The Latest Breaking News from Rishi Sunak

At least 10 Sunak ministers retain roles as private company directors

Practice of retaining business interests appears to have increased under Boris Johnson and again under current PM

The Guardian - UK · Apr 19, 2023

British, Irish PMs open to Good Friday Agreement reforms when time right

The Irish and British prime ministers said on Wednesday that they were open to considering reforming Northern Ireland's Good Friday peace accord, but that any debate could only happen when the powersharing government underpinning it was restored.

Reuters · Apr 19, 2023

Single-sex schools will be able to refuse transgender pupils

New guidance aims to protect school leaders from legal action from parents

The Independent UK · Apr 18, 2023

UK national debt will continue to rise over next five years, says IMF

Forecast by Washington-based body puts at risk Rishi Sunak’s pledge to cut debt as share of GDP

The Guardian - UK · Apr 12, 2023

Joe Biden to meet Northern Ireland leaders as US ‘nudges’ DUP to end Brexit stand-off

Huge security operation under way in Belfast as police recover pipe bombs in Derry

The Independent UK · Apr 11, 2023

What would changing the Equality Act mean for trans people and single-sex spaces?

Kemi Badenoch is considering amending the act to define people’s sex as biological sex in England, Scotland and Wales

The Guardian - UK · Apr 5, 2023

CPTPP: is trade deal first sign of Brexit’s sunlit uplands?

The Government struck a deal to join an 11-member Asia-Pacific trade bloc last week, a step hailed by No. 10 as an example of Britain seizing its “post-Brexit freedoms”. 

The Week · Apr 5, 2023

OPINION - School strikes threaten Rishi Sunak’s comeback narrative

You’ve probably seen the columns, perhaps even in the Evening Standard. The Conservatives are on the up. There is even some evidence to back this up. Gone are Labour leads of 25+ percentage points, the party now having to settle for something around 15 points.

Evening Standard · Apr 3, 2023

At this rate, Sunak may even repent of Brexit before Starmer does

The blight on living standards makes the case for rejoining stronger every day – and this PM is nothing if not pragmatic

The Guardian - UK · Apr 2, 2023

Keir Starmer mounts bid to block Rishi Sunak's pension tax giveaway to millionaires

Labour's amendment says the move "will cost around £1 billion a year and benefit only those with the biggest pension pots"

Daily Mirror · Mar 29, 2023