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UK PM pledges support to Ukraine during his maiden visit to war-ravaged co
Updated : 3 years, 3 months ago IST
UK Prime Minister Rishi Sunak made his first visit to Kyiv after assuming office on Saturday and assured Britain's continued support for Ukraine in its war against Russia. Volodymyr Zelenskyy and Rishi Sunak met for the first time after the former chancellor took his position as leader of th
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Mikki Koomar Meets the Member of Parliament of the United Kingdom Robert B
Updated : 3 years, 4 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], November 16 (ANI/PNN): Robert John Blackman is a British politician who has represented Harrow East in Parliament since 2010. He is a Conservative Party member who has been the Joint Executive Secretary of the backbench 1922 Committee since 2012.
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US House Minority Leader Kevin McCarthy nominated to be next Speaker
Updated : 3 years, 4 months ago IST
McCarthy's nomination comes after an underwhelming performance in the midterm election. This led to a search among conservatives for a challenger. The vote puts McCarthy in line to be the next speaker of the House, only if he wins at least 218 votes in the full House of Representatives.
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Iran anti-hijab protest: 14, 000 arrested in last six weeks, says United N
Updated : 3 years, 4 months ago IST
At least 14,000 people have been arrested in Iran over the last six weeks, following the death of 22-year-old Mahsa Amini, who died on September 16 after being detained by "morality police" and taken to a "re-education center," allegedly for not abiding by the country's conservative dress co
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Rishi Sunak becoming UK PM is historic event, says former minister Natwar
Updated : 3 years, 4 months ago IST
On Monday, Britain's Conservative Party choose Rishi Sunak as their Leader, thereby making him first Indian-origin and Hindu Prime Minister of the United Kingdom.
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Rishi Sunak becomes first Indian-origin PM of UK
Updated : 3 years, 4 months ago IST
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.
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Rishi Sunak praises BoJo's leadership, says Johnson led UK through some of
Updated : 3 years, 4 months ago IST
London [UK], October 24 (ANI): Britain's former Finance Minister Rishi Sunak on Monday praised the leadership of former UK Prime Minister Boris Johnson as the latter pulled out of the Conservative Party leadership race.
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Rishi Sunak most likely to be UK's next Prime Minister as BoJo drops out
Updated : 3 years, 4 months ago IST
London [UK], October 24 (ANI): The United Kingdom is all set to have its first Prime Minister of Indian origin, Rishi Sunak, as former PM Boris Johnson dropped out of the race, according to UK media reports.
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Boris Johnson rules himself out of Tory leadership race
Updated : 3 years, 4 months ago IST
London [UK], October 24 (ANI): Former UK Prime Minister Boris Johnson ruled himself out of the Conservative party leadership race despite claiming he had the required support , media reports said.
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Ex-Finance Minister Rishi Sunak declares bid to contest UK PM race
Updated : 3 years, 4 months ago IST
London [UK], October 23 (ANI): Britain's former Finance Minister Rishi Sunak on Sunday declared his candidature to contest the UK Prime Ministerial race after Liz Truss resigned as PM and left the country in a state of political turmoil.
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Boris Johnson returns to UK to launch leadership bid: UK media
Updated : 3 years, 4 months ago IST
London [UK], October 22 (ANI): Merely three months after he was ousted from power, former British Prime Minister Boris Johnson landed in Britain on Saturday from a Caribbean holiday to launch a formal bid for the Conservative Party leadership, following Liz Truss's resignation this week, acc
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UK: Rishi Sunak crosses minimum nomination threshold to contest in PM race
Updated : 3 years, 4 months ago IST
London [UK], October 22 (ANI): Conservative British politician of Indian descent Rishi Sunak is quick off the mark to bid for the leadership of the Conservative Party and the British Prime Ministership having secured more than a hundred nominations - which is the minimum requirement to co
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