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Rishi Sunak questioned as wife's firm set to benefit from UK budget policy
Koru Kids, which lists the PM's billionaire wife as a shareholder, is likely to benefit from a scheme announced by Chancellor Jeremy Hunt, which offers 1,200 pounds to individuals who train to become child-minders through an agency, The Guardian reported. Appearing before the liaison committee this week, Sunak did not mention his wife's interest when speaking about the childcare changes.
Indian students ask Sunak to clear their names in English test scandal
According to a Guardian report, the visas were revoked after a 2014 BBC documentary reported allegations of cheating at two of the UK's language testing centres for international students. Following a probe by Educational Testing Service (ETS), a company that ran the test at 96 exam centres, the UK Home Office abruptly terminated the visas of more than 34,000 overseas students, making their stay in the country illegal overnight.
Rishi Sunak government should make its position clear on Sikh activist: Oppn
According to The Guardian, the Sunak government has refused invitations to echo assertions that India has arbitrarily detained Johal. Johal aka Jaggi Johal was arrested by Punjab Police on November 4, 2017, in Jalandhar over his alleged role in killings by the Khalistan Liberation Force (KLF), a banned terrorist organisation.
UK PM to meet EU chief over post-Brexit deals
Von der Leyen and Sunak "agreed to continue their work in person towards shared, practical solutions for the range of complex challenges around the Protocol on Ireland and Northern Ireland", Xinhua news agency reported, citing the statement. A dispute over the Northern Ireland Protocol -- the rules governing post-Brexit trading arrangements for Northern Ireland -- has strained Britain's relations with the European Union (EU).
In a special gesture, Britain PM Rishi Sunak joins UK-India NSA meeting in London
Sunak assured the Indian delegation of his government's full support in deepening the strategic partnership between the two nations, particularly in areas such as trade, defense, and science and technology. The Indian High Commission expressed their appreciation for Sunak's gesture and said that it looks forward to Barrow's visit to India soon.
The knives are out for Rishi Sunak
In a 4,000-word opinion piece in The Sunday Telegraph newspaper, she described Sunak's increase of corporation tax from 19 to 25 per cent as "economically detrimental". She went on to write - in an unmistakable criticism of the current prime minister's handling of the economy - that she wanted to change things as prime minister and "not manage decline or to preside over our country sliding into stagnation".
Average grades for Sunak on 100 days as UK PM
The leftist Guardian's heading was: "Ratings sink and obstacles amass as Sunak completes first 100 days as PM." The left-of-centre Independent highlighted: "Scandals, sackings and U-turns: Rishi Sunak's first 100 days in the job." But most damaging of all, the right-wing pro ruling Conservative party Daily Mail bemoaned: "Rishi Sunak mocked for "migraine-inducing" new video to mark his first 100 days in office."
Rishi Sunak sacks Conservative party chair Nadhim Zahawi
An investigation by the UK Prime Minister's ethics adviser, Laurie Magnus, concluded that Zahawi had made a "serious breach" of the code by not telling officials he was under investigation by the tax body when he was appointed chancellor by former PM Boris Johnson, The Guardian reported.
UK PM Rishi Sunak confronts new rebellion within Conservative Party over more robust porn age verification
A series of amendments to the long-debated Online Safety Bill will propose that all porn websites must implement age verification systems within six months of the bill becoming law. This follows a planned rebellion by Tory MPs earlier this month that prompted Sunak to agree to demands for Big Tech directors to face jail time if they fail to remove harmful content.
Rishi Sunak fined by police again - this time for not wearing seatbelt
The incident occurred while he was filming a video, to promote the government's latest round of "levelling up" spending, in Lancashire, during a trip across the north of England, the BBC reported. The video was posted on Sunak's Instagram account. Lancashire Police said it had issued a 42-year-old man in London with a conditional offer of a fixed penalty.
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