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Who is Rishi Sunak?

Rishi Sunak

About Rishi Sunak

Who is Rishi Sunak?

Rishi Sunak scripted history when he was appointed by King Charles III as Britain's first Indian-origin Prime Minister after being elected unopposed as the new leader of the governing Conservative Party on Diwali. The 42-year-old former Chancellor of Exchequer, a devout Hindu, is the youngest British prime minister in 210 years. He is also the first Hindu Prime Minister of Indian heritage in the UK. Sunak has been a member of the Conservative Party for Richmond (Yorks) since 2015.

Life and education
Sunak was born in Southampton on May 12, 1980, to Indian parents Yashvir and Usha Sunak in East Africa.
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UK PM Rishi Sunak creates new taskforce to go after 'vile' child abusers

The Opposition Labour Party has warned the government against overly focussing on the ethnicity of the grooming gangs

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Updated On : 03 Apr 2023 | 9:48 PM IST

UK PM Sunak releases tax returns showing over GBP 1 million paid since 2019

Prime Minister Rishi Sunak has released his tax returns, revealing that the British-Indian leader paid more than GBP 1 million to the Exchequer since becoming a frontline politician in 2019

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Updated On : 23 Mar 2023 | 4:11 PM IST

UK boosts defense spending by $6 bn in response to Russia and China

The extra money will be used, in part, to replenish Britain's ammunition stocks, depleted from supplying Ukraine in its defense against Russia

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Updated On : 14 Mar 2023 | 8:08 AM IST

UK Prime Minister Rishi Sunak hikes country's defence spending on US tour

British PM Rishi Sunak is on a tour of the US for a trilateral meeting with US President Joe Biden and Australian PM Anthony Albanese, during which he confirmed a hike in Britain's defence budget

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Updated On : 13 Mar 2023 | 4:21 PM IST

UK PM Rishi Sunak takes nuanced approach to China threat in defence plan

It's a regime that is increasingly authoritarian at home and assertive abroad and has a desire to reshape the world order," Sunak told reporters on his way to the US Sunday

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Updated On : 13 Mar 2023 | 7:44 AM IST

No risk of UK contagion from SVB collapse: UK Prime Minister Rishi Sunak

Asked if the Treasury will come up with a solution by the time the London markets open on Monday morning, Sunak replied: "The Treasury is working at pace."

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Updated On : 12 Mar 2023 | 11:25 PM IST

UK to pay France $576 mn over next 3 years to combat illegal immigration

As per Illegal Migration Bill, people who come to UK illegally cannot claim asylum, benefit from UK's modern slavery protections, make spurious human rights claims and also cannot stay in the country

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Updated On : 12 Mar 2023 | 8:12 AM IST

Rishi Sunak unveils new framework to make UK science & tech superpower

The UK government said its framework has been designed in consultation with industry experts and academics, to help deliver stronger growth, better jobs, and bold discoveries

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Updated On : 06 Mar 2023 | 7:08 PM IST

Illegal immigrants will not be able to apply for asylum: UK PM Sunak

Sunak's government is expected to push legislation cracking down on illegal immigration later this week, with a special emphasis on illegal immigrants arriving in boats across the English Channel

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Updated On : 06 Mar 2023 | 11:36 AM IST

UK PM travels to Belfast to convince his toughest audience on Brexit deal

UK Prime Minister Rishi Sunak traveled to Belfast on Tuesday to sell his landmark agreement with the European Union to its toughest audience

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Updated On : 28 Feb 2023 | 4:21 PM IST

UK, EU conclude new post-Brexit trade arrangement for Northern Ireland

The agreement - dubbed the 'Windsor Framework' - was struck over the Northern Ireland Protocol, aiming to ease the trading issues created by the Protocol

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Updated On : 28 Feb 2023 | 8:26 AM IST

British PM Rishi Sunak, EU strike deal over trade in Northern Ireland

A government source said Sunak had agreed the terms with European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen as they met in London

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Updated On : 27 Feb 2023 | 10:43 PM IST

'Decisive breakthrough': UK PM Rishi Sunak declares new Brexit pact

British Prime Minister Rishi Sunak on Monday unveiled a decisive breakthrough in achieving a new deal with the European Union (EU) to resolve the post-Brexit trade dispute related to Northern Ireland

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Updated On : 27 Feb 2023 | 10:00 PM IST

UK and EU leaders to hold talks amid hope to fix Brexit trade dispute

Ursula von der Leyen will travel to Britain so the leaders can work towards "shared, practical solutions for the range of complex challenges around the Protocol on Ireland and Northern Ireland

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Updated On : 27 Feb 2023 | 8:06 AM IST

British PM Sunak pledges to 'give everything' for new Brexit deal

British Prime Minister Rishi Sunak on Sunday pledged to give everything he has got to fix the lingering problems of Brexit and clinch a new deal with the European Union (EU)

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Updated On : 26 Feb 2023 | 6:21 PM IST

UK doubled visas for residence last year despite aim to cut migration

The figures mark a contrast with the goal of Prime Minister Rishi Sunak's government cut immigration sharply, one of the main things the Conservatives promised to deliver after leaving the EU

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Updated On : 24 Feb 2023 | 7:01 PM IST

UK PM Rishi Sunak set for his biggest political test yet with Brexit deal

Sunak oversaw a diplomatic flurry in recent days, holding meetings with parties in Northern Ireland and with European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen to lay the groundwork

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Updated On : 20 Feb 2023 | 7:07 AM IST

AI chatbot ChatGPT grills Rishi Sunak, Bill Gates in an interview

The AI chatbot's first question was about the impact of technology on the global economy and job market over the next 10 years

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Updated On : 19 Feb 2023 | 3:39 PM IST

It's time to double down on support for Ukraine, says UK PM Rishi Sunak

Rishi Sunak called on world leaders to double down on support for Ukraine, saying additional arms and security guarantees are needed to protect the country and rest of Europe from Russian aggression

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Updated On : 18 Feb 2023 | 8:53 PM IST

UK First Lady Akshata Murty, daughters spotted holidaying in south Goa

Rishi Sunak and Akshata Murty married in 2009 and the couple has two daughters Anoushka and Krishna

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Updated On : 15 Feb 2023 | 6:05 PM IST