Rishi Sunak

Rishi Sunak

Rishi Sunak is a British politician who has served as Prime Minister of the United Kingdom and Leader of the Conservative Party since 2022.
On Wednesday, 22 May 2024 he called a snap General Election which will see Brits head to the polls to choose their next Prime Minister.

Rishi Sunak: The latest news

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David Cameron has warned that Nigel Farage is trying to destroy the Conservative party

General Election LIVE: Cameron warns Farage is 'trying to destroy the Conservatives', as Labour tackles NHS

Rishi Sunak has said he is still fighting for every vote, despite a poll showing his party is behind Reform UK

Rishi Sunak defiant despite Reform UK overtaking Tories in poll as he insists he's 'fighting for every vote'

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Nigel Farage's reform outpaces the Tories in the polls.

General Election LIVE: Sunak: 'the only poll that matters is the one on July 4'

The new poll is a fresh blow for Rishi Sunak

Fresh blow for Rishi Sunak as Reform UK overtake Conservative Party in shock new poll

Rishi Sunak with Italian PM Giorgia Meloni

Rishi Sunak receives warm welcome at G7 summit as he reunites with Italian PM

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Britain's Labour Party leader Keir Starmer.

General Election LIVE: Labour manifesto puts "wealth creation" at its heart with focus on economic growth

Rishi Sunak and Keir Starmer took part in a debate on Wednesday evening

Keir Starmer won leaders debate despite being likened to 'political robot' as Rishi Sunak grilled on 'broken promises'

Rishi Sunak said he had a 'very fortunate' upbringing on the campaign trail following his remark that he went without 'lots of things' as a kid.

Rishi Sunak admits he had a ‘very fortunate’ upbringing after describing how he went without Sky TV as a child

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Grant Shapps has praised Rishi Sunak's 'aspirational' family

'It's the story of Britain': Grant Shapps hails 'aspirational' Sunak family after PM reveals he didn't have Sky as a child
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Green Party co-leader Carla Denyer holds up a manifesto as she speaks at their General Election Manifesto launch.

General Election LIVE: Greens pledge end to new fossil fuel projects and taxes on top 1%

Rishi Sunak said D-Day commemorations 'ran over'

Rishi Sunak says he had to 'go without' Sky TV as a child so his parents could send him to boarding school

Jo Johnson has said the Tories' situation is 'desperately grave'.

‘It’s desperately grave’: Former Tory minister Jo Johnson says party is heading for ‘very heavy defeat’ at election

Rishi Sunak unveiled the Tory manifesto today

Tax cuts, stamp duty slashed and halving migration: Sunak rolls the dice at Tory manifesto launch

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Rishi Sunak Launches The Conservative Party's General Election Manifesto

General Election LIVE: Tory manifesto promises national insurance cuts and help for homeowners

Rishi Sunak has said he won't quit and the election is not a foregone conclusion

Carry on campaigning: Rishi Sunak vows to 'fight on' and says he won't quit despite polling - and D-Day fiasco

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LBC's Live Election Coverage

General Election LIVE: Sunak hopes people can 'find it in their hearts' to forgive D-day debacle

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Several key seats have been labelled as potentially vulnerable in the General Election.

Key seats to watch in General Election as ‘Blue Wall’ faces onslaught from Labour and Lib Dems
Cabinet Ministers facing uphill battle to hold onto seats

Full list of Conservative Cabinet Ministers facing uphill battle to retain seats at General Election
Rishi Sunak has announced a July 4 General Election date

Rishi Sunak confirms General Election will take place on July 4: what happens next?

LBC's Andrew Marr

Andrew Marr's three theories as General Election speculation hits fever pitch

Mr Zahawi announced he is stepping down

Tory exodus grows as former Chancellor Nadhim Zahawi to stand down at next election in latest blow for Rishi Sunak
Counting is now underway after polls officially closed at 10pm

Local Elections 2024: Votes roll in as Tories brace for difficult night across England and Wales
The polls have opened across England

Polls open across England for local elections as new voter ID laws require photo identification at ballot boxes
Rishi Sunak says the election will take place in the second half of the year

Rishi Sunak refuses to rule out July election after Rwanda bill passes

Brits could be heading to the polls in October, Jeremy Hunt has suggested

Brits will head to the polls in October, Jeremy Hunt suggests, as election rumours swirl

James Heappey, Theresa May, Matt Hancock and Harriet Harman who are among the MPs standing down

The MPs who are standing down at the election: Full list of those quitting the Commons

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Angela Rayner condemns 'intimidation' of Labour's Rosie Duffield after she cancels hustings amid 'trolling and spite'
Ben Habib has hit back at suggestions Nigel Farage could join the Conservative party

Reform deputy hits back at suggestion Nigel Farage could join Tories, after leader tells LBC he could lead merged party
David Cameron and Nigel Farage

David Cameron says Nigel Farage is trying to destroy the Conservative Party through Reform UK
Miguel Berger, the German Ambassador to the UK, has told LBC that football fans should not "go and insult the host country"

'Don't go and insult the host country': German ambassador warns against 'Ten German Bombers' chant at Euros
A man has been arrested as part of an investigation into PPE Medpro.

Man, 46, arrested in probe into Michelle Mone-linked company PPE Medpro released under investigation
Angela Rayner and Penny Mordaunt clashed throughout the debate

Angela Rayner and Penny Mordaunt clash in heated seven-way debate with Nigel Farage dubbed 'Labour enabler'
Starmer has slammed the "botched deal" procured by former PM Boris Johnson

Boris Johnson inflicted 'botched' deal on nation, says Keir Starmer who promises to negotiate better Brexit deal with EU
Keir Starmer has launched Labour's manifesto

Labour plans £8bn tax raid on non-doms, private schools and energy giants, as Starmer heckled in manifesto launch
Tory MP candidate forced to withdraw campaign leaflets after posing with police officer

Tory candidate forced to withdraw campaign leaflets following Met police complaint over image
Farage says he’d lead a 'centre-right' party to could stand against Labour… as he blames Cameron and Osborne for turning the Tories socialist democrat party

Nigel Farage reveals he would lead a Conservative-Reform merged party