All news on the topic: Rishi Sunak

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Over 200,000 demand general election now as 'squatter' Rishi Sunak puts off vote
Tens of thousands of people have signed the Mirror's petition calling for a general election now to allow voters deliver their verdict on the last few years of Tory chaos
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Rishi Sunak takes VIP plane to another event despite train taking just two hours
Rishi Sunak has been criticised for getting a plane from RAF Northolt to Warton Aerodrome near Preston just minutes after top Tory Sir Alok Sharma launched a scathing attack on his environmental record
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Rishi Sunak's Treasury 'held up proper compensation for Post Office victims'
Paul Scully, who was Post Office Minister, said the Treasury demanded a value for money exercise was done before agreeing to giving further money to victims including Alan Bates
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Tories have failed to deliver on pledge to 'stop the boats' - poll results
Almost 30,000 asylum seekers made the perilous voyage across the English Channel in 2023, despite Prime Minister Rishi Sunak pledging to 'stop the boats' more than a year ago. As such, almost 2,000 Mirror readers say the PM has failed to deliver on his promise
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Top Tory slams PM's 'smoke and mirrors' plan for more North Sea drilling
Former Cop President Sir Alok Sharma warned Rishi Sunak was 'not being serious' about tackling the climate crisis as he condemned a law to allow more oil and gas drilling licences
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Brutal 60-second takedown of Rishi Sunak for 'selling nonsense' on Kuenssberg
Dame Louise Casey, the former government adviser, said Prime Minister Rishi Sunak was pushing out 'dangerous' spin in his interview on the BBC's Laura Kuenssberg show
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Mirror Chicken gets Rishi Sunak in a flap after he chickens out of election
The Prime Minister tried to dodge our feathered friend as he arrived at the BBC for an interview with Laura Kuenssberg just days after he chickened out of a general election
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Keir Starmer says 'vain' Rishi Sunak delaying election as he wants 2 years as PM
Keir Starmer said he wanted a general election 'to be as soon as possible' and that the 'country is ready for it' after the PM suggested he would call one in the second half of the year
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Rishi Sunak threatens to snatch Universal Credit cash to pay for tax cuts
The Prime Minister hinted that pre-election tax cut giveaways will be made on the back of 'difficult decisions to control welfare' which could mean benefit cuts for families
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Labour demands Rishi Sunak come clean over Rwanda scheme documents
The papers reportedly suggest Rishi Sunak was not convinced by the Rwanda plan when it was being drawn up. Now Labour has called on the PM to publish the papers
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Rishi Sunak outspending Trump on social ads in desperate bid to stay in power
It comes amid warnings that the Tories doubling the spending limits ahead of elections risked damaging the transparency of political donations and public confidence in elections
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Humiliating moment as Rishi Sunak booed when he leaves café in Tory constituency
The Prime Minister visited a Tory constituency for a friendly meet-up with Conservative members and local activists but was forced to face members of the public outside
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Rishi Sunak packs room with Tories despite vow to see as many voters as possible
As the election year opens, the PM was said to be launching a campaign to reach out to as many voters as possible to brag about the good things the Tories have done
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'Bankrupt PM Rishi Sunak has run out of ideas and out of road'
By contrast, Keir Starmer set out a con­­vincing plan for rebuilding the country. The Labour leader pledged to reinvigorate the economy, cut household bills, nurse the NHS back to health, transform England’s schools and put more police on the streets
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Right-wing Tories branded 'out of touch' for trying to derail smoking ban plans
Health campaigners are urging the PM to resist pressure from Tory critics like former PMs Liz Truss and Boris Johnson who oppose plans to create a smoke free generation
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World champion Luke Humphries responds as Rishi Sunak jumps on darts bandwagon
Luke Humphries has admitted winning the World Darts Championship is a "truly amazing feeling" after he battled to a 7-4 victory over Luke Littler in the final at Ally Pally
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PM must allow civil service to plan for Labour government under Keir Starmer
The Institute for Government warns time is running out for Labour to discuss its plans for government with the civil service if Rishi Sunak calls a general election in May
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Keir Starmer tells Rishi Sunak 'bring it on' as Labour ready for election fight
Labour leader Keir Starmer warned voters couldn't afford another year of Tory misery - and said cowardly Rishi Sunak was scared of putting his record to the voters
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Rishi Sunak investigated over 'barefaced lie' asylum backlog has been cleared
Ministers claimed to have cleared a 'legacy' backlog of applications made before June 28 last year, but figures show more than 4,500 of these are still waiting an initial decision
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Have the Tories delivered on their pledge to stop the boats? Take our poll
The number of asylum seekers arriving by small boat to the UK last year may have fallen - but it's still the second highest on record. Do you think the Tories have delivered on their pledge to stop the boats?
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'Rishi Sunak defying will of the people is pathetic sight of an unpopular PM'
Today's Daily Mirror poll shows the country is crying out for change after two-thirds (66%) said they wanted an election held before the start of the summer
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Gary Neville makes feelings on Rishi Sunak clear with brutal New Year message
Gary Neville has taken his latest jab at the Prime Minister after Rishi Sunak announced that new policies had begun to take effect on New Year's Day - with an election to come later this year
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Two out of three Brits demand an election by summer after 14 years of Tory rule
In a brutal verdict on the Tories' record in office, a majority also believe life has got worse in Britain since 2010, including among more than half of those who voted Conservative in 2019
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11 of Rishi Sunak's big fights in 2024 from Rwanda battle to more NHS strikes
PM Rishi Sunak faces a bruising year as he goes into a general election campaign heading a divided party and trailing Keir Starmer in the polls - with a lot of battles on the way
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'Sunak's judgment is totally flawed as Cummings wants Conservatives to lose'
Rishi Sunak is branded a "hypocrite with the political morals of ousted Boris Johnson" by the Mirror's Kevin Maguire, who believes Keir Starmer will be Prime Minister next New Year's Day