Last Updated: March 22, 2024, 18:47 IST London, United Kingdom (UK) In an indirect message for the rebels, he stressed that it was important to stick with the plan for the economy that was working after a tough couple of years. (AFP File photo) British PM Rishi Sunak criticises Nike’s England football shirt change. Culture … Read more
In late 2021, Labour party members were still licking their wounds after a byelection defeat in Hartlepool, and Keir Starmer was at something of a crossroads in his leadership. He needed something big and bold that would excite his party and get the attention of voters. He was under pressure to match the ambition of … Read more
On Monday, a missile struck a US-owned cargo ship just off the coast of Yemen in the Gulf of Aden. The US blamed the Houthis for the attack, which came less than a day after the Houthis fired an anti-ship cruise missile toward an American destroyer in the Red Sea. Sunak said the British participation … Read more
“My working assumption is we’ll have a general election in the second half of this year,” he said on a visit to Mansfield, central England. UK’s Sunak nears first anniversary in power with little to celebrate The Tories, who have had five leaders and prime ministers in 14 years, are widely expected to lose the … Read more
This week we are re-running some of our favourite episodes. Today in Focus will return with new episodes on Tuesday 2 January 2024. Labour went into the 1997 general election having been in opposition for 18 years. None of the shadow cabinet had any government experience. And yet the party led by Tony Blair was … Read more
