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Rishi Sunak

Rishi Sunak is the current UK prime minister and Conservative Party leader. After holding Cabinet positions under Boris Johnson, he succeeded Liz Truss to become the first British Asian prime minister in October 2022.

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A view of MPs in the House of Commons as the Rwanda Bill vote is read out

British parliament passes Rwanda deportation bill

British parliament passes Rwanda deportation bill

PM Sunak insists the first flights carrying migrants will leave within weeks, but legal challenges are expected.
PoliticsApril 23, 202402:09 min
British Prime Minister Rishi Sunak speaks at a press conference at Downing Street, with a sign that reads: Stop the boats

UK plans advance to deport asylum-seekers to Rwanda

UK plans advance to deport asylum-seekers to Rwanda

The bill addresses legal hurdles after a Supreme Court ruling deemed the previous plan was prone to human rights abuses.
PoliticsMarch 20, 202402:03 min
Prime Minister Rishi Sunak meets with border guards at Gatwick Airport

UK dispute over deportations to Rwanda heats up

UK dispute over deportations to Rwanda heats up

The House of Commons is once again about to negotiate a controversial bill to ease the deportation of asylum-seekers.
MigrationMarch 17, 2024
Striking NHS junior doctors on the picket line outside Leicester Royal Infirmary

Britain's NHS strike: Doctors want more pay

Britain's NHS strike: Doctors want more pay

Junior doctors are staging the NHS' longest ever strike. It's about pay, but also a decade of perceived neglect.
PoliticsJanuary 4, 2024
Narayan Murthy

India's parliament debates Murthy's 70-hour work week

India's parliament debates Murthy's 70-hour work week

Indian tech billionaire Narayan Murthy recently called for a 70-hour work week leaving many raised eyebrows.
BusinessDecember 21, 2023
Afua Hirsch portrait: A woman posing to the side, hair in twists.

Afua Hirsch: Why anti-racism work is under threat in the UK

Afua Hirsch: Why anti-racism work is under threat in the UK

There are more UK politicians with an ethnic minority background, but writers who do anti-racism work are demonized.
CultureJuly 23, 2023
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