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Rishi Sunak holds ‘constructive’ talks with Scottish and Welsh first ministers

Rishi Sunak spoke to both Nicola Sturgeon and Mark Drakeford on his first day in office after Liz Truss failed to during her brief spell in office.

The Independent UK · Oct 25, 2022

UK remains ‘closest ally’, Biden tells Sunak

The new Prime Minister, who took over from Liz Truss on Tuesday, will meet Joe Biden in the coming weeks at the G20 summit in Indonesia.

The Independent UK · Oct 25, 2022

UK's Sunak plans to meet Biden in G20 summit

British Prime Minister Rishi Sunak spoke with U.S. President Joe Biden on Tuesday evening and they are set to meet in person at the upcoming G20 Summit in Indonesia, a Downing Street spokesperson said.

Reuters · Oct 25, 2022

Stephen Colbert skewers Liz Truss’s 45-day stint: ‘That’s not a term in office, that’s a juice cleanse’

Talk show host offered a ‘compilation’ of Truss’s highlights, which lasted two seconds

The Independent UK · Oct 25, 2022

New UK Prime Minister Rishi Sunak pledges support for Ukraine in first call to Volodymyr Zelensky

‘We will always stand with Ukraine’ assured Mr Sunak, after what Mr Zelensky described as an ‘excellent’ conversation

Evening Standard · Oct 25, 2022

Biden plans to speak with new British prime minister on Tuesday

President Joe Biden planned to speak by phone on Tuesday with new British Prime Minister Rishi Sunak after Sunak formally took power in London, White House spokesperson Karine Jean-Pierre said.

Reuters · Oct 25, 2022

'I never thought I would delight at a Tory PM... but the racist slurs run through my mind'

The Mirror's Sanjeeta Bains said she felt like she was "dreaming" as she watched the country's first non-white prime minister, the 42-year-old British Asian politician Rishi Sunak ascend to the highest office in the country

Daily Mirror · Oct 25, 2022

UK support for Ukraine ‘as strong as ever’, Sunak tells Zelensky in call

On Tuesday evening the new Prime Minister said the UK’s support would be “steadfast” under his leadership.

The Independent UK · Oct 25, 2022

Suella Braverman, Dominic Raab and Michael Gove back while Jeremy Hunt stays as Rishi Sunak names Cabinet

New Prime Minister chooses high profile names who lost jobs under previous leaders and continuity as he names top team

Evening Standard · Oct 25, 2022

Johnny Mercer returns as veterans’ minister in Sunak reshuffle

Mr Mercer, who was a vocal critic of the impact Liz Truss’s mini-budget had on the public, was sacked as veterans’ minister by Liz Truss.

The Independent UK · Oct 25, 2022