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Follow the latest updates on Rishi Sunak, who was UK prime minister between October 2022 and July 2024
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Who won the BBC election debate, Starmer or Sunak? Viewers have their say
- The two leaders clashed on tax, border security and women's rights in the final debate of the 2024 election campaign.
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- NewsThe Independent
Penny Mordaunt was told not to apologise for Rishi Sunak’s general election D-Day gaffe
The former Commons leader has revealed she threatened to pull out of TV debates if she was not allowed to acknowledge the move was a mistake
- NewsEvening Standard
What is in the Windsor Framework? MPs approve Rishi Sunak’s deal
Commons approves proposals PM agreed with European Commission president despite Tory and DUP opposition
- NewsThe Independent
Rishi Sunak failed to turn up to smoking ban vote despite plan being his idea
The former prime minister previously promised to ‘ensure that future generations are smoke-free’
- NewsHuffPost UK
Rishi Sunak Failed To Vote For The Smoking Ban Even Though It Was His Idea
The former PM was nowhere to be seen in the Commons last night.
- NewsThe Guardian
Rishi Sunak’s top aides advised against early election, memo reveals
Isaac Levido and Michael Brooks warned ex-PM on 3 April voters ‘less likely to feel financially optimistic’
- NewsPA Media: UK News
Former prime minister Rishi Sunak returns to Commons as backbencher
The MP for Richmond and Northallerton resigned as Conservative leader after the party’s worst electoral defeat in its history.
- NewsSky News
What if Rishi Sunak had waited until now to call an election?
What if Rishi Sunak had done what most MPs expected him to do earlier in the year and held the general election this week, on Thursday 14 November? Mr Sunak said his "working assumption" was the election would be in the second half of this year. The Conservatives were left with just 121 MPs, their lowest ever total.
- LifestyleThe Independent
What Rishi Sunak can expect on the Coast to Coast walk – as he bids to make it ‘UK’s greatest national trail’
Now his time at the Tory helm is over, Rishi Sunak has turned his attention to a new venture: promoting the Coast to Coast walk. But how would the multimillionare get on walking the stretch through the northern counties? Daniel Stables shares what the former PM will encounter
- NewsEvening Standard
Bombshell claim Rishi Sunak's government 'didn't follow law' on revealing scale of UK public finances crisis
The allegation came from the independent Office for Budget Responsibility
- NewsEvening Standard
Kemi Badenoch elected Tory leader after beating Robert Jenrick in race to succeed Rishi Sunak
She emerged as the winner in the contest with six candidates
