Rishi Sunak and Keir Starmer to hit campaign trail as UK election race begins

British Prime Minister Rishi Sunak and his Labour Party rival Keir Starmer will kick off their election campaigns in earnest on Thursday, a day after Sunak surprised the nation by calling a vote for July 4. Sunak, whose Conservative Party trails Labour by around 20 percentage points in opinion polls, ended months of speculation centred…

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British PM Rishi Sunak says UK’s democracy is being ‘deliberately undermined’

British Prime Minister Rishi Sunak said he feared the country’s achievements in building a multi-ethnic, multi-faith democracy was being undermined, as he spoke out against a rise in extremism and criminality. “In recent weeks and months, we’ve seen a shocking increase in extremist disruption and criminality,” Sunak said in an address late on Friday outside…

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Britain’s Labour Party deals double blow to PM Sunak’s Conservatives

Britain’s Labour Party dealt a crushing blow to Prime Minister Rishi Sunak’s Conservatives on Friday, winning contests for two new lawmakers in votes that indicated the opposition party was on track to win a national election later this year. The double defeat underlined the flagging fortunes of the governing party and will do little to…

UK PM Rishi Sunak Faces Conflict of Interest Concerns Ahead of G20 Summit in India

UK PM Rishi Sunak Faces Conflict of Interest Concerns Ahead of G20 Summit in India

UK Prime Minister Rishi Sunak is slated to participate in India’s G20 summit this September. During his visit, Sunak plans to address UK-India trade discussions in a separate bilateral meeting with Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi. However, Sunak is currently facing criticism due to concerns about a potential conflict of interest. A report from The…