[ad_1] NEW DELHI: Ahead of a Security Council meeting to discuss Russia‘s claim that Ukraine is planning to launch a “dirty bomb” attack, UK foreign secretary James Cleverly dialled his counterpart S Jaishankar to discuss developments related to the conflict. The conversation, which took place on the day Conservative leader Rishi Sunak took charge as…
[ad_1] NEW DELHI: It says a lot about the scale of Britain’s current troubles that the history-making aspect of Rishi Sunak’s ascent to 10 Downing Street minister was mentioned much less than its effect on gilt yields soon after he won his Conservative Party’s vote. That Sunak, a third-generation immigrant of Indian origin and a…
[ad_1] LONDON: Rishi Sunak ran for Britain’s top job and lost. Then he got another shot — and the chance to say “I told you so.” The former UK Treasury chief was runner-up to Liz Truss in the contest to replace the scandal-plagued Boris Johnson as Conservative Party leader and prime minister. But Truss quit…
[ad_1] LONDON: Former prime minister Boris Johnson pulled out of the contest to become Britain’s next leader on Sunday, saying he had the support of enough lawmakers to progress to the next stage but far fewer than front-runner former finance minister Rishi Sunak. “There is a very good chance that I would be successful in…
[ad_1] LONDON: Here are the main contenders confirmed or expected to run to succeed UK Prime Minister Liz Truss, after she announced her resignation on Thursday: Former chancellor of the exchequer Sunak secured the support of the 100 Conservative MPs needed to stand in the contest on Friday and formally announced his candidacy Sunday. The…
[ad_1] LONDON: Conservative rivals Boris Johnson and Rishi Sunak held face-to-face talks late Saturday, reports said, as the feuding pair who once headed Britain’s government were poised to battle for the leadership of their fractured ruling party. Former prime minister Johnson, who returned from a Caribbean holiday earlier in the day aiming to launch an…
[ad_1] LONDON: Priti Patel, who served as British Home Secretary in former prime minister Boris Johnson‘s Cabinet, on Saturday endorsed her ex-boss as the best-placed candidate to replace Liz Truss at 10 Downing Street. The Indian-origin MP, who had remained conspicuously silent over her choice of Conservative Party leader in the last leadership contest between…
[ad_1] LONDON: British former prime minister Boris Johnson‘s prospective return to Downing Street reads like a Shakespearean arc of redemption after a fall — but critics see elements of farce. Johnson, 58, has long been struggling to write a biography of William Shakespeare, missing several deadlines after securing a lucrative publishing advance in 2015. He…
[ad_1] LONDON: A clear frontrunner to take over from Liz Truss as Conservative Party leader and British Prime Minister remains uncertain on Friday due to deep divisions among the Tories, but the bookies’ odds have rocketed in favour of British Indian former chancellor Rishi Sunak. As the runner up of the leadership election which concluded…
[ad_1] When Boris Johnson resigned as Britain’s PM last month, he stood outside 10 Downing Street and reeled off a list of his achievements. That’s normal for departing British leaders, but in an unusual move, he also hinted at a possible return. He did so in typical fashion for a man who loves the classics,…
