Rishi Sunak: Last News

Sky News journalist Darren McCaffrey was escorted out of Prime Minister Rishi Sunak's election campaign launch, just moments after the Conservative party leader had unveiled the date for the next general election. For months now, the nation has been on tenterhooks about the potential date of the next general election, but the public finally got their answer on Wednesday, when Rishi confirmed it would take place on July 4 - just six weeks from now.

Buckingham Palace has announced that the Royal Family will postpone engagements that could potentially distract from the election campaign. This follows Rishi Sunak's announcement this afternoon that Brits will head to the polls to decide the country's next government on July 4, putting an end to months of uncertainty.The Prime Minister met with the monarch at Buckingham Palace to request the dissolution of Parliament, kick-starting the election process.

British voters will head to the polls on American Independence Day.

Travel plans are being altered, ministerial meetings in Westminster are being cancelled, as Rishi Sunak has now finally called the much-anticipated General Election for July 4 - and with more than 100 MPs throwing in the towel at this election, including a former Prime Minister, the next parliament will look very different.

Prime Minister Rishi Sunak has confirmed the date of the next general election.

tragically lost their lives after an explosion happened at an Ariana Grande concert in Manchester.Fans were leaving the show when a bomb was detonated by a suicide bomber in a public foyer. The lone attacker died in the explosion from what is said to be a homemade bomb.

The campaigning mother of Martyn Hett - murdered alongside 21 others in the Manchester Arena bombing of 2017 - has arrived in London on the eve of the seventh anniversary of the atrocity after a 200-mile walk to the capital to demand action on proposed new anti-terror legislation in his name.

It has been a hugely emotional 24 hours for victims, families, and campaigners affected by the infected blood scandal.

Andrew Neil is reuniting with Rupert Murdoch’s media empire to host UK and U.S. election coverage.

Ofcom has begun the procedure to issue GB News with a sanction following a “serious and repeated” breach of its code over a People’s Forum show in which Prime Minister Rishi Sunak took questions from a live audience.

New rules laid out by the DWP for Universal Credit claimants have come into play today following their launch yesterday (Monday, May 13).

The Department for Work and Pensions (DWP) has confirmed that new rule changes for around 180,000 people in part-time work claiming Universal Credit will start on May 13. Those working less than half of a full-time week will have to meet their work coach more often to boost their earnings.

Last month, Prime Minister Rishi Sunak announced a sweeping crackdown on Personal Independence Payments (PIP) for the long-term sick and disabled, floating plans to remove the cash benefit and replace it with vouchers, as well as other measures designed to get more people back into the workforce.

Prime Minister Rishi Sunak has told MPs that he “understands the strong feelings” across Parliament over the lack of response to the recently published Parliamentary and Health Service Ombudsman’s (PHSO) final report into the impact of changes to the State Pension age for women born in the 1950s. During Prime Minister’s Questions on Wednesday, he acknowledged the “desire for urgency in addressing them” but added that an update “will be given to the House once those findings have been fully considered”.

Good Morning Britain has been hit with Ofcom complaints after a tense exchange between hosts Susanna Reid and Richard Madeley and their guest - MP George Galloway.The presenters interviewed the politician following his success at the Rochdale elections. The ITV show received 66 Ofcom complaints after the episode that aired on April 30.The show saw the controversial MP state that Susanna and Richard hadn't done their research before having him on the show.The interview came after Prime Minister Rishi Sunak delivered a speech on the steps of 10 Downing Street calling George Galloway's victory with a 5,697 majority "beyond alarming." The Prime Minister said in March: "It's beyond alarming that last night, the Rochdale by-election returned a candidate that dismisses the horror of what happened on October 7, who glorifies Hezbollah and is endorsed by Nick Griffin, the racist former leader of the BNP." Appearing on the ITV breakfast show last month, Susanna asked Mr Galloway which of the statements made by Mr Sunak about him were wrong, prompting a heated clash.

Prince Harry was spotted in high spirits on a lively walkabout, with the public chanting 'we love you' after he attended a solitary Invictus Games service.The Duke of Sussex was seen beaming and shaking hands with fans after the special thanksgiving service in London.The event at St Paul's Cathedral marked the 10-year anniversary of the Invictus Games, an initiative by Harry to support injured and sick servicemen and women. As Harry mingled with the crowd outside the cathedral, cheers and shouts of "we love you Harry" echoed.

returned to London to celebrate the 10th anniversary of the Invictus Games.Later that day, the exiled royal’s reps confirmed to The Post that Harry will not be meeting up with his estranged father in London this week due to the King’s “full” schedule.But according to royal commentator Charlotte Griffiths, the monarch’s decision may have been swayed by “certain demands” from Harry. “There is some talk that behind the scenes, a lot of negotiating went on,” Griffiths told GB News.“I think the reason was because Harry made certain demands about who could be in the room and who couldn’t.

The Department for Work and Pensions (DWP) has announced a new plan across 15 areas of England.

returned to London to celebrate the 10th anniversary of the Invictus Games.The trip marks the first time since his visit to see his estranged father following the king’s cancer diagnosis in February, as well as his first trip since learning of his sister-in-law Kate Middleton’s cancer diagnosis in March.“In response to the many inquiries and continued speculation on whether or not the duke will meet with his father while in the UK this week, it unfortunately will not be possible due to His Majesty’s full program,” a spokesperson for Harry told The Post on Tuesday.

Personal Independence Payment (PIP) has been in the spotlight since Prime Minister Rishi Sunak first shone a light on proposed welfare reforms for benefits delivered by the Department for Work and Pensions (DWP) last month.

The Chancellor of the Exchequer Jeremy Hunt has said that he can “rule out” raising the State Pension age to fund the UK Government’s plan to abolish National Insurance (NI) contributions, but added that the policy will take “a number of Parliaments” to achieve. His comments came just hours after Prime Minister Rishi Sunak assured MPs that State Pension payments would not be cut to fund his ambition to scrap NI contributions.