Rishi Sunak: The wealthy millennial who rocketed to power Getty Images At just 42, Rishi Sunak is the youngest prime minister in modern times – taking the record held by his old boss David Cameron, who was 43 when appointed. His rise to the top has been fast. He only became MP for Richmond in… Continue reading Rishi Sunak: The wealthy millennial who rocketed to power

Jacob Rees-Mogg out as PM Sunak begins cabinet reshuffle Reuters Jacob Rees-Mogg has quit as business secretary, as Rishi Sunak begins to assemble his new team of cabinet ministers. Close allies of outgoing PM Liz Truss are also out, including her chief whip Wendy Morton and work and pensions secretary Chloe Smith. Justice Secretary Brandon… Continue reading Jacob Rees-Mogg out as PM Sunak begins cabinet reshuffle

Rishi Sunak warns of difficult decisions ahead in first speech as PM This video can not be played To play this video you need to enable JavaScript in your browser. By Joshua Nevett BBC Politics Rishi Sunak has warned of “difficult decisions” ahead as his government grapples with a “profound economic crisis”, in his first… Continue reading Rishi Sunak warns of difficult decisions ahead in first speech as PM

Is the Conservative Party ready to unite behind Rishi Sunak? ANDY RAIN/EPA-EFE/REX/Shutterstock By Ione Wells Political correspondent Rishi Sunak used his first public speech since becoming the new Conservative leader to promise to bring the party and country together. Some members of the public may well ask why the former is important. Why has so… Continue reading Is the Conservative Party ready to unite behind Rishi Sunak?

Rishi Sunak: The wealthy millennial who rocketed to power Getty Images At just 42, Rishi Sunak is the youngest prime minister in modern times – taking the record held by his old boss David Cameron, who was 43 when appointed. His rise to the top has been fast. He only became MP for Richmond in… Continue reading Rishi Sunak: The wealthy millennial who rocketed to power

Jacob Rees-Mogg out as PM Sunak begins cabinet reshuffle Reuters Jacob Rees-Mogg has quit as business secretary, as Rishi Sunak begins to assemble his new team of cabinet ministers. Justice Secretary Brandon Lewis is also out, after Mr Sunak took over from Liz Truss as PM earlier. Ms Truss’s chief whip Wendy Morton has also… Continue reading Jacob Rees-Mogg out as PM Sunak begins cabinet reshuffle

Rishi Sunak warns of difficult decisions ahead in first speech as PM This video can not be played To play this video you need to enable JavaScript in your browser. By Joshua Nevett BBC Politics Rishi Sunak has warned of “difficult decisions” ahead as his government grapples with a “profound economic crisis”, in his first… Continue reading Rishi Sunak warns of difficult decisions ahead in first speech as PM