Rishi Sunak is set to embark on an academic chapter of his career after securing two high-profile posts at Oxford and Stanford universities.
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Rishi Sunak to Extend Child Benefit to Higher Earners
The Conservatives pledge to increase the child benefit threshold to £120,000 per household, extending support to 700,000 more families. The reform aims to narrow the polling gap with Labour.
Two Government Ministers Quit, Dealing Fresh Blow to Rishi Sunak
In a setback for Rishi Sunak, two government ministers, Armed Forces Minister James Heappey and Skills Minister Robert Halfon, have resigned from their positions, also announcing their decision to step down as Tory MPs at the upcoming general elections.
Rishi Sunak: UK economy is on the right track
In anticipation of what could be the government’s final Budget before the general election, Prime Minister Rishi Sunak asserted that the UK economy is on the right track.
Rishi Sunak faces revolt over scrapped boiler tax aimed at heat pump uptake
The government’s energy secretary, Claire Coutinho, is facing a revolt from her climate minister, Graham Stuart, and senior officials over her decision to abandon plans for a “boiler tax” intended to promote the adoption of heat pumps.
Rishi Sunak’s ‘eat out to help out’ scheme to come under scrutiny at Covid inquiry
Rishi Sunak’s “eat out to help out” scheme will come under scrutiny at the Covid inquiry on Monday, with the prime minister facing the committee while fighting off increasing hostility from his own MPs.
Rishi Sunak hopes to unveils £30bn of UK investment creating upto 12,000 jobs
Rishi Sunak will trumpet £29.5 billion of new investment commitments in Britain as global chief executives and investors gather today at a government investment summit at Hampton Court Palace.
Rishi Sunak reshuffle’s cabinet with Cleverly replacing Braverman & David Cameron in as foreign secretary
Rishi Sunak has appointed former prime minister David Cameron as foreign secretary as he embarks on a reshuffle of his top team following the sacking of Suella Braverman as home secretary.
Rishi Sunak announces plan to gradually ban smoking
Rishi Sunak has announced plans to eventually ban smoking by raising the legal age people can buy cigarettes by one year, every year.
Rishi Sunak confirms Manchester HS2 line is scrapped
Rishi Sunak has confirmed that he is scrapping HS2 to Manchester.
Rishi Sunak shocked at runaway cost of HS2
Rishi Sunak is “alarmed” by the escalating cost of HS2 amid claims that executives on the project have acted like “kids with the golden credit card”.
Rishi Sunak to disband Energy Efficiency Taskforce
In a move that has sent ripples across the business and environmental sector, UK Prime Minister Rishi Sunak has made the controversial decision to disband the energy efficient Taskforce.
Rishi Sunak announces controversial delays to UK’s net zero policies
Rishi Sunak has outlined a series of measures to water down the government’s climate change commitments claiming that politicians had not been “honest with the public” about the cost of net zero.
Retirees to Receive an 8% Boost to Pensions as Rishi Sunak Commits to ‘Triple Lock’
Retirees in the UK can expect an 8% increase in their pensions next year, as Chancellor Rishi Sunak reaffirms his commitment to the ‘triple lock’ policy.
Rishi Sunak to meet leaders over energy security plans
The prime minister will emphasise the need to strengthen Britain’s energy security when he meets industry leaders this week.
