UK PM Sunak dealt blow as court rules Rwanda deportation plan unlawful
- 30-Jun-2023
LONDON: British Prime Minister Rishi Sunak said the government would appeal to the UK’s top court after its plan to deport asylum seekers to Rwanda was deemed unlawful, a major blow to his pledge to stop asylum seekers arriving in small boats. Under an initial 140 million pound ($177 million) deal struck last year, Britain […]
UK PM fires Conservative chairman after tax probe: govt
- 29-Jan-2023
LONDON: British Prime Minister Rishi Sunak on Sunday fired Conservative party chairman Nadhim Zahawi after an inquiry into Zahawi’s tax affairs found a “serious breach” of ministerial rules, the government said. “As a result, I have informed you of my decision to remove you from your position in His Majesty’s Government,” Sunak wrote in a […]
UK PM Sunak meets health service leaders as NHS crisis drags on
- 08-Jan-2023
British Prime Minister Rishi Sunak on Sunday announced to discuss pay rises for nurses ahead of a meeting with public sector trade union leaders in an effort to end the biggest wave of industrial disputes in decades. Britain’s National Health Service, long treasured and funded by taxpayers, delivers free care to all, but is under […]