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Speaking to reporters on his flight to India, Starmer said, “That isn’t part of the plans,” when asked whether visa discussions would be reopened.

British PM Keir Starmer departs for his first official 2-day India visit on PM Modi's invitation

The two-day visit, at the invitation of Prime Minister Narendra Modi, will see both leaders take stock of the progress made across all aspects of the India-UK Comprehensive Strategic Partnership in line with “Vision 2035”.

UK-India FTA will likely boost UK’s share in India's trade back to 2009 levels

UK had a 2.4 percent share in India’s trade (both exports and imports) in 2009, but this had declined to 1.8 percent in 2024

British PM Starmer welcomes Zelenskyy in London, offers £2.26 billion loan to Ukraine

British finance minister Rachel Reeves signed a £2.26 billion loan agreement for Ukraine on Saturday (March 1) to be paid back by profits gathered from frozen sovereign Russian assets. Earlier British Prime Minister Keir Starmer welcomed President Volodymyr Zelenskiy at 10 Downing Street on Saturday (March 1), a day after the Ukrainian leader's meeting with U.S. President Donald Trump ended in a disastrous public clash in the White House.

Zelensky asks allies for fighter jets on UK visit

Britain said it would consider the proposal in the "long term", although the United States and other NATO allies remain wary of getting more embroiled in Ukraine's war with Russia.

'How is this helping voters?' ask Britons after Rishi Sunak delays budget plan by almost 3 weeks

Rishi Sunak's move to postpone the budget has not left Britons impressed with most complaining of having to wait for nearly three more weeks before they can decide on making their financial decisions accordingly.

India, Pakistan on cusp of history to share pride as Sunak likely to be first non-White British PM

Rishi Sunak's grandparents originated from British India but their birthplace Gujranwala lies in modern-day Pakistan's Punjab province. Thus, in an odd way, the new British leader is both an Indian and a Pakistani.

Moody's cuts UK outlook to 'negative' over political turmoil

British Prime Minister Liz Truss resigned on Thursday triggering a leadership contest that, coming so soon after the bitter one that put her into power, could deepen divisions in the governing Conservative party

Can’t go forward, won’t go back: Truss’s government hits buffers

Less than a month in 10 Downing Street, Liz Truss and her team have already adopted an us-against-the-world mentality, after a brutal reaction to her economic plans triggered the humiliation of a central bank rescue

Truss earmarks £130 billion to keep UK energy bills below £2,000

Energy bills in the UK were due to jump 80 percent from October to £3,548 a year for the average household, forcing many poorer families to choose between heating their homes and other basics

Liz Truss is new UK PM. Twitter 'celebrates' with Rishi Sunak memes

While celebrations began both offline and online, social media took to it with a flood of memes, most of them being directed at Rishi Sunak.

Why British conservatives went cold on Rishi Sunak

Polls now put Truss miles ahead. And while the voting by Conservative Party members, less than 1% of the British electorate, doesn’t end until early September, some nine in 10 say they have already made up their minds. What happened?

British PM candidate Rishi Sunak plans 200 pound cut to energy bills

Writing in The Times, he said every household would get savings of around 200 pounds ($244) on their energy bills with a reduction in value-added tax (VAT).

Rishi Sunak Has a Sterling Resume. It’s Not Helping His Leadership Bid.

Sunak made his own fortune in finance, including a spell at Goldman Sachs, and entered Parliament in 2015, becoming chancellor of the Exchequer in 2020 at age 39. His popularity surged during the pandemic when the Treasury dispensed billions to save jobs and support struggling Britons.

Rishi Sunak: 'Family means everything to me'

British Prime Ministerial candidate Rishi Sunak was accompanied by wife Akshata Murthy and daughters Krishna and Anoushka on Saturday for a campaign event in Grantham.

British PM candidate Liz Truss sets out investment plans

Liz Truss and former finance minister Rishi Sunak are battling to replace Boris Johnson after a revolt against his scandal-ridden administration forced him to say he would stand down.

Ananda Mahindra's latest 'Brit-Indian' humour tweet as Rishi Sunak battles to be UK PM

Earlier this week, Anand Mahindra had shared another photoshopped image of 10, Downing Street adorned with traditional Indian household elements like 'toran' (or garland) made of dry mango leaves, Lord Ganesha door hangings,and auspicious 'swastika' symbols painted in red on each side of the doorway of British PM's London residence.

Rishi Sunak, other British prime minister contenders clash over tax cuts in TV debate

With no clear candidate to succeed Boris Johnson who is stepping down after a series of scandals, the battle to be the next leader remains unpredictable and increasingly fractious, exposing rifts in the ruling Conservative Party.

British prime minister contenders set to clash in second TV debate

The five Conservative contenders still vying to be Britain’s next prime minister will clash in a second televised debate on Sunday when they are set to renew hostilities over tax policy and issues such as transgender rights.

Five contenders to be next UK PM to face off in TV debate

An initial field of 11 challengers has been whittled down following two days of votes by lawmakers from the ruling Conservative Party, but no individual has yet emerged as the obvious successor to Boris Johnson who announced he was stepping down following a series of scandals.

Foreign Secretary Liz Truss enters race to become next British prime minister

Liz Truss, who has held ministerial jobs in a number of government departments including trade, justice and the treasury, said she would slash taxes and maintain a tough line against Russian President Vladimir Putin.

Rishi Sunak emerges as serious contender to replace UK PM Boris Johnson

The former health secretary and former chancellor have made themselves the top contenders for the Prime Ministerial race as soon as they resigned on Tuesday night and urged the former PM to step down.

Boris Johnson says WFH is hard as he gets distracted by coffee, cheese

British Prime Minister Boris Johnson said that people were “more productive, more energetic, more full of ideas” when in the workplace with colleagues.

Boris Johnson faces calls to apologise for Pal-Dadhvav in India. Colonial-era massacre explained

Boris Johnson -- who has been assailed by controversy over Downing Street parties during the coronavirus pandemic -- is yet to comment on the incident.

Too rich to be PM? Why Britons are unhappy with Rishi Sunak for all the wrong reasons

Why claims of Akshata Murthy being richer than the queen and calling Rishi Sunak "Maharaja of the Dales" could undo some of the progress the British-Indian community has made.