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British Finance Minister Rishi Sunak (Photo- AP)

Rishi Sunak set to become first Indian-origin PM of United Kingdom

One of the wealthiest politicians in Westminster, Sunak will become the country-'s first leader of colour

24 Oct 2022 9:09 PM IST

(L-R) Rishi Sunak, Boris Johnson

DC Edit | Rishi or Boris? UKâ€™s next PM to need eco wisdom

The clock was ticking on Liz Truss the moment she became Britain’s Prime Minister by displacing Boris Johnson at...

22 Oct 2022 12:10 AM IST

Rishi Sunak addresses Conservative Party members during a Conservative leadership election hustings at Wembley Arena in London. (AP Photo/Kirsty Wigglesworth)

Rishi Sunak holds firm as bookies-' favourite to replace Liz Truss as...

LONDON: A clear frontrunner to take over from Liz Truss as Conservative Party leader and British Prime Minister remains...

21 Oct 2022 5:23 PM IST

British Prime Minister Boris Johnson visits the Francis Crick Institute in London, Monday, July 11, 2022. (Leon Neal/Pool via AP)

Boris Johnson eyes comeback bid as UK Tories pick new leader

LONDON: Several British lawmakers, including former Prime Minister Boris Johnson, were trying to scoop up support on...

21 Oct 2022 2:56 PM IST

Conservative party leadership contender Liz Truss looks on before the live television debate for the candidates for leadership of the Conservative party, hosted by Channel 4 in London, Friday, July 15, 2022. (AP)

Kishwar Desai | Can Tories run Britain or should Liz start a drive by...

Liz Truss, the new Prime Minister, is proving that sometimes it is best to be pragmatic and ditch election promises

16 Oct 2022 9:38 PM IST

Britains Prime Minister and leader of the Conservative Party, Liz Truss, leaves from Balmoral Castle in Ballater, Scotland, on September 6, 2022, after meeting with Britains Queen Elizabeth II and being invited to form a Government. (Photo: AFP)

Farrukh Dhondy | Liz Truss will have array of problems as soon as...

“O Bachchoo, why not help the destitute — Add to your karma, that’s beyond dispute. We hear the loud...

17 Sept 2022 12:03 AM IST

Britains Queen Elizabeth II, left, welcomes Liz Truss during an audience at Balmoral, Scotland, where she invited the newly elected leader of the Conservative party to become Prime Minister and form a new government, Tuesday, Sept. 6, 2022. (Photo: AP)

DC Edit | Britain-'s 3rd woman PM set to face testing times

“In Liz we Truss” was among wittier campaign lines that propelled the former foreign secretary to becoming...

7 Sept 2022 12:16 AM IST

Britains Prime Minister and leader of the Conservative Party, Liz Truss, leaves from Balmoral Castle in Ballater, Scotland, on September 6, 2022, after meeting with Britains Queen Elizabeth II and being invited to form a Government. (Photo: AFP)

Sunanda K. Datta-Ray | Can a â€˜flexibleâ€™ Liz Truss usher in...

Hurtling from one crisis to another, Britain has chosen a new Prime Minister whose ambition has seldom been reined...

7 Sept 2022 12:15 AM IST

Society has strict Dos and Donts in place for those in public life, and when these are even inadvertently not adhered to, there can be consequences. (DC Image)

Do people in position of power not have freedom to party or voice...

Experts feel public servants have boundaries which they should ideally not cross

24 Aug 2022 6:32 PM IST

Rishi Sunak & Liz Truss

Sunanda K Datta-Ray | UK bristles over migration, race as Sunak, Truss...

Boris Johnson’s Britain bristles with contradictions. It’s not only that two of his senior ministers are...

4 Aug 2022 1:20 AM IST

Farrukh Dhondy | Chumocracy and the media: Web of friendships fuel UK...

“The most difficult thing Which I can never get right,” The Rocket Scientist said, “Is ironing the...

30 July 2022 1:02 AM IST

Conservative party leadership contender Liz Truss looks on before the live television debate for the candidates for leadership of the Conservative party, hosted by Channel 4 in London, Friday, July 15, 2022. (AP)

Kishwar Desai | In race to elect next UK PM, are women meant to steal...

Some rumours are floating around that a few of these candidates were selected in order to ensure that Liz Truss does not...

17 July 2022 11:36 PM IST