Modi meets UK PM & other world leaders in Bali
Modi congratulated Sunak on assuming office as the two leaders touched upon important sectors of collaboration such as trade, mobility, defence and security.
Modi congratulated Sunak on assuming office as the two leaders touched upon important sectors of collaboration such as trade, mobility, defence and security.
Rishi Sunak has taken over as the new Prime Minister of the United Kingdom (UK). He is the first Indian-Origin and non-white person to hold the post of PM in the UK.
The former Chancellor of the Exchequer of Indian descent confirmed the decision through his social media and said that he wants to fix Britain's economy which is in a major crisis at present.
Truss has also worked for three former prime ministers. She was promoted by David Cameron to environment secretary and worked as justice secretary under Theresa May. She was eventually made foreign secretary by Boris Johnson in 2021.
Truss, who succeeds Boris Johnson, will be the third woman Prime Minister of the United Kingdom after Margaret Thatcher and Theresa May, all of from her Conservative Party.
The bill, which ensures Britain leaves the EU on Jan. 31, will pass between the Houses until both sides agree on the wording. Once the process is finished, it will go to the palace for Royal Assent by Queen Elizabeth II.
UK Prime Minister Boris Johnson led government has lost three votes in the House of Lords over its Brexit legislation,…
Johnson's visit came three days after Northern Ireland's two major parties, the Democratic Unionist Party (DUP) and Sinn Fein, agreed on a draft deal to restore a power-sharing government, breaking a three-year political deadlock in the region.
Britain wants to strike a new trade deal with the United States after it leaves the European Union at the end of January.
Johnson insists a trade deal with the EU can be in place by the end of the transition period, but critics say this timescale is unrealistic.