The rise of Rishi Sunak, the first Asian and a person of colour to become the Prime Minister of the United Kingdom, has understandably generated tremendous excitement in India. He not only has his roots in India — his grandparents migrated from Punjab while his father-in-law is Narayana Murthy, the co-founder of Infosys — but […]
British Prime Minister Liz Truss resigned Thursday — bowing to the inevitable after a tumultuous six-week term in which her policies triggered turmoil in financial markets
Making her debut on the world stage on Wednesday at the high-level meeting of the General Assembly, she said: "The free world needs this economic strength and resilience to push back against authoritarian aggression and win this new era of strategic competition."
By Ajay Gokul Britain will now have a new Prime Minister. Six gruelling weeks of the Conservative party’s leadership race ended Monday afternoon with Liz Truss declared the winner. She beats her opponent, Rishi Sunak, by securing 57.4% of the vote, compared to his 42.6%. Let’s face it, that’s not quite the landslide she would […]
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.
London: A senior Conservative Party MP and former minister on Saturday issued a ringing endorsement of Rishi Sunak to succeed Boris Johnson as the Tory leader and the British Prime Minister, saying the former Chancellor has what the top job requires. Michael Gove, who was dramatically sacked as Levelling Up Secretary by Johnson after he […]
London: After more than 50 government ministers or aides of British Prime Minister Boris Johnson resigned on Thursday, he agreed to step down. The British Foreign Secretary Liz Truss has also cut short her trip to a G20 meeting in Indonesia to return to London, CNN quoted Britain’s PA news agency as reporting on Thursday. […]
