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'Unsurprisingly, Boris Johnson has not returned my calls': Rishi Sunak

That's one of those Westminster questions that doesn't change price of fish. There are plenty of things that do change price of fish, not least price of energy, but that's not one of them, said Boris

UK PM race: Rishi Sunak says he'd rather lose than win on a false promise

Rishi Sunak has insisted that he would rather lose the Conservative Party leadership race to replace Boris Johnson than win on a false promise on how he plans to tackle the economic crisis

Boris Johnson defends leaving 'cost-of-living crisis' to new UK PM

Outgoing British PM Boris Johnson has defended leaving his successor to deal with the soaring inflation and cost-of-living crisis, saying he is confident the government will look after people.

Second survey shows Liz Truss ahead of rival Rishi Sunak in UK PM race

A new survey of members of the governing Conservative Party shows Foreign Secretary Liz Truss is firmly ahead of rival Rishi Sunak in the race to replace Boris Johnson as the British Prime Minister

UK PM: Racism not a factor in Tory membership's decision, says Sunak

Former Chancellor Rishi Sunak dismissed factors such as gender or ethnicity would play a part in Tory members' postal ballots from next week.

Johnson loyalist retweets 'dangerous' image of Rishi Sunak, gets criticised

Culture Secretary Nadine Dorries re-posted a tweet on her social media account showing an image of Johnson dressed as Roman leader Julius Caesar and Sunak stabbing him in the back

UK: Boris Johnson loyalist accuses Rishi Sunak of 'ruthless coup'

British Prime Minister Boris Johnson's key loyalists and supporter of Foreign Secretary Liz Truss as his successor on Thursday accused Rishi Sunak of leading a "ruthless coup" against his former boss.

Boris Johnson gives Churchill Leadership Award to Ukraine's Zelenskyy

British Prime Minister Boris Johnson presented Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy with the Sir Winston Churchill Leadership Award, drawing comparisons between the two leaders in times of crises.

Rishi Sunak vows to cut VAT on energy to revive UK Tory leadership bid

Announcing a "winter plan" to address inflation and the cost of living, Sunak's campaign said he would introduce a "targeted, temporary and timely tax cut" by removing VAT on domestic energy bills

Liz Truss beats Rishi Sunak in TV debate in poll of electoral college

Liz Truss beat her rival Rishi Sunak, according to a survey of ruling Conservative party members, the electoral college to choose the winner

Rishi Sunak vs Liz Truss: UK PM race gets fierce with personal attacks

Ahead of a key head-on televised BBC debate between the two finalists former Chancellor Rishi Sunak and Foreign Secretary Liz Truss on Monday night, the tone of the contest has been getting fierce

Rishi Sunak or Liz Truss? Tories shouldn't write off 'Trussonomics' yet

According to a recent YouGov poll, 62% of them want Truss for leader, giving her a colossal 24-point advantage over Sunak

Truss holds commanding lead over Sunak in race to be next UK PM: Survey

Foreign Secretary Liz Truss has extended a commanding 28 lead over British-Indian ex-minister Rishi Sunak in the race to be the UK's next Prime Minister, according to the latest YouGov survey

Rishi Sunak's tax affairs back in spotlight in UK race to succeed Johnson

Sunak's tax arrangements were in the spotlight once again as he sought to position himself as the only candidate who could beat Labour leader Keir Starmer at the next general election

Johnson chairs last Cabinet meeting as UK PM amid election of new leader

Johnson, 58, defended his government's record and commitment to tackling climate change as he addressed the ongoing heat wave.

Race for UK leadership heats up, Rishi Sunak nearly certain to make top two

Conservative Party MPs will vote for a fourth time in the contest to elect Johnson's successor as party leader and UK prime minister, after the latest ballot left Rishi Sunak looking almost certain

Former Chancellor Rishi Sunak tops new UK PM vote as only 4 remain in race

Former Chancellor Rishi Sunak on Monday topped the latest round of voting among the Conservative Party members of Parliament as the race to replace Boris Johnson as Prime Minister

Talk of socialism adds spice to abrasive UK leaders' debate in race for PM

Rishi Sunak accused Foreign Secretary Liz Truss and former Defence Secretary Penny Mordaunt, his two closest rivals, of "socialism" as he attacked their plans to cut taxes and borrow more

News updates: Ranil Wickremesinghe sworn in as Lanka's interim president

Live news updates: Wickremesinghe, 73, was sworn in as the acting president of Sri Lanka before Chief Justice Jayantha Jayasuriya

Rishi Sunak wins first round of Conservative Party leadership vote in UK

Sunak, Infosys co-founder Narayana Murthy's son-in-law, told the BBC he feels great about the result of the first round of voting