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British Prime Minister Rishi Sunak said Tuesday that the UK will continue to play a vital role in NATO for generations, ahead of a visit by Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg. The NATO chief will be the first international leader Sunak has met in Downing Street since he took office last month. Wednesday’s talks will centre on UK support for Ukraine ...

  Bangla Mirror Desk: London, Monday 31st 2022 – The official launch of The Bangla Mirror Group British Bangladeshi Who’s Who 2022 publication and award gala dinner will take place in the prestigious Meridian Grand on Tuesday 8th November 2022. The Bangla Mirror Group, publisher of the British Bangladeshi Who’s Who publication, held a press conference on Monday 31st 2022 ...

Sunak ripped up more of predecessor Liz Truss’ flagship policies, reinstating a moratorium on fracking for shale gas that Truss had lifted. Plans for large-scale deregulation of the economy, part of Truss’ vision to unleash economic growth, are also under review, Sunak’s spokeswoman said, AP reports. Sunak, who took office Tuesday, has appointed a government that mixes allies with experienced ...

British Prime Minister Rishi Sunak on Wednesday postponed an eagerly awaited budget plan due next week, as the youthful new leader got down to business after weeks of political turmoil. Following a meeting of his new cabinet, Sunak engaged in his first parliamentary joust with opposition Labour leader Keir Starmer, who is demanding a snap general election. Sunak, 42, ruled ...

Prince Harry and Meghan Markle are now focused on their new lives and have no desire to return to the royal family, a royal expert claimed. In an interview with Variety magazine, Meghan Markle had said,” Right now, we feel energized and excited about all of the things we’ve been building toward.” Royal expert Katie Nicholl, author of ‘The New ...

Rishi Sunak on Tuesday became Britain’s third prime minister this year and the first person of colour to hold the top job, receiving a flurry of welcome messages from around the world. Here is a selection of top reactions from global leaders: Zelensky wants strong partnership Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky wrote on social media that he hoped Sunak would be ...

Rishi Sunak on Tuesday became Britain’s third prime minister this year and the first person of colour to lead the former imperial power, vowing to mend its stricken finances after Liz Truss lasted just 49 days, reports AFP. Sunak was set to speak outside 10 Downing Street after his appointment by King Charles III, capping the latest extraordinary twist in ...

Former British leader Boris Johnson Tuesday broke his silence after failing in a dramatic comeback bid, offering new Prime Minister Rishi Sunak his full backing. “Congratulations to Rishi Sunak on this historic day, this is the moment for every Conservative to give our new PM their full and wholehearted support,” Johnson tweeted.

Rishi Sunak will on Tuesday be installed as Britain’s third prime minister this year, replacing the humiliated Liz Truss after just seven weeks and inheriting a daunting array of problems. Sunak became the ruling Conservatives’ new leader on Monday after rival contender Penny Mordaunt failed to secure enough nominations from Tory MPs, and Boris Johnson dramatically aborted a comeback bid. ...

Akshata Murty, the Indian wife of Britain’s next Prime Minister Rishi Sunak, is fabulously rich thanks to her billionaire father, a fortune that is attracting controversy as ordinary people reel from a cost-of-living crisis. Sunak’s father-in-law, N.R. Narayana Murthy, 76, co-founded tech giant Infosys in 1981. The outsourcing behemoth now worth around $75 billion helped drive India’s transformation into the ...