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Rishi Sunak's first reaction after losing to Liz Truss in UK PM race: 'Time to...'

While Rishi Sunak polled 60,399 votes, his fellow party leader Liz Truss received 81,326 votes. 

Sep 06, 2022, 07:56 AM IST

Liz Truss or Rishi Sunak? New British Prime Minister to be announced today

If elected, Rishi Sunak will become the first Prime Minister of the UK of Indian heritage.

Sep 05, 2022, 09:24 AM IST

UK PM Race: Liz Truss, Rishi Sunak explain long-term visions for Britain in Birmingham hustings

UK PM race: Liz Truss and Rishi Sunak explained their long-term visions for Britain as they came face to face during the 10th round of hustings in Birmingham on Tuesday. 

Aug 24, 2022, 08:33 AM IST

UK PM race: Liz Truss continues to race ahead of Rishi Sunak to become British Prime Minister

The Conservative party leadership results are just a few weeks away but it looks like Liz Truss`s victory over Rishi Sunak is imminent. The result of the vote to decide who will replace Boris Johnson as the next British Prime Minister is due on September 5.

Aug 18, 2022, 06:36 AM IST

Liz Truss ahead of rival Rishi Sunak in race to replace Boris Johnson as British PM, shows new survey

The survey of Tory members, who will be electing a new leader to take charge at 10 Downing Street from September 5, showed that 58 per cent of those polled back Liz Truss, while Rishi Sunak was found to have the support of 26 per cent.

Aug 04, 2022, 15:18 PM IST

Fight for 10 Downing Street: Rishi Sunak closes gap on rival Liz Truss in UK PM race

The latest poll of the Conservative Party members shows Rishi Sunak at 43 per cent, Liz Truss at 48 per cent while 9 per cent undecided in the election to replace Boris Johnson as Tory leader and British Prime Minister.

Aug 02, 2022, 19:34 PM IST

Rishi Sunak tables radical tax vision as Liz Truss leads in opinion polls of British PM race

UK PM race: Tax cuts have become the dominant issue in the election campaign and while Liz Truss has pledged cuts from day one, Rishi Sunak has sought to focus on a more measured approach in order to curb soaring inflation. 

Aug 02, 2022, 08:07 AM IST

British Foreign Secretary Liz Truss outpaces Rishi Sunak to replace Boris Johnson as UK`s next Prime Minister

Liz Truss is leading in surveys of Tory members after vowing immediate tax cuts as Britain confronts a slump in living standards. Sunak in his speech, after Truss announced immediate tax cuts, said, "In the face of challenges, understand to get a grip of inflation and borrowing first."

Aug 01, 2022, 14:06 PM IST

British PM candidate Rishi Sunak vows to slash 20% income tax by 2029

Rishi Sunak said each penny cut from the rate of income tax would cost around 6 billion pounds ($7.3 billion) a year, a figure that he said would still allow Britain`s debt-to-GDP ratio to fall, if the economy grows in line with official forecasts. 

Aug 01, 2022, 09:24 AM IST

UK Prime Minister race: Liz Truss gains upper hand over rival Rishi Sunak, here's how

Liz Truss has been rated at 90.09 per cent, in the race for the next permanent leader of the Conservative Party.

Jul 31, 2022, 11:47 AM IST

'Hasta la vista, baby,' says UK PM Boris Johnson at his final Parliamentary address

Prime Minister Boris Johnson made a suave exit as he gave his last address as the PM to the Parliament on Wednesday.

Jul 20, 2022, 19:49 PM IST

Rishi Sunak leads race to become UK Prime Minister, only 4 remain in race

The British-Indian former finance minister received 115 votes in the third round of voting, with Trade Minister Penny Mordaunt holding on to the second spot with 82 votes followed by Foreign Secretary Liz Truss with 71 votes, and former equalities minister Kemi Badenoch at 58 votes.

Jul 19, 2022, 07:25 AM IST

'Back anyone as next UK PM, but Rishi Sunak': Boris Johnson to allies

According to the report, caretaker Prime Minister Johnson and his camp are running an “anyone but Rishi” hidden campaign after feeling betrayed over the former Chancellor's resignation which precipitated his exit from 10 Downing Street.

Jul 15, 2022, 22:54 PM IST

Rishi Sunak leads race to become next UK PM, here's all about the Indian-origin leader

Rishi Sunak, a former finance minister and son-in-law of Indian billionaire Narayana Murthy, has clinched his place for the final leg of the race to succeed Boris Johnson and will go head-to-head with Foreign Secretary Liz Truss as one of two finalists to take charge as new British Prime Minister.

Jul 14, 2022, 14:56 PM IST

Indian-origin Rishi Sunak, whose resignation helped precipitate Boris Johnson's fall, tops first vote to be next UK PM

Sunak, in the first vote to choose who will succeed Boris Johnson as party leader and British prime minister, secured support from 88 of the party's 358 MPs.

Jul 14, 2022, 06:36 AM IST

Rishi Sunak, Suella Braverman on shortlist of 8 in Britan's PM race

Race for UK's next Prime Minister: The deadline to narrow down the shortlist to just two remaining candidates is July 21.

Jul 12, 2022, 23:37 PM IST

New British Prime Minister to be announced on Sept 5; so far 11 in the race to succeed Boris Johnson

Rishi Sunak is the early front-runner, but he is the only candidate who has played down the prospect of imminent tax cuts, saying the adoption of "comforting fairy tales" would leave future generations worse off.

Jul 12, 2022, 07:44 AM IST

UK Foreign Minister Liz Truss cuts short her G20 trip, announces bid to succeed Boris Johnson as PM

Almost 30 UK government officials, including key figures like UK Health Secretary Sajid Javid and Chancellor of the Exchequer Rishi Sunak, have submitted their resignations over the recent scandal involving former deputy chief whip Christopher Pincher.

Jul 11, 2022, 07:17 AM IST

Who could replace Boris Johnson as UK's next Prime Minister?

Take a look at a list of confirmed and possible candidates racing for the position of Britain's next PM after Boris Johnson's exit.

Jul 10, 2022, 14:44 PM IST

Rishi Sunak, former UK finance minister, launches bid to succeed Boris Johnson as PM

Former UK finance minister, Rishi Sunak's #Ready4Rishi campaign kicked off with a message on Twitter, accompanied by a video made up of images of his Indian-origin grandparents and parents who migrated to the UK via East Africa.

Jul 08, 2022, 22:18 PM IST