline Published: 08:15 BST, 21 October 2022 | Updated: 11:10 BST, 21 October 2022 Welcome to the MailOnline’s live blog following all the … Read more
Mail+ poll suggests 72% of readers want Boris Johnson to return to lead Tories More than 7,800 readers voted in a Mail+ poll on the PM if Liz Truss is ousted And the former Prime Minister Boris Johnson took 72 per cent of the vote The next most popular candidate was ex-Chancellor Rishi Sunak on 9 … Read more
Chancellor Nadhim Zahawi today admitted he is ‘deeply concerned’ that Britons could freeze from the cold this winter due to the soaring price of gas and electricity. With average energy bills set to rocket to £3,549 a year from next month – and with costs set to rise even further next year – Mr Zahawi insisted … Read more
Labour moves to 12-POINT poll lead over Tories as Keir Starmer’s party opens up largest gap since Boris Johnson’s resignation Labour moves to 12-point lead over the Conservatives in new survey of voters Redfield and Wilton Strategies poll shows biggest lead since Boris Johnson quit It comes amid bitter Tory leadership race and Keir Starmer … Read more
Rishi Sunak tonight vowed to spend billions more to support Britons through the cost-of-living crisis – if he becomes prime minister – as he acknowledged a ‘moral responsibility’ to offer extra help. The ex-chancellor, who is vying with Liz Truss for the Tory leadership, admitted families are facing a further £400 hit on average – … Read more
Boris Johnson REFUSES to take action to ease cost-of-living pain before quitting No10 in A MONTH: PM returns from honeymoon but will leave it to successor to act – as Gordon Brown blasts him and Chancellor for holidaying during economic crisis Ex-PM suggested recalling Parliament from its long summer holiday over crisis Bank of England … Read more
Rishi Sunak comes under fire for pledging to cut taxes in the future instead of helping families sooner Former chancellor also facing accusations of a U-turn after announcing tax cuts The announcement of tax cuts came days after he branded them immoral Had to deny making latest pledge as last-ditch attempt to revitalise his campaign … Read more
Rishi Sunak’s policy to house Channel migrants in cruise ships ‘was laughed off the table by cabinet ministers’ Whitehall officials roundly mock Rishi Sunak’s cruise ship Channel migrant plan One said: ‘It was a hare-brained idea that went round and Cabinet turned it down’ Sunak vowed to solve £5m ‘hotel farce’ by detaining unprocessed arrivals … Read more