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New UK Prime Minister Starmer says controversial Rwanda deportation plan is 'dead and buried'
Prime Minister Keir Starmer scrapped the Rwanda scheme to prioritize economic and NHS issues. His diverse Cabinet tackles migrant crises. Tim Bale noted Labour's challenges. Suella Braverman criticized Starmer. David Lammy's Europe trip preludes Starmer’s NATO meeting in Washington. Health Secretary Wes Streeting aims to resolve NHS multi-day strikes, addressing the 'broken' healthcare system.
2023: India-UK FTA hopes, a Coronation and general election build-up
The two nations will begin a new round of discussions in the New Year after the 13th round was completed this month.
Rishi Sunak staves off revolt to win trust vote on migration plan; more challenges ahead
The House of Commons voted 313 to 269 to approve the general principles of Sunak's bill Tuesday, less than a week after he introduced it. But he still faces a major challenge to get his anti-immigration legislation into law, after Tory Members of Parliament on the right of the party made clear they will try to change it in future votes expected in January. The upper chamber, the House of Lords, is also expected to have objections.
Will Boris Johnson return to Downing Street as Tory MPs look to 'toast' Rishi Sunak?
The recent development follows criticism directed at current UK Prime Minister Rishi Sunak for his proposal to relocate unsuccessful asylum seekers to Rwanda, a decision that was rejected by the country's Supreme Court. Last week, emergency legislation was introduced to address the matter, instructing British judges and courts to overlook specific sections of the UK Human Rights Act.
UK PM Sunak's ministry sees major reshuffle amid sackings and resignations; ex-PM Cameron is back
British Prime Minister Rishi Sunak reshuffled the Cabinet and sacked Home Secretary Suella Braverman after a controversial article attacking the Metropolitan Police was published without her boss's approval. Braverman has faced controversy in her senior UK Cabinet role, accusing the Met Police of "playing favorites" during Israel-Gaza protests, reports said on Monday.
Suella Braverman defends Rishi Sunak's new approach to green commitments
It is now clear that UK Prime Minister Rishi Sunak is determined to water down the green commitment. Home Secretary Suella Braverman has said that the government can not tackle climate change by "bankrupting the British people". Know in detail how the opposition, some Tory MPs and the automobile industry have reacted to it.
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UK leader Rishi Sunak signals plan to backtrack on some climate goals
UK Prime Minister Rishi Sunak is considering watering down some of Britain's climate commitments, stating that the country must fight climate change without burdening workers and consumers. Sunak's response came after reports that he is considering extending deadlines for bans on new gasoline and diesel cars and new natural-gas home heating.
American XL bully dog: UK Home Secretary Suella Braverman sought urgent advice on banning breed
What is an American XL bully dog? Why has UK Home Secretary Suella Braverman sought urgent advice on banning breed? Know here.
Electronic tagging among 'range of options' UK is considering to keep a check on illegal migrants
In a conversation with 'Sky News', Braverman highlighted the need to exercise control over individuals arriving illegally and subsequently ensure their swift removal to safe countries like Rwanda. This, she explained, necessitates having the means to detain and manage such individuals effectively.
Nicola Bulley death inquest: Cause of death revealed, check timeline of incident
Nicola Bulley's cause of death has been revealed, and it was reported that she was alive when she entered the river. Read on for more details of the case.
Former police watchdog chief Michael Lockwood charged with offences against minor
Former IOPC official Michael Lockwood has been charged with indecent conduct and three incidents of offences against a minor girl. The former cop is set to appear before magistrates on June 28.
UK's Rishi Sunak will not sack interior minister over speeding fine row
British Prime Minister Rishi Sunak has decided not to sack interior minister Suella Braverman over her handling of a speeding offence last year. Braverman asked government officials to help arrange a private driving-awareness course to prevent her speeding violation becoming public knowledge, the Sunday Times reported.
BBC seeks to quell furore by putting Gary Lineker back on air
Embarrassingly for the BBC, it had to axe core weekend sports coverage after presenters, pundits and commentators refused to work in solidarity with Lineker.
Gary Lineker says he stands by remarks criticising asylum seeker policy, doesn’t fear suspension
Gary Lineker tweeted on Thursday that he was not receiving any punishment or suspension, and he was glad that the exaggerated story, regarding his remarks, was calming down. He expressed his excitement about presenting Match of the Day on Saturday and thanked everyone for their amazing support, which he found overwhelming.
UK minister Suella Braverman under fire for calling migrants an 'invasion'
Home Secretary Suella Braverman used the term while defending conditions at a processing center for new arrivals where some 4,000 people have been held in a facility intended for 1,600.
Labour MP Yvette Cooper criticizes UK PM Rishi Sunak selecting Suella Braverman as Home Secretary. Here's what she said
After becoming the Prime Minister of the UK, Rishi Sunak renewed Suella Braverman's position as Home Secretary. Previously, she resigned under Liz Truss' short-lived administration.
UK PM Rishi Sunak gathers cabinet to begin 'hard work' of fixing economy
At the top of Sunak's agenda will be preparation for a fiscal statement, keenly anticipated by financial markets, which is scheduled for Oct. 31 but which the Times newspaper reported could be pushed back by a few days.
New UK PM Rishi Sunak reshuffles Cabinet, retains Hunt, Wallace, Raab; Braverman back
Sunak, Britain's third prime minister in 2 months, re-appointed Jeremy Hunt as the country's finance minister. Sunak's second cabinet appointment was his close ally Dominic Raab as deputy prime minister and justice secretary. He also retained James Cleverly as foreign secretary, and Ben Wallace in the defence brief.
India-UK trade deal on 'verge of collapse' over visa comments
Strategic experts on both sides are now of the view that if the Diwali deadline for the FTA is still met, the result would be a much less comprehensive deal than was expected, leaving key sectors open for future negotiations. UK Trade Secretary Kemi Badenoch seemed to lay the groundwork for this last week, when she said that an FTA with India would not mean that "we can't do even more later".
UK's Suella Braverman casts doubt on FTA over ‘open borders' migration policy with India
“We even reached an agreement with the Indian government last year to encourage and facilitate better cooperation in this regard. It has not necessarily worked very well,” the 42-year-old minister said. Braverman was referencing the Migration and Mobility Partnership (MMP) clinched between her predecessor in the Home Office, Indian-origin former Home Secretary Priti Patel, and External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar in May last year.
Action initiated on all cases, India counters UK Home Secretary's claim on visa overstayers
“As part of our wider discussions under Migration and Mobility, the government of India is committed to work with the government of UK to facilitate the return of Indian citizens who have overstayed their visa period here in the UK,” the High Commission of India statement said.
UK's Liz Truss tries to shake off dismal start with party speech
Truss says she will stick with her plan to reshape Britain's economy through tax cuts and deregulation in a bid to end years of sluggish growth and create "a new Britain for the new era." In her most important speech since taking office a month ago, she will say that "whenever there is change, there is disruption."
UK leader Liz Truss rules out windfall tax for oil companies
Speaking during her first session of prime minister's questions in the House of Commons, Truss rebuffed opposition calls for a new windfall tax, even as she refrained from explaining how she would fund a plan meant to help the public pay energy bills skyrocketing because of Russia's invasion of Ukraine. The plan is expected to be delivered on Thursday.
Everything about Suella Braverman; UK’s newly-appointed Indian-origin Home Secretary
As Britain’s new Prime Minister Liz Truss named some influential cabinet ministers on Tuesday, it seems that Suella Braverman would be the lone British politician with Indian heritage in Truss’ cabinet. As a member of the Conservative Party, Braverman was appointed as the home secretary.
UK PM race most diverse in history with 2 British Indians on shortlist
The others vying for the top job at Downing Street on the ballot paper as the nominations closed on Tuesday evening also reflect that diversity in London-born former minister Kemi Badenoch, 42, of Nigerian origin and Iraq-born Chancellor Nadhim Zahawi, 55, who came to the UK as a refugee when he was 11 years old and his family fled Baghdad under Saddam Hussein.
Sunak and Suella subjected to racist onslaught in UK after entering PM race
Scores of verified Twitter accounts belonging to Labour MPs, left-wing lawyers and even right-wing commentators poured scorn on Sunak’s slogan #Ready4Rishi, his wealth, for being fined for Partygate, tax avoidance (in reference to his wife Akshata), even his immigrant background, and for holding a US green card for a time while chancellor of the exchequer.
List of would-be successors to Britain's Johnson grows with Badenoch bid
Badenoch was one of the nearly 60 members of parliament and aides who quit this week after Johnson apologised for appointing a senior colleague facing sexual assault claims to a prominent role.
Rishi Sunak early frontrunner in race for new British Prime Minister
The 42-year-old son-in-law of Infosys co-founder Narayana Murthy has received the public backing of several senior Tory members of Parliament, including Commons leader Mark Spencer, former party chairman Oliver Dowden and former Cabinet minister Liam Fox.
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