‘The Labour Party has won this general election’ – PM Sunak concedes defeat
The Labour leader has secured the 326 seats required for a majority in the House of Commons – putting an end to 14 years of Conservative rule. Outgoing Prime Minister Rishi Sunak had conceded defeat moments before that number was reached, declaring at his election count: “The Labour Party has won this general election and […]
UK PM calls for general election on July 4
UK political parties began jostling for position on Thursday, setting out their electoral battle plans after embattled Prime Minister Rishi Sunak called a general election for July 4. Sunak ended months of speculation about the date of the vote in a rain-soaked speech Wednesday outside Downing Street, which some took as an omen for his […]
How UK’s new super-rich Prime Minister became multi-millionaire in his mid-20s
Prime Minister Rishi Sunak is one of the wealthiest people in the United Kingdom. He is so rich that the common citizens in Britain have expressed fears he could be out of touch with the tough economic situation in the country. Sunak and his wife, Indian tech heiress Akshata Murty, have an estimated fortune of […]
No, Britons didn’t vote for Rishi Sunak! How UK’s new PM rose to power by ‘accident’
Rishi Sunak rose to power because of the internal wrangles in the ruling Conservative Party which has had three Prime Ministers in three months. Unlike in Kenya where the electorates vote for the President directly in an election, in the United Kingdom (UK) voters vote for Members of Parliament (MPs) who then choose the head […]
Rishi Sunak becomes British PM after being asked to form government by King Charles III
Rishi Sunak became Britain’s third prime minister of the year on Tuesday and now must turn his attention to taming an economic crisis that has left the country’s finances in a precarious state and millions of Britons struggling to afford food and energy bills. Sunak, the U.K.’s first leader of color, met at Buckingham Palace […]
UK gets its first Prime Minister of Indian origin and Kenyan roots
Rishi Sunak will be named Britain’s 57th Prime Minister TODAY after rival Penny Mordaunt dropped out of the leadership race. Mr Sunak won the support of an overwhelming majority of Tory MPs, enabling him to claim the keys to No10. On the day of Diwali – the Hindu festival of lights – Mr Sunak will […]