UK Chancellor Rishi Sunak has today delivered his Spring Statement and, contrary to expectation, much of his speech to the House of Commons centred on taxation reform. In the announcement, Sunak introduced a new Tax Plan setting out his approach for taxation for the rest of...
Rishi Sunak has made announcements relating to everything from Vouchers to VAT, the furlough scheme, Stamp Duty etc. in an effort to restart the UK economy. Today was probably the easier of the upcoming statements from the Chancellor. The Autumn budget will see Sunak explaining how all the C...
Police didn't say how much Sunak was fined. Sunak's office said in a statement that "the prime minister fully accepts this was a mistake and has apologized. He will of course comply with the fixed penalty." It’s the second time Sunak has been fined during his po...
Mr Sunakhad previously backed the Met over the arrestsahead of the latest statement from the force, despite concerns they were cracking down. And while answering questions on Tuesday, he defended the government's move to bring in the new police powers. This is a...
Mr Sunak, in a statement about the Israel move, said that the deployment of the UK's "world-class military will support efforts to ensure regional stability and prevent further escalation". But if he is serious about wanting Britain to continue to play such a rol...
Keeping up with the Migration Advisory Committee's (MAC) latest review and recommendation on the Graduate Route, UK’s Prime Minister Mr Rishi Sunak has decided to backtrack the restrictions to Graduate Route Visas. The UK Government’s official statement in this regard is expected to be relea...
From Rishi Sunak, we saw the good, the bad and the ugly during the latest TV election showdown with other party leaders – and a tough and unforgiving audience. The good came when he broke his silence onthe Tory betting scandalearly on in his half-hour session of que...
Opposition parties had raised questions over media reports that Sunak’s wife Akshata Murthy was a shareholder in a company set to benefit from support for the childcare sector announced in March’s budget. “We are happy to assist the commissioner to clarify how this has been transparently de...
The CBI has asked the chancellor for extra financial support for companies struggling in the latest lockdowns, with bosses making “tough decisions” now over the future of their businesses. In a letter to Mr Sunak on Tuesday, Mr Danker said the government must avoid the ending of support me...
Downing Street confirmed that while Sunak wanted to focus on “innovation”, it wanted to “move on” from the “industrial strategy” adopted by Theresa May’s government six years ago. Successive prime ministers have attempted to redesign the business department to reflect their own priorities. ...