After Liz Truss stepped down as PM of the United Kingdom on October 20, former chancellor Rishi Sunak becomes the first Indian-origin person to lead UK.
Former UK Chancellor of the Exchequer Rishi Sunak on Monday became the Conservative Party leader, less than two months after he lost to Liz Truss in the Tory leadership race and is set to become the first Asian-origin UK Prime Minister.
London [UK], October 14 (ANI): United Kingdom's Finance Minister Kwasi Kwarteng has been fired after serving for even less than six weeks, as the new government's September 23 plan of massive tax cuts resulted in the plunging of British government bonds.
London [UK], October 5 (ANI): Accusing the new British PM Liz Truss of 'shredding' the Conservative party's 2019 manifesto promises, activists from the environmental group Greenpeace disrupted Truss' speech as Prime Minister on Wednesday, media reports said.
Dharamsala (Himachal Pradesh) [India], September 6 (ANI): Tibetan spiritual leader Dalai Lama on Tuesday wrote to newly elected British Foreign secretary Liz Truss and offered his congratulations on becoming the new Prime Minister of the UK.
New Delhi [India], September 6 (ANI): External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar on Tuesday congratulated British Foreign Secretary Liz Truss for getting elected as the new Prime Minister of the United Kingdom.
New Delhi [India], September 5 (ANI): Former High Commissioner of India to UK, Ruchi Ghanashyam on Monday said that the new British Prime Minister will face a hard time dealing with the economic condition of the country, including the galloping inflation.
New Delhi [India], September 5 (ANI): Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Monday congratulated British Foreign Secretary Liz Truss for getting elected as the Prime Minister of the United Kingdom.
London [UK], September 5 (ANI): British Foreign Secretary Liz Truss has defeated former Chancellor of the Exchequer Rishi Sunak in the Conservative leadership race and will now be the next Prime Minister of the United Kingdom.
London [UK], August 19 (ANI): Tory leadership contender and British Prime Minister hopeful Rishi Sunak on Thursday visited a temple to celebrate popular Hindu festival Janmashtami.
London [UK], July 7 (ANI): After more than 50 government ministers or aides of British Prime Minister Boris Johnson resigned on Thursday, he agreed to step down.
London [United Kingdom], June 7 (ANI): British Prime Minister Boris Johnson on Monday night survived a no-confidence vote, however a rebellion by 148 of his 359 Conservative Party lawmakers signifies that his job security remains in peril.