Sunak to press on with Brexit deal talks as EU leader’s visit cancelled February 25, 2023 The Prime Minister will keep working towards securing a post-Brexit deal after plans for an in-person meeting with the European Commission president was called off.
Building Blocks: The 2024 general elections impact on the future of crypto June 24, 2024 Prime Minister Rishi Sunak has called for a General Election on July 4th, 2024, potentially shifting power from the Conservatives to Labour. This change could significantly impact the UK's cryptocurrency industry and its ambition to become a global "crypto hub."
Sunak piles pressure on private sector to invest in war-torn Ukraine economy June 19, 2023 The Prime Minister Rishi Sunak is set to pile pressure on UK firms to invest in the Ukrainian war effort this week as Kyiv mounts its own charm offensive on the private sector globally.
Fracking fury: Industry body hammers Sunak after shale gas U-turn October 27, 2022 UKOOG has expressed its fury with Prime Minister Rishi Sunak's apparent decision to re-impose the ban on fracking.
Nadhim Zahawi: The next PM will have ready-made options for the energy crisis August 26, 2022 The next Prime Minister will be able to hit the ground running to help people as the cost of living crisis worsens.
Italy Prime Minister Giuseppe Conte to resign tomorrow, as his coalition crumbles January 25, 2021 Italian Prime Minister Giuseppe Conte will hand in his resignation to the head of state tomorrow morning after a cabinet meeting to inform his ministers, Conte’s office said. The prime minister, who has been in office since June 2018, hopes President Sergio Mattarella will give him a mandate to form a new government with broader backing in parliament, [...]
Super Mario’s back: Former ECB boss Draghi sworn in as Italian prime minister February 13, 2021 Mario Draghi, former head of the European Central Bank (ECB), has been sworn in as the new prime minister of Italy. Draghi has taken the reins as the head of a unity government formed after the coalition government led by Giuseppe Conte collapsed last month. Following weeks of talks, all but one of Italy’s main [...]
Our obsession with Johnson and other leaders of the past is ruining our politics June 13, 2023 The latest Boris Johnson's saga shows we're all addicted to our former prime ministers and presidents, to a kind of politics that favours drama and jokes rather than serious policy-making, writes Elena Siniscalco
UK’s top civil servant said Boris Johnson ‘cannot lead’, COVID inquiry WhatsApps reveal October 30, 2023 Cabinet secretary Simon Case messaged former chief of staff Dominic Cummings while the coronavirus pandemic ripped through Britain, saying the then-Prime Minister’s behaviour left him “at the end of my tether”, the UK COVID-19 Inquiry has heard.
PMQs analysis: Another day of crime and punishment between Starmer and Sunak April 19, 2023 If you were in any doubt as to one of the key fault lines the next election will be fought over, Keir Starmer and Rishi Sunak worked hard in Prime Minister’s Questions to dispel any uncertainties.