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Sunak was also seen using the same disposable fountain pen at international summits including a European political community meeting.

UK PM Rishi Sunak's 'erasable ink pen' sparks controversy

Sunak was also seen using the same disposable fountain pen at international summits including a European political community meeting.

Britain's Prime minister's pen has sparked a fresh row after he was spotted working on government documents with a fountain pen having erasable ink, the Guardian reported.
The Indian-origin Prime minister has been seen using the disposable fountain V pen with erasable ink 'regularly', especially during official meetings, Guardian said. He has been spotted using the pen on official documents for writing notes or signing them. Sunak was also seen using the same disposable fountain pen at international summits including a European political community meeting. However, amid the concerns that Sunak's writing could be erased in case of probes, Downing Street has defended the PM and said, the pen in question is provided by civil service and widely used by officials in the British government. The leader has never used the erase feature and he would never do.&nbsp;

The British Indian leader has made cracking down on illegal migration one of his government’s top priorities ahead of a general election, expected next year.
 

Watch: Rishi Sunak joined officers in nationwide crackdown on illegal migration 

The British Indian leader has made cracking down on illegal migration one of his government&rsquo;s top priorities ahead of a general election, expected next year.
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Prime Minister Rishi Sunak joined the UK Home Office enforcement officials on a raid as part of a nationwide crackdown on illegal migration, which ended in the arrest of 105 foreign nationals from across 20 nationalities.
Sunak, 43, dressed in a bulletproof vest, attended one of the actions in Brent, north London, earlier this week to observe Immigration Enforcement officers at work as part of their &ldquo;day of action&rdquo;.
&ldquo;Illegal working harms our communities, cheats honest workers out of employment and defrauds the public purse as no taxes are paid,&rdquo; said UK Home Secretary Suella Braverman.
&ldquo;As the Prime Minister has set out, we are committed to tackling the abuse of our laws and borders. We know the prospect of black-market employment is a significant attraction for migrants considering making dangerous and illegal journeys to the UK.  Operations such as today send a clear message that we will not stand for this,&rdquo; she said.
During the operation, which took place across the UK on Thursday, Immigration Enforcement officers arrested 105 foreign nationals found working without the right to do so during 159 raids on suspected illegal work establishments.
The arrests took place at commercial premises including restaurants, car washes, nail bars, barber shops and convenience stores. Suspects were arrested for offences including illegal working and possession of false documentation, with sums of cash also seized at some locations.

Meanwhile, images on social media showed a white passenger car with its boot open slammed into the gates of Downing Street

Car crashes into 10 Downing Street gate, 1 arrested

Car crashes into 10 Downing Street gate, 1 arrested
Security scare at UK PM Rishi Sunak's official residence
UK police have arrested one man

Meanwhile, images on social media showed a white passenger car with its boot open slammed into the gates of Downing Street

One person was arrested on Thursday after a car crashed into the gates of 10 Downing Street in London, the office residence of British Prime Minister Rishi Sunak, the Metropolitan Police said.
"At around 16:20hrs [local time] a car collided with the gates of Downing Street on Whitehall,&rdquo; the Met Police said in a statement.
"Armed officers arrested a man at the scene on suspicion of criminal damage and dangerous driving. There are no reports of any injuries. Enquiries are ongoing,&rdquo; the police said.
Officers could soon be seen winding down their operation even as most of Whitehall, the main political hub of London between Trafalgar Square and Parliament Square, was cordoned off.
Officials inside Downing Street have reportedly been asked to stay indoors and it remains uncertain whether Sunak was in his office at the time of the incident.
Meanwhile, images on social media showed a white passenger car with its boot open slammed into the gates of Downing Street, which is significantly protected with barriers and a solid double-barrel black iron gate at all times.

Shares of Infosys on Monday tanked more than 9 per cent, wiping out Rs 59,349.66 crore from its market valuation 

Rishi Sunak’s Wife, Akshata Murty lost this much as Infosys shares fall over 9%

Shares of Infosys on Monday tanked more than 9 per cent, wiping out Rs 59,349.66 crore from its market valuation&nbsp;

After an Intense selling in Infosys on Monday, Akshata Murty, the wife of UK Chancellor Rishi Sunak, experienced a paper loss of over ₹500 crore as the Indian software giant co-founded by her father, Narayana Murthy, dropped 9.4% on Monday.&nbsp;
Shares of Infosys on Monday tanked more than 9 per cent, wiping out Rs 59,349.66 crore from its market valuation, after the company reported a lower-than-expected growth in the fourth quarter net profit and gave a weak 4-7 per cent revenue growth guidance for FY24.
The stock tumbled 9.40 per cent to settle at Rs 1,258.10 on the BSE. During the day, it plunged 12.21 per cent to Rs 1,219 -- its 52-week low mark.
On the NSE, it fell 9.37 per cent to finish at Rs 1,259.
Infosys was the biggest drag on both the benchmark indices Sensex and Nifty.
The company's market valuation also declined by Rs 59,349.66 crore to Rs 5,21,930.34 crore. This was the biggest decline in share value for the company since March 2020.
Other IT firms also faced heavy drubbing, with Tech Mahindra, HCL Technologies, Tata Consultancy Services and Wipro falling in the range of 1-5.25 per cent.

Sunak's office said the prime minister was "happy to assist the Commissioner to clarify how this has been transparently declared as a Ministerial interest."

UK PM Rishi Sunak being probed over wife's shares

Sunak's office said the prime minister was "happy to assist the Commissioner to clarify how this has been transparently declared as a Ministerial interest."

British Prime Minister Rishi Sunak is under investigation by the parliamentary watchdog over a possible failure to declare shares his wife holds in an agency benefiting from a recent budget, an official said Monday.
Parliamentary Standards Commissioner Daniel Greenberg on Thursday launched the probe into shares Akshata Murty holds in childcare agency "Koru Kids", his office said.
The rules demand that "members must always be open and frank in declaring any relevant interest in any proceeding of the House or its committees."
Sunak's office said the prime minister was "happy to assist the Commissioner to clarify how this has been transparently declared as a Ministerial interest."
Sunak did not mention Murty's shares in the firm at a recent committee hearing.
Finance minister Jeremy Hunt in March announced a pilot of incentive payments for childminders joining the profession, which doubles if workers sign up through sign up through one of six agencies, including Koru Kids.

Users on social media are accusing Biden of snubbing the Prime Minister of the United Kingdom Rishi Sunak who was at the airport to receive the US President.

Watch: Biden pushes Rishi Sunak aside to shake hands with officer? Video goes viral

Users on social media are accusing Biden of snubbing the Prime Minister of the United Kingdom Rishi Sunak who was at the airport to receive the US President.

US President Joe Biden found himself mired in yet another controversy after visiting Northern Ireland on 11 April 2023.
Users on social media are accusing Biden of snubbing the Prime Minister of the United Kingdom Rishi Sunak who was at the airport to receive the US President.
In a video of the meeting, Biden is seen briefly shaking hands and exchanging some words with Sunak. Subsequently, Biden moves on to salute and shake hands with an officer and have a longer conversation with him.
Apparently, Biden also introduces members of his delegation to the officer first, and then to Sunak.

The video shows England bowler Sam Curran & Chris Jordan bowling to Sunak in the garden at 10 Downing Street.

WATCH: UK PM Rishi Sunak plays cricket with England's World Cup winners 

England's T20 World Cup winners met with UK Prime Minister Rishi Sunak at his official residence, where they all played a game of garden cricket together.

Click to watch.

The video shows England bowlers Sam Curran &amp; Chris Jordan bowling to Sunak in the garden at 10 Downing Street.

UK Prime Minister Rishi Sunak enjoyed a game of cricket with England's T20 World Cup winners in the garden of his residence at 10 Downing Street.&nbsp;
In a clip shared by 10 Downing Street videographer Luca Boffa, Sam Curran &amp; Chris Jordan were captured bowling to Sunak, with the latter even managing to nick the UK PM off.
The English players, who won the World Cup in November last year, only got around to meeting Sunak now due to their hectic schedules.
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UK PM Sunak releases tax returns; paid over GBP 1 million since 2019

 UK premier Rishi Sunak earned millions in non-politics income, releases tax returns

UK Prime Minister Rishi Sunak paid over £1 m in UK tax since 2019

Sunak, among the wealthiest British politicians, on Wednesday, revealed that he earned a total of GBP 4.766 million between 2019 and 2022 and paid GBP 1.053 million in tax - at a tax rate of around 22 per cent

Prime Minister Rishi Sunak has released his tax returns, revealing that the British-Indian leader paid more than GBP 1 million to the Exchequer since becoming a frontline politician in 2019.
The tax release is part of a transparency commitment the UK premier made in November last year.
Sunak, among the wealthiest British politicians, on Wednesday, revealed that he earned a total of GBP 4.766 million between 2019 and 2022 and paid GBP 1.053 million in tax - at a tax rate of around 22 per cent.
Over the last tax year, when he was the finance minister, the 42-year-old leader paid GBP 325,826 in capital gains tax and GBP 120,604 in UK income tax on a total income of GBP 1.9 million.
"I published my tax returns in the interests of transparency, as I said I would, and I am glad to have done that," Sunak said during a visit to north Wales on Wednesday.
"I think ultimately what people are interested in is what I am going to do for them," he added.
Sunak came under pressure to publish his tax returns after his financial affairs came under the spotlight during the Conservative Party leadership election campaign last year, which he lost to Liz Truss before being elevated as Prime Minister after Truss' short-lived tenure at 10 Downing Street.
It followed the controversy around the non-domicile tax status of his wife, Akshata Murty, who has since relinquished the legal position, which meant she paid tax on her Indian earnings in India.
Murty, the daughter of Infosys co-founder Narayana Murthy said in April last year that she took the action to avoid the issue becoming a "distraction" for her husband, who was the UK chancellor of the exchequer at the time.
The Opposition Labour Party, which has often raised Sunak&rsquo;s wealth in Parliament to claim he fails to fully empathise with those struggling with a cost-of-living crisis in the country, questioned the &ldquo;much delay&rdquo; of their publication.
"They [tax returns] reveal a tax system designed by successive Tory governments in which the prime minister pays a far lower tax rate than working people who face the highest tax burden in 70 years," Labour Deputy Leader Angela Rayner said.
The returns were published as MPs backed Sunak&rsquo;s revised post-Brexit deal with the European Union (EU) to resolve the issue of avoiding a land border between UK territory Northern Ireland and neighbouring EU member-state Ireland. While his predecessors, former prime ministers Boris Johnson and Liz Truss, were among some Conservative Party MPs joining Northern Ireland's Democratic Unionist Party (DUP) in voting against the agreement, it passed by 515 to 29 overall in the House of Commons on Wednesday.
The Windsor Framework, unveiled by Sunak last month, rewrites the Brexit Northern Ireland Protocol agreed upon by Johnson in 2019. The Tory MPs who voted against the new deal were among the supporters of the former PM, including former Indian-origin home secretary Priti Patel, who called upon Sunak to "negotiate a better deal".&nbsp;
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The government easily won the vote with backing from the Labour Party and other opposition groups, along with most Conservative legislators.

UK: Rishi Sunak's Brexit deal gets thumbs up in Commons despite Tory revolt

The government easily won the vote with backing from the Labour Party and other opposition groups, along with most Conservative legislators.

British lawmakers voted overwhelmingly on Wednesday in favour of Prime Minister Rishi Sunak's deal with the European Union to rewrite the rules on Northern Ireland trade.
The House of Commons voted 515-29 to back a key portion of the agreement, which is designed to resolve a thorny trade dispute that vexed UK-EU relations and triggered a political crisis in Belfast.
But Sunak faced a rebellion by about 20 fellow Conservatives, including his two immediate predecessors.
Former prime ministers Boris Johnson and Liz Truss had both said they would vote against the deal.
Johnson, who led Britain out of the EU in 2020, said the deal was &ldquo;not acceptable&rdquo; because it kept some EU laws in operation in Northern Ireland, restricting the U.K.'s ability to diverge from the bloc's rules and &ldquo;take advantage of Brexit.&rdquo; A hard-Brexit group of Conservative Party lawmakers known as the European Research Group also said it opposed the deal.
The government easily won the vote with backing from the Labour Party and other opposition groups, along with most Conservative legislators.
Sunak's agreement, known as the Windsor Framework, replaces elements of the Brexit divorce deal negotiated by Johnson, and hailed by him at the time as an &ldquo;oven-ready&rdquo; agreement.
Ahead of Wednesday's vote, Sunak said the framework was &ldquo;a good deal for the people, families and businesses of Northern Ireland&rdquo; and protects the region's place in the United Kingdom.
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Johnson's deal imposed customs checks and other hurdles on goods moving to Northern Ireland from the rest of the UK in order to maintain an open border between the region and its EU neighbour, the Republic of Ireland.
The open border is a key pillar of Northern Ireland's peace process.
Northern Ireland's British unionist politicians strongly opposed the customs border, saying it undermined Northern Ireland's place in the United Kingdom.
The Democratic Unionist Party walked out of the power-sharing semi-autonomous Belfast government a year ago in protest, leaving Northern Ireland's 1.9 million people without a functioning administration.
The Windsor Framework removes most of the checks and is designed to ease the burden on businesses and to address the unionist concerns.
It gives Northern Ireland politicians a mechanism, known as the Stormont Brake, to challenge new EU trade rules that could apply in the region &mdash; a key unionist demand.
But the Democratic Unionist Party is concerned the mechanism does not go far enough, and some elements of EU law will continue to apply in Northern Ireland.
The DUP's eight lawmakers in the House of Commons also opposed the government in Wednesday's vote, which was specifically on the Stormont Brake part of the deal.

The Consumer Prices Index (CPI) rose by 10.4 percent in the 12 months to February 2023, up from 10.1 percent in January, the Office for National Statistics said

UK inflation unexpectedly accelerates to 10.4%

UK inflation unexpectedly accelerates to 10.4%; prices jumped for food and drinks

U.K's retail inflation has spiked to 10.4% for the month of February 2023. This is the highest level of inflation the country has seen in the last 4 months.&nbsp;
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British annual inflation unexpectedly accelerated in February despite central bank efforts to tame a growing cost-of-living crisis, official data showed Wednesday.
The Consumer Price Index (CPI) rose to 10.4% for&nbsp; February 2023, up from 10.1 percent in January, the Office for National Statistics in the U.K said.
The news strengthened the case for another interest rate hike on Thursday from the Bank of England, despite calls for no change amid global turmoil in the commercial banking sector.
Expectations had been for a slowdown in UK inflation, but prices jumped up for food and drinks -- offset only partially by falling motor fuel costs.
"Inflation ticked up in February, mainly driven by rising alcohol prices in pubs and restaurants following discounting in January," said ONS chief economist Grant Fitzner.
"Food and non-alcoholic drink prices rose to their highest rate in over 45 years with particular increases for some salad and vegetable items as high energy costs and bad weather across parts of Europe led to shortages and rationing."

Reacting to the video, Metropolitan police said that they reminded "a woman" of the rules, apparently referring to Sunak's wife Akshata Murthy.

UK PM Rishi Sunak faces police trouble: pet dog warning after seatbelt fine

Reacting to the video, Metropolitan police said that they reminded "a woman" of the rules, apparently referring to Sunak's wife Akshata Murthy.

United Kingdom Prime Minister Rishi Sunak faced some police trouble recently after his dog was allowed to roam free in Hyde Park, in violation of rules.
In a video posted on TikTok, Sunak's 2-year-old labrador Nova is seen roaming without a leash, as per reports.
Reacting to the video, Metropolitan police said that they reminded "a woman" of the rules, apparently referring to Sunak's wife Akshata Murthy.
Earlier this year, Sunak was fined for not wearing a seatbelt in a moving car.
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The PM said that UK would increase its military spending from 2% to 2.5% of the GDP "in the longer term".

UK PM Rishi Sunak's £5 billion promise to military amid Russia, China hurdles

The PM said that UK would increase its military spending from 2% to 2.5% of the GDP "in the longer term".

United Kingdom Prime Minister Rishi Sunak on 13 March 2023 vowed to increase military funding by &pound;5 billion, or $6 billion, over the next 2 years. Sunak cited Russia's invasion of Ukraine, and the "epoch-defining challenge" posed by China.
The PM said that UK would increase its military spending from 2% to 2.5% of the GDP "in the longer term". Military chiefs want it to rise to 3% of GDP.
The extra money will be used, in part, to replenish Britain's ammunition stocks, depleted from supplying Ukraine in its defense against Russia. Some will also go towards a U.K.-U.S.-Australia deal to build nuclear-powered submarines.
Concern about Beijing's activities has sparked a government-wide catch-up campaign on China, including Mandarin-language training for British officials and a push to secure new sources of critical minerals that are essential to technology.
The review doesn't brand China itself a threat to the U.K., and Sunak has stressed the need for economic ties with China, to the annoyance of more hawkish members of the governing Conservative Party.
(With agency inputs)
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BBC suspends star host Gary Lineker for criticising the Rishi Sunak-led UK government

The BBC said it considered Lineker's "recent social media activity to be a breach of our guidelines", adding he should avoid taking sides on political issues.

Gary Lineker was told by the BBC to "step back" from presenting his football show on Friday after the former England star sparked an impartiality row by criticising the British government's new asylum policy.
The 62-year-old, who fronts the flagship Match of the Day programme, this week compared the language used to launch the new policy to the rhetoric of Nazi-era Germany on Twitter.
The BBC said it considered Lineker's "recent social media activity to be a breach of our guidelines", adding he should avoid taking sides on political issues.
Meanwhile, the BBC's director general Tim Davie said he will not resign after the publicly-funded broadcaster's sport service was decimated on Saturday by a backlash to Gary Lineker's removal as Match of the Day host.
"Everyone wants to calmly resolve the situation," Davie said in a BBC interview.
British Prime Minister Rishi Sunak said he hoped the stand-off can be "resolved in a timely manner."
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 Rishi Sunak plans tough new law against illegal migration

The British Indian leader had made cracking down on this illegal route between the UK's sea border with neighbouring France among his top priorities for the year.

&nbsp;British Prime Minister Rishi Sunak on Sunday announced a clamp down on illegal migration with a new proposed law to tackle the issue of migrants crossing over into the UK illegally and dangerously in small boats from across the English Channel.
The British Indian leader had made cracking down on this illegal route between the UK's sea border with neighbouring France among his top priorities for the year.
Along with his Indian-origin Home Secretary Suella Braverman, the Sunak-led government is now planning to table the legislation in Parliament next week to address the issue.
&ldquo;Make no mistake, if you come here illegally, you will not be able to stay,&rdquo; Sunak told the &lsquo;Sunday Express&rsquo; newspaper.
&ldquo;I have made the issue of illegal migration one of my top five priorities &ndash; pledging to stop the boats once and for all. Illegal migration is not fair on British taxpayers, it is not fair on those who come here legally and it is not right that criminal gangs should be allowed to continue their immoral trade. I&rsquo;m determined to deliver on my promise to stop the boats,&rdquo; he said.
According to the newspaper, Sunak believes he has found the answer to a problem which has dogged the government for the past four years after weeks of work carried out in relative secrecy by senior aides in the UK Home Office and at No. 10 Downing Street.
The group has now drawn up new laws to slam a &ldquo;brake&rdquo; on any abuse of human rights laws that allows illegal migrants to escape deportation from the UK.
It is hoped the new law will stop activist lawyers using the right to family life and legislation created to combat modern slavery to stop their clients being deported.
Braverman wrote in the &lsquo;Sun on Sunday&rsquo; to say "enough is enough&rdquo; and that the British people want the issue solved.
&ldquo;They&rsquo;re sick of tough talk and inadequate action. We must stop the boats. That's why myself and the Prime Minister have been working flat out to bring forward necessary and effective laws which will tackle this problem, once and for all," she writes.
She adds: "It has to be that if you come here illegally you will be detained and swiftly removed. Our laws will be simple in their intention and practice &ndash; the only route to the UK will be a safe and legal route.
"So far, [Opposition] Labour has opposed every effort to bring a stop to illegal migration. They are not serious about tackling the issue that is only becoming ever more serious and allows criminal gangs to exploit vulnerable people. The Prime Minister and I will do whatever it takes. You can judge us by our actions." The law is expected to give powers to the Home Secretary to remove anyone who arrives on a small boat "as soon as reasonably practicable" to Rwanda, with which the UK clinched a bilateral agreement, or a "safe third country".
Sunak and Braverman are also expected to travel to Paris towards the end of next week for talks with French President Emmanuel Macron to explore an enhanced agreement over the issue of small boats crossing over from Calais in France to Dover in England.

UK PM Rishi Sunak to launch new law to stop migrants from claiming asylum

UK PM Rishi Sunak to launch new law to stop migrants from seeking asylum arriving on small boats 

Rishi Sunak set to launch new laws to tackle illegal migration in the UK

Along with his Indian-origin Home Secretary Suella Braverman, the Sunak-led government is now planning to table the legislation in Parliament next week to address the issue.

British Prime Minister Rishi Sunak on Sunday announced a clamp down on illegal migration with a new proposed law to tackle the issue of migrants crossing over into the UK illegally and dangerously in small boats from across the English Channel.
The British Indian leader had made cracking down on this illegal route between the UK's sea border with neighbouring France among his top priorities for the year.
Along with his Indian-origin Home Secretary Suella Braverman, the Sunak-led government is now planning to table the legislation in Parliament next week to address the issue.
&ldquo;Make no mistake, if you come here illegally, you will not be able to stay,&rdquo; Sunak told the &lsquo;Sunday Express&rsquo; newspaper.
&ldquo;I have made the issue of illegal migration one of my top five priorities &ndash; pledging to stop the boats once and for all. Illegal migration is not fair on British taxpayers, it is not fair on those who come here legally and it is not right that criminal gangs should be allowed to continue their immoral trade. I&rsquo;m determined to deliver on my promise to stop the boats,&rdquo; he said.
According to the newspaper, Sunak believes he has found the answer to a problem which has dogged the government for the past four years after weeks of work carried out in relative secrecy by senior aides in the UK Home Office and at No. 10 Downing Street.
The group has now drawn up new laws to slam a &ldquo;brake&rdquo; on any abuse of human rights laws that allows illegal migrants to escape deportation from the UK.
It is hoped the new law will stop activist lawyers using the right to family life and legislation created to combat modern slavery to stop their clients being deported.
Braverman wrote in the &lsquo;Sun on Sunday&rsquo; to say "enough is enough&rdquo; and that the British people want the issue solved.

Rishi Sunak inherits a staggering economy and a shell-shocked and divided party. Will the UK's first British Asian Prime Minister be able to stabilise the country and chart the path forward?

Decoded: Can Rishi Sunak unite a divided United Kingdom?

Rishi Sunak inherits a staggering economy and a shell-shocked and divided party. Will the UK's first British Asian Prime Minister be able to stabilise the country and chart the path forward?

On October 26, Rishi Sunak took over as Prime Minister of the UK, and leader of the Conservative Party. As the first person of colour to hold the post of PM, and the youngest &nbsp;in over 200 years, his rise to the top is noteworthy. It comes on the back of a rocky period of unprecedented tumult in UK politics, as the island nation is reeling from the death of its longest-serving monarch, and the 45-day long Prime Ministership of Liz Truss.
Rishi Sunak inherits a staggering economy and a shell-shocked and divided party, and he now faces the huge task of stabilising both party and country in a time of economic and political turbulence.
Born in 1980 in Southampton to parents of Punjabi descent, Rishi Sunak&rsquo;s rise to the top of British politics has been lightning quick. He became MP for Richmond in North Yorkshire in 2015 and joined Boris Johnson&rsquo;s Cabinet in 2019, as chief treasury to the secretary, working with chancellor Sajid Javid. In 2020, he was appointed Chancellor of the Exchequer, Britain&rsquo;s equivalent of a Finance Minister, and was plunged into pandemic crisis planning and budgeting.
For many, Sunak&rsquo;s performance as chancellor during the pandemic was steady and reassuring, and his personal poll ratings shot up as he unveiled support worth &pound;350 billion.
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In July this year, Sunak resigned from his post, citing incompatibility with the economic policies of Boris Johnson. His resignation, among others, was crucial in ousting Johnson as PM. A few months later, Sunak has ascended to the post himself.
To many, Sunak&rsquo;s rise to the top as a British Indian person, and a practising Hindu, celebrates the diversity of modern-day Britain. However, others are not as exuberant, pointing to his massive personal wealth, and upper-class upbringing, as major benefactors in his journey.
Rishi Sunak was educated at Winchester College, an exclusive private school, after which he went on to attend Oxford and Stanford Universities. Before entering politics, Sunak worked for the investment bank Goldman Sachs, and then worked for two multibillion dollar hedge funds.
Sunak is married to Akshata Murthy, daughter of billionaire Infosys co-founder Narayan Murthy. Together, he and his wife have an estimated worth of more than &pound;700m, a sum which eclipses the personal wealth of the monarch of the UK, King Charles III.
In April, their finances came under intense scrutiny as reports emerged that Akshata Murty potentially avoided paying up to &pound;20m in UK taxes, by declaring non-domicile status. She owns 0.9% of Infosys, which declared a &pound;11.6bn profit in 2021. After the scandal broke out, she announced that she would start paying UK tax on this income.
The reaction to Sunak&rsquo;s appointment in India has been varied. While many are ecstatic at the prospect of an Indian-origin leader of the UK, others have pointed out that Sunak is a British citizen whose parents, although of Indian descent, hail from Africa.
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One of the Sunak government&rsquo;s first priorities in the diplomatic arena will be ongoing talks over a free-trade agreement with India, initiated by then-Prime Minister Boris Johnson. The two countries began negotiations in January, with eyes at a Diwali deadline, which has been missed. The deal is reportedly in advanced stages, with the majority of sections completed, but has been held back in part by the ever-changing political landscape of the UK.
It was also not helped by remarks made by Home Secretary Suella Braverman, who said that Indians are the largest visa overstayers in the UK. Along with reducing or eliminating tariffs, India is also reportedly looking for easier movement of skilled workers in the deal.
A few days after she made the comments, Braverman was forced to resign over a security breach, as she sent an official document from a personal email ID, a move that furthered the instability of the doomed Liz Truss government.
In his new cabinet, Sunak has re-appointed Braverman as Home Secretary, a move which has been widely criticised in the UK as well as India. Many party colleagues have expressed concerns about the appointment, believing it undermines Sunak&rsquo;s promise to restore integrity and professionalism to the government.
The task before Rishi Sunak is enormous. In his first speech as Prime Minister, he called for unity with his words. His actions will chart the path of the United Kingdom in days to come.
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UK PM Sunak vows to do ‘whatever it takes’ amid Chinese spy balloon fears

Sunak's response comes as his defence minister Ben Wallace confirmed the UK is launching a review into the security implications of the recent incursions into western airspace.

&nbsp;British Prime Minister Rishi Sunak on Monday vowed to do &ldquo;whatever it takes&rdquo; to keep his country safe, amid mounting fears that suspected Chinese spy balloons could also target the UK, a day after the US military shot down a fourth flying object over the American airspace.
During a hospital visit in northern England, Sunak said the UK was in constant contact with its allies across the Atlantic and remained in readiness for any safety response.
Sunak's response comes as his defence minister Ben Wallace confirmed the UK is launching a review into the security implications of the recent incursions into western airspace.
"I want people to know that we will do whatever it takes to keep the country safe,&rdquo; Sunak told reporters.
"We have something called the quick reaction alert force, which involves Typhoon planes kept on 24/7 readiness to police our airspace. I can't obviously comment in detail on national security matters but we are in constant touch with our allies and as I said we will do whatever it takes to keep the country safe," he said.
On Sunday, the US military shot down its fourth flying object, indicating that they were still trying to determine the details and did not yet rule out any explanation for the objects.
&ldquo;The UK and her allies will review what these airspace intrusions mean for our security. This development is another sign of how the global threat picture is changing for the worse,&rdquo; said UK Defence Secretary Wallace.

The report also made recommendations for improvements to tackle Islamist extremism as the "primary threat" to the country.

UK govt warned of British Muslims' sentiments being 'inflamed' by Pakistan rhetoric on Kashmir

The report also made recommendations for improvements to tackle Islamist extremism as the "primary threat" to the country.

A review into the UK government's terror-prevention scheme has flagged "anti-India" rhetoric radicalising people over the Kashmir and Khalistan issues, as per the news agency PTI.
The review report said that rhetoric from Pakistan is impacting UK Muslims to "inflame anti-India sentiment", particularly on Kashmir. It added that a false narrative is being disseminated by a small number of pro-Khalistan groups operating in the UK.
The report also made recommendations for improvements to tackle Islamist extremism as the "primary threat" to the country.
UK Home Secretary Suella Braverman told the House of Commons on 8 February 2023 that she intends to "swiftly implement" all of the recommendations from the review into the Prevent strategy, a UK-wide system set up as an early warning system against terrorist threats.
The review is unflinching. Prevent needs major reform. It needs to better understand the threats that we face and the ideology underpinning them, the Indian-origin minister told MPs.
(With PTI inputs)

Sunak created history in 2022 by becoming UK's first Indian-origin Prime Minister.

UK PM Rishi Sunak's special gesture for Ajit Doval as Indian and UK NSAs meet in London

Sunak created history in 2022 by becoming UK's first Indian-origin Prime Minister.

United Kingdom Prime Minister Rishi Sunak made a special gesture during Indian National Security Advisor Ajit Doval's trip to the country. When Doval met his UK counterpart in London, Rishi Sunak also joined the meeting "for a while", Indian officials said on 4 February 2023.
The Indian High Commission in UK said it "deeply values" Sunak's assurance of full support to deepen strategic partnership with India in areas like trade, defence, and science and technology. Sunak created history in 2022 by becoming UK's first Indian-origin Prime Minister.
UK NSA Tim Barrow is also slated to visit India soon.
Earlier, Doval led a high-powered delegation to the US that included five secretary level officials and members of the Indian corporate sector from the hi-tech area for the launch of the India-US initiative on critical and emerging technologies (iCET) at the White House along with his American counterpart Jake Sullivan.
During the visit from January 30 to February 1, National Security Advisor Doval interacted with US policymakers and stakeholders across the Government, Congress, business, academic and research communities on a range of bilateral, regional and global issues of mutual interest.
(With PTI inputs)
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Survey: PM Modi rated most popular global leader; leaves Biden, Sunak behind

The "Global Leader Approval" survey is based on data collected from January 26-31 this year.&nbsp;

Prime Minister Narendra Modi has been pegged as the world's most popular leader with an approval rating of 78 per cent as per a survey by a US-based consulting firm 'Morning Consult.'
As per the rating PM Modi's ratings trump those of other leaders including US President Joe Biden, French President Emmanuel Macron and UK Prime Minister Rishi Sunak. The poll surveyed 22 global leaders for the ratings.
The "Global Leader Approval" survey is based on data collected from January 26-31 this year, said the Political Intelligence research firm which collated a seven-day moving average of adult residents in each country, with sample sizes varying by country.
PM Modi garnered 78 per cent of approval ratings, way ahead of US President Joe Biden, who received 40 per cent ratings.&nbsp;
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