Sunak’s brother Sanjay is a psychologist. His sister Raakhi is the Chief of Strategy and Planning at Education Cannot Wait, the United Nations global fund for education. Sunak is close friends with The Spectator’s political editor James Forsyth, whom he has known since their school days. Sun...
Sunak’s election year is littered with political danger. On Monday, MPs will debate legislation to facilitate annual licensing rounds for North Sea oil and gas drilling, with a number of Tory MPs expressing concern. Chris Skidmore, former energy minister, last week resigned as an MP in protest...
And now his MPs are in open revolt, with many fearful that he might fail to deliver on getting flights to Rwanda and another chunk fearful of what he might do to ensure they do. And both sides are now making their positions public as tensions over what Mr Sunak might do g...
Sunak, and his political background Rishi Sunak becomes the third prime minister in less than two months to restore the stability of the country which is reeling from economic and political turmoil for years. He will also be inheriting a political party to reconstruct the damaged fortunes. Rishi...
And now, having spent weeks attackingSir Keir Starmerover antisemitism,Rishi Sunakhas failed to quell a racism row in his own party. That means he is less able to speak with moral authority on the issue, and it blunts an avenue of political attack. ...
Political editor Rishi Sunak is a prime minister who likes to talk about long-term decision-making and being a leader prepared to take "tough choices" to change the UK. On Tuesday, we heard it all again in the opening sentences of the first King's Speech in more than...
Rishi Sunak (b. 1980) is a British politician and financier. The leader of the Conservative Party, he was prime minster of the United Kingdom from 2022 to 2024. Previously he served as chancellor of the Exchequer (2020–22).