• UK Prime Minister Rishi Sunak to announce largest Ukrainian military aid during Poland visit

    The Prime Minister of the United Kingdom, Rishi Sunak, will announce the largest military aid package for Ukraine to date during his visit to Poland on April 23, according to the British government's website. It is reported that Sunak intends to reveal an increase in military support for Ukraine of £500 million ($617 million). The additional funding will be utilized for the speedy delivery of critical ammunition, air defense equipment, drones, and engineering support. The record-breaking package...

  • David Cameron to visit Israel today after Rishi Sunak told PM Benjamin Netanyahu 'calm heads' must prevail amid growing tensions with Iran

    Lord Cameron is expected to meet with Benjamin Netanyahu and foreign minister Israel Katz. He may also meet senior Palestinian Authority officials in the West Bank, it has been reported.

  • Whisper it, but Rishi Sunak has had a good week

    If you have been doing as badly as Rishi Sunak has as prime minister, then it doesn’t take much to…What to read next: Why did it take Rishi Sunak so long to up defence spending? | Rishi Sunak vows to boost defence spending to 2.5 per cent of GDP | Sunak’s bungled Rwanda scheme won’t save him | Even GB News viewers prefer Starmer to Sunak

  • Rishi Sunak to pledge more money to support Ukraine

    The prime minister is travelling to Poland and Germany, highlighting an additional £500m to Ukraine.

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    Everything seems to be going wrong for Rishi Sunak

    Analysis by Luke McGee, CNN (CNN) — Life must seem bleak for British Prime Minister Rishi Sunak these days. With just two weeks until local elections that will likely go badly for his governing Conservative Party, there is a growing sense that Sunak is a man to whom the epithet “in office but not in

  • Many streets to close in Scranton for Presidential visit

    SCRANTON, LACKAWANNA COUNTY (WBRE/WYOU) — Due to the president's visit on Tuesday, many streets in Lackawanna County will be closed and no parking signs are in place. Officials say no parking will be allowed on Electric Street from North Washington Avenue all the way to North Blakely Street. Police say any vehicle in a no-parking []

  • Rishi Sunak struggling to smother frenzy of election rumours

    Speculation PM could call election to forestall possible leadership challenge has its own momentum despite No 10 dismissalsIn a sign of how febrile the atmosphere in Westminster is just now, there were wild rumours flying around on Friday that Rishi Sunak was planning to finally call an election straight after the weekend.The fact that this particular theory appears to have begun with Labour party speculation that the prime minister could announce a date to put an end to questions over his own...

  • Rishi Sunak declines to rule out July general election

    The Prime Minister Rishi Sunak repeated his line that he intends to call a vote in the second half of the year.

  • Rishi Sunak finally passes controversial Rwanda Bill

    Shafaqna English- After two years, three prime ministers, four (or five) home secretaries, one cancelled flight and about 75,000 more people crossing the Channel in small boats, and months of wrangling, UK Parliament passed the government’s controversial plan to tackle small boats. The endless Westminster fight over the policy has

  • Can Rishi Sunak create a smoke-free generation?

    MPs voted this week to ban anyone aged 15 or younger in 2024 from buying cigarettes. If the legislation passes and is enacted, it would be a world first. Ben Quinn reportsBefore 2007, going out on the town in the UK involved inhaling secondhand smoke – on trains, in restaurants, in clubs and in pubs. Even non-smokers would find that a stale tobacco scent could linger after an evening out. The ban on smoking indoors in public places changed things almost overnight.Now with smoking rates among the...

  • Rishi Sunak and Keir Starmer clash on economy at PMQs

    The PM says a Labour government would raise taxes - but Starmer says no-one has put up taxes more than Sunak.

  • Rishi Sunak urges restraint after Iran attack on Israel

    The prime minister will speak to Israel's Benjamin Netanyahu to discuss how to prevent escalation.