Category: Rishi Sunak

LIVE 12 PM ET: NTD News Today (July 10): Biden Meets with the British Prime Minister Ahead of NATO Summit; Larry Nassar Stabbed in Prison

President Joe Biden on Monday is in the UK, meeting with the British Prime Minister and King Charles III. He is heading to Lithuania later in the day, for a high-stakes NATO summit. NTD reports from the capitol of Lithuania. Disgraced gymnastics doctor Larry Nassar was stabbed in a Florida federal prison. He reportedly had…


LIVE NOW: NTD News Today (July 10): Biden Meets With British Prime Minister Ahead of NATO Summit; Larry Nassar Stabbed in Prison

President Joe Biden is in the UK on Monday for meetings with the British Prime Minister and King Charles III. He is heading to Lithuania later in the day for a high-stakes NATO summit. NTD is reporting from Vilnius, the capital of Lithuania. Disgraced gymnastics doctor Larry Nassar has been stabbed in a Florida federal…


NTD News Today (July 10): Biden Meets With British Prime Minister Ahead of NATO Summit; Larry Nassar Stabbed in Prison

President Joe Biden is in the UK on Monday for meetings with the British Prime Minister and King Charles III. He is heading to Lithuania later in the day for a high-stakes NATO summit. NTD is reporting from Vilnius, the capital of Lithuania. Disgraced gymnastics doctor Larry Nassar has been stabbed in a Florida federal…


UK ‘Discourages’ Use of Cluster Munitions, Says Sunak

Britain “discourages” the use of cluster munitions, Prime Minister Rishi Sunak has said after the United States agreed to send the bombs to Ukraine. Mr. Sunak, who will be meeting President Joe Biden in London on Monday ahead of a NATO summit, said Britain is instead supporting Kyiv by providing tanks and long-range weapons. Answering…


Tory Backbenchers Urge Sunak, Cut Migration Fast to Restore Voters’ Trust

A group of Conservative MPs have urged Prime Minister Rishi Sunak to curb immigration to restore voters’ trust in the party. In a report to be released on Monday, the 25-strong group, named the New Conservatives, offered a series of proposals to drastically curb the “destabilising” impact of mass migration. The MPs wrote: “Voters backed…


Sunak Unveils 15-year Plan to Boost NHS Staffing in England by 300,000 People

NHS England is expected to employ over 300,000 extra nurses, doctors, and other health workers under a 15-year plan to tackle staff shortages in the health service. Prime Minister Rishi Sunak said his government is making “the largest single expansion in NHS education and training in its history.” There are currently 112,000 vacancies across the…


Government to Seek Appeal After Court Declares Rwanda Deportation Policy Unlawful

The government will seek to appeal against a court ruling that found its plans to deport illegal immigrants to Rwanda to be unlawful. Under the government’s proposed Illegal Migration Bill, anyone who arrives in the UK illegally will be banned from claiming asylum, and will be deported to their home country or a safe third…


Britons Need to ‘Hold Our Nerve’ Amid Soaring Interest Rates, Says Sunak

Britons need to “hold our nerve” with interest rate hikes as “there is no alternative” to stamping out inflation, Prime Minister Rishi Sunak has said. Appearing on the BBC’s Sunday with Laura Kuenssberg programme, he defended the Bank of England’s (BoE’s) decision to raise interest rates from 4.5 to 5 percent, a 15-year high. It…


MPs Back Parliamentary Report Criticising Boris Johnson’s Conduct

MPs have voted to back a Parliamentary report that found former Prime Minister Boris Johnson committed “repeated contempts” of Parliament. The Privileges Committee’s report, published last week, said Johnson deliberately misled Parliament over illegal parties held in Downing Street during COVID-19 lockdowns. It also found the former prime minister guilty of attempting to undermine the…


Suspended Conservative MP Resigns, Triggering Another By-election

A former Conservative MP has resigned with immediate effect following accusations of sexual harassment and cocaine use, triggering another by-election. David Warburton said on Saturday that he has stood down from his seat of Somerton and Frome. He had been sitting in the House of Commons as an independent after having the Tory whip suspended…