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The Conservative leader accused the opposition party of wanting to increase taxes if it wins power at the election.

British Prime Minister and Conservative Party Leader Rishi Sunak won the first televised election debate by a wafer thin margin, a YouGov snap poll for Sky News showed on Tuesday. ... -June 04, 2024 at 05:20 pm EDT - MarketScreener

There were tears, anger and frustration as Conservative lawmakers digested their leader Prime Minister Rishi Sunaks decision to call a British election much earlier than they had ever expected. ... -May 23, 2024 at 08:22 am EDT - MarketScreener

The controversial plan to fly thousands of asylum seekers from Britain to Rwanda may never get off the ground, after Prime Minister Rishi Sunak said on Thursday that there would be no deportations... -May 23, 2024 at 09:33 am EDT - MarketScreener

British police said they had charged a 64-year-old man on Thursday with suspected offences under the National Security Act following a counter-terrorism investigation, adding that the charge...

Bringing Taiwan to the World and the World to Taiwan

British defence minister Grant Shapps accused China on Wednesday of providing or preparing to provide Russia with lethal aid for use by Moscow in its war against Ukraine. Shapps told...

International Criminal Court Prosecutor Karim Khans request for an arrest warrant against Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has created a diplomatic quandary for some key member states:... -May 22, 2024 at 07:02 am EDT - MarketScreener

In 2021, Keir Starmer considered resigning as leader of Britains opposition Labour Party after it suffered a humiliating local election defeat to the governing Conservatives. Three... -May 22, 2024 at 12:25 pm EDT - MarketScreener

British Prime Minister Rishi Sunak called a national election on Wednesday, naming July 4 as the date for a vote his governing Conservatives are widely expected to lose to the opposition Labour... -May 22, 2024 at 12:24 pm EDT - MarketScreener