Rishi Sunak
12 Dec
Victims of a decades-long contaminated blood scandal that has killed about 3,000 people in Britain will start receiving final compensation payments this week, the government said on Thursday. More than 30,000 people, including children, were infected with viruses such as HIV and hepatitis after being given the tainted blood between the 1970s and early…
4 Dec
From a historical standpoint, Badenoch’s current political strategy in the UK parallels that of Franklin Delano Roosevelt (FDR), whose rise to the U.S. presidency (1933–1945) was shaped by significant challenges, including the Great Depression and World War II.
31 Jul 2024
During the COVID-19 pandemic, a South Asian Muslim man, Mohammed Asaduzzaman, provided 500 free meals to essential service providers as a show of gratitude for their contributions to the community.
29 May 2024
The British parliament dissolved on Thursday ahead of a July 4 general election, which looks set to bring Labour to power after 14 year
29 May 2024
The Prime Minister of the United Kingdom, Rishi Sunak, has advised Nigerians and other foreign students studying in Britain that success in life does not have to be achieved by going to higher education. Sunak, in a short tweet on Wednesday, said, “You don’t have to go to university to succeed in life.” While Sunak…
24 May 2024
UK Prime Minister Rishi Sunak's decision to call an early general election means his flagship smoking ban will not pass before the current parliamentary session is suspended on Friday.
21 May 2024
The UK government has announced it plans to offer 43,000 seasonal worker visas to the agricultural sector and extend the visa programme for five more years, until 2029. The decision follows Prime Minister Rishi Sunak's announcement of the largest-ever round of farming grants at the NFU Conference earlier this year, with £427 million available to…
20 May 2024
A disabled man who has lived in the United Kingdom (UK) for 38 years has been threatened with removal from the UK by the Home Office. Anthony Olubunmi George, 61, came to the UK at the age of 24 in 1986 from Nigeria.
10 May 2024
Britain exited recession with stronger-than-expected growth in the first quarter of 2024, official data showed Friday, in a boost to embattled Prime Minister Rishi Sunak ahead of this year's election.
4 May 2024
Britain's ruling Conservatives braced Saturday for further losses in local elections, their worst results in recent memory and a key test before a general election to be held by January.
3 May 2024
Prime Minister of the United Kingdom, Rishi Sunak, has revealed that the recent action to mitigate the number of dependants in the country has seen a significant fall as they have now reduced by 80 percent. Sunak in a post on X said that the figures mean that his changes to the country’s visa system…
1 May 2024
The UK government confirmed on Wednesday it has detained an unspecified number of migrants in recent days who are set to be deported to Rwanda in July under its controversial new policy. It comes a week after lawmakers ended months of parliamentary wrangling and passed a contentious law allowing some asylum seekers to be deported…
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