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British Indian Priti Patel among six contenders to succeed Sunak as Tory leader, faces tough battle

As UK Parliament resumes, Priti Patel and five ex-Cabinet ministers vie to succeed Rishi Sunak as Conservative leader and Opposition Leader after the party's July defeat.

Priti Patel pledges unity in race to replace Rishi Sunak as UK Opposition Leader

The 52-year-old parliamentarian pledged to unite her party and turn the Conservatives into an election “winning machine” once again under her leadership.

UK's Conservatives say Labour rivals heading for record-breaking election win

Opinion polls show the centre-left Labour Party is set for a big win in Thursday's vote that would end 14 years of Conservative government and hand Starmer the keys to the prime minister's Number 10 Downing Street office on Friday morning

UK PM Rishi Sunak admits 'disappointing' first electoral test outcome

Voters went to the polls on Thursday to elect local representatives in 230 of England's 317 councils in what marked Sunak's first electoral test at the ballot box since he took charge at 10 Downing Street in October 2022.

Is UK’s return to austerity warranted?

Even though the forecasts for the UK economy are more optimistic from 2024 onwards, the moot question is whether self-imposed fiscal deficit targets should be the priority for the government at this juncture

UK politicians demand probe into Liz Truss phone hack claim

The Mail on Sunday said that the hack was discovered when Truss was running to become Conservative Party leader and prime minister in the summer.

Indians have good reason to celebrate Rishi Sunak

It’s hard to overstate the symbolic significance of Rishi Sunak’s premiership. He is the first British prime minister of color; the first who is openly and proudly not a Christian; the first child of two immigrants.

Rishi Sunak is UK's PM-elect, India beats Pakistan in T20 World Cup = Happy Diwali, says Twitter

Diwali 2022: For Indians on Twitter, the feats by Rishi Sunak and Virat Kohli have brightened their festival celebrations

Rishi Sunak to be new UK PM: Indians celebrate, but Britons say 'No one voted for him'

Rishi Sunak: Calls for a general election--which had erupted during Liz Truss's tenure--is only growing stronger now with several Britons claiming Rishi Sunak has no mandate without getting a single vote from the public in his favour.

Diwali 2022: Liz Truss calls for deepening bonds with India in special message

In her first public address after resigning as the leader of the Conservative Party, Liz Truss said, ""The triumph of light over darkness is at the heart of Diwali. We can all take inspiration from that powerful message."

How the UK Conservatives plan to replace departing Liz Truss

Unlike the two-month contest held over the summer to replace Boris Johnson, party officials have designed a condensed election process that aims to have a new prime minister in place within a week.

It's a 'Hunt' out for Liz Truss and there are 4 ways she could lose UK PM post | News18 Explains

Truss remains in office for the time being, owing to a schism within her Conservative Party over how to replace her

UK PM Liz Truss clings to power as chaos in Westminster escalates

Only six weeks into the job, Truss has been forced to abandon almost all of her policy programme after it triggered a bond market rout and a collapse of her approval ratings and those of her Conservative Party.

UK leader Liz Truss under pressure to ditch economic plan

During a stormy, private meeting with Conservative Party lawmakers on Wednesday evening, Truss was blasted for pursuing an economic growth strategy that benefits the wealthy at the expense of the working class voters who handed the party a landslide victory in 2019.

UK trade minister sacked after 'serious misconduct' complaint

The allegations come at the end of the Tory party's annual conference in Birmingham this week. The development is the latest in a series of scandals to rock the governing Conservative Party.

Who is Suella Braverman? 10 points on UK’s new Indian-origin Home Secretary

Suella Braverman, a member of the Conservative Party, was appointed UK’s Secretary of State for the Home Department

Liz Truss vows tax cuts after winning vote to be next British PM

After weeks of an often bad-tempered and divisive leadership contest, Truss, currently the foreign minister, defeated former finance minister Rishi Sunak in a vote of Conservative Party members, winning by 81,326 votes to 60,399.

'Rishi Sunak’s race is not an election issue'

Minorities of south Asian origin have recently held major offices of state, like home secretary and chancellor of the exchequer.

UK PM race: Liz Truss holds lead but voters still prefer Boris Johnson

The YouGov survey for Sky News' suggests 66 per cent of members are in favour of voting for Truss and 34 per cent back the British Indian ex-minister, once those Tory members who do not know or will not vote are excluded.

Rishi Sunak rushes to the aid of TV host who fainted during debate

Rishi Sunak rushed to the side of a television host after she fainted live on air during a UK prime ministerial election debate

The race to succeed Boris Johnson, explained

It will not be a general election that decides who gets the job. Instead, the selection process is playing out inside the Conservative Party.

India-UK trade talks on track, government looks at August 31 deadline

The India-United Kingdom FTA aims to significantly boost trade by reducing tariffs on up to 65 percent of traded goods and 40 percent of services.

Prime Minister race in Britain remains unsettled in wake of Johnson’s departure

Strictly speaking, Mordaunt, 49, is not the current front-runner: That status belongs to Rishi Sunak, the former chancellor of the exchequer, who won the backing of 101 lawmakers in the second round of voting Thursday.