Tag: Rishi Sunak

Rishi Sunak triumphs to become UK’s new prime minister

by Joe Jackson and Helen Rowe Agence France-Presse LONDON, United Kingdom (AFP) — Britain’s incoming prime minister Rishi Sunak vowed Monday to bring “stability and unity” at a time of economic crisis, after he was named the beleaguered Conservatives’ new leader. Sunak, 42, a Hindu, will be the UK’s first prime minister of color following the implosion of Liz Truss’s premiership after just 44 days. Truss will hold a final cabinet meeting on Tuesday morning […]

UK’s Sunak poised to become PM as Johnson quits leadership race

by Joe JACKSON Agence France-Presse LONDON, United Kingdom (AFP) — British Conservative Rishi Sunak was on Monday poised to become prime minister and the country’s first leader of color, after the dramatic decision by Boris Johnson to abandon an audacious political comeback. Just weeks after failing in a first attempt to lead the ruling Tories, Sunak could cap a stunning reversal in fortunes by winning the leadership as early as Monday afternoon, following ex-premier Johnson’s […]

UK’s Johnson, Sunak fined over illegal lockdown-busting parties

by Charles Onians © Agence France-Presse LONDON, United Kingdom (AFP) — UK Prime Minister Boris Johnson offered a “full apology” on Tuesday after being fined for breaching Covid-19 lockdown laws in the so-called “Partygate” scandal, but looked set to defy calls for his resignation. Embattled finance minister Rishi Sunak and Johnson’s wife Carrie will also be fined, as the political storm following revelations of a swathe of lockdown-busting parties in and around Downing Street threatens […]