London: The UK Home Office is to fast-track the asylum applications of more than 20,000 people from Iraq and Iran in an effort to fulfill a pledge by Prime Minister Rishi Sunak to clear a substantial backlog of more than 90,000 claims. A leaked document, suggests
London: The UK government has said that it had so far evacuated more than 300 British and other foreign nationals from the violence in Sudan, after it began civilian airlifts late Wednesday. Those evacuated, the majority UK passport holders and their dependents, were flown out of
London: More than 360 Sikh Gurdwaras and organisations have written an open letter to Rishi Sunak accusing him of discrimination and demonisation of Sikhs since taking over as the prime minister from Boris Johnson. Representatives of Gurdwaras and Sikh organisations throughout the UK have told PM
London: Britain's government on Wednesday published an updated list of ministers' interests, including an outline of the affairs of Prime Minister Rishi Sunak, who is under investigation over whether he properly declared his wife's shareholdings. Parliament's Commissioner for Standards began an investigation on April 13 into
London: British Prime Minister Rishi Sunak is being investigated by a parliamentary watchdog for his alleged failure to declare his wife’s shareholding in a childcare company that could benefit from a new government policy, the BBC reported. The investigation pertains to shares that Sunak’s wife –
San Diego: Britain cast China as representing an "epoch-defining challenge" to the world order in an update to its foreign policy framework and also said the United Kingdom's security hinged on the outcome of the Ukraine war. The refresh of Britain's blueprint for security and international
London: Britain’s government Monday enacted new measures to accelerate the deportation of foreign criminals, clamping down on some who have claimed protection under UK law as purported victims of “modern slavery.” It cited the case of one convicted rapist who appealed against a decision by the
London: British Prime Minister Rishi Sunak said that the so-called "golden era" of relations with China was over saying China’s systemic challenge to Britain’s interests and values was growing more acute.
Kyiv: Britain's new Prime Minister Rishi Sunak made his first visit to Ukraine, pledging to continue the firm support for Ukraine that was a focus of his predecessors, and providing a new air defence package to help shoot down Russian drones.
Nusa Dua, Indonesia: Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi held a detailed meeting with his British counterpart Rishi Sunak and discussed ways to boost trade between the two countries. It was the first meeting between Modi and Sunak, who is of Indian origin, since he became British