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Rishi Sunak, Who Took Oath On Gita, Bids To Be Britain’s 1st PM Of Colour Rishi Sunak represents the constituency of Richmond in Yorkshire London: Before his spectacular falling-out with Boris Johnson, Rishi Sunak was on a rapid rise that could still end with him installed as Britain’s first prime minister of colour. It would be a historic landmark if the Hindu descendant of immigrants from India and East Africa were to take command of the world’s fifth-largest economy. But after making the final run-off following a series of votes…

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 the “mistakes” of Liz Truss’s calamitous 49-day tenure. Sunak addressed the nation outside 10 Downing Street after his appointment by King Charles III, capping the latest extraordinary twist in UK politics following Boris Johnson’s demise in July. “I will unite our country — not with words, but with action,” the former finance minister said, pledging also unstinting support for Ukraine even while warning of…

Liz Truss announced her resignation amid a political crisis, making her 45-day tenure, the shortest in Britain’s history. Spoke to King Charles III on intent to resign, says Tory leader; a ‘leadership election’ will be completed next week, she says Liz Truss said on Thursday she would resign as British prime minister, brought down just six weeks into the job by an economic programme that roiled financial markets, pushed up living costs for voters and enraged much of her own party. The Conservative Party, which holds a big majority in…

With just over a month in the office, UK PM Liz Truss is finding it difficult to stay in power. Her proposed plans have failed to calm the inflation-stricken markets or assuage lawmakers’ concerns. On September 5, Conservative Party leader Liz Truss won the UK PM race, defeating her rival Rishi Sunak to win the Tory leadership contest. With her election promises of immediate action on energy prices and reforms to stabilise economy, many believed in Liz Truss’s bold post-poll proclamation of “we’ll deliver, we’ll deliver, we’ll deliver”. However, after…

London: UK Foreign Secretary Liz Truss was on Monday announced the victor of the contest for the Conservative Party leader, defeating former Chancelllor of Exchequer Rishi Sunak, and paving the way for her to become the next Prime Minister. Truss, who succeeds Boris Johnson, will be the third woman Prime Minister of the United Kingdom after Margaret Thatcher and Theresa May, all of from her Conservative Party. Announcing the results, 1922 Committee chief, Sir Graham Brady said Truss won 81,326 votes, or over 57 per cent, compared to Sunak’s 60,399 votes….

London — Queen Elizabeth II, Britain’s longest-reigning monarch and one of the most enduring royal personalities the world has known, has died at the age of 96. Buckingham Palace confirmed that the queen died Thursday at Balmoral Castle, her official residence in Scotland. “The Queen died peacefully at Balmoral this afternoon. The King and The Queen Consort will remain at Balmoral this evening and will return to London tomorrow,” the palace said in a statement, referring to the new monarch, Elizabeth’s eldest son, now known as King Charles III, and…