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Opinion | Rishi Sunak: For Whom Everything That Could Go Wrong, Went Wrong
Sunak has said he will remain an MP and he has denied suggestions that he's planning to move to California, where the family has a home. But his time at the highest echelons of British politics is almost over.
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Opinion | Rishi Sunak: Up The Creek Without A Paddle
Now and again the political tide turns so decisively against an incumbent government that there's little the ruling party can do. It happened a decade ago with the Congress in India, and today, it's UK's Rishi Sunak staring at a crushing wipeout.
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Opinion: "Smile, Rishi!" Yelled Photographers After New PM's First Speech
Rishi Sunak's first speech as Prime Minister was notable for what it didn't say as much as what it did.
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Opinion: Rishi Sunak's Second Chance - by Andrew Whitehead
But India should not imagine that a 'desi' in Downing Street will do them any favours. He will be Britain's Prime Minister, not India's.
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Boris Johnson's Unexpectedly Massive Win
Boris Johnson's election gamble has paid off. What he wanted above all was a comfortable majority in parliament - and that he now has. Which means it's just about certain that Johnson will now lead Britain out of the European Union, as he has repeatedly promised, by the end of next month.
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What Rahul Gandhi Said To LSE Students - By Andrew Whitehead
Rahul Gandhi chose a meeting with Indian students in London to deliver a clarion call for change in the Congress party, placing blame on its old guard for the 2014 election debacle.
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Why Theresa May Got It All So Terribly Wrong
Britain's election has delivered a topsy-turvy verdict. The result is straight out of Alice in Wonderland. The winner has lost; and the loser has won.
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As Britain Votes This Week, Is It The End Of Theresa May?
Mrs May has failed to take on board the lesson which her predecessor, David Cameron, learnt the hard way in last year's Europe referendum: never take Britain's voters for granted.
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What Westminster Attack Shows About London Police And MPs
The shock in London at yesterday's attack is profound. The loss of life is grievous, and the mowing down of foreign students and visitors as they crossed one of London's most renowned bridges adds to the sense of bewilderment and anger. But it is the target which has caused greatest alarm. An attack on the Houses of Parliament is also an assault on...
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In Chennai, Sasikala Is Viscerally Unpopular
There is a deep anger about the degrading of Tamil political life, where personality trumps policy and the pursuit of power (and personal wealth) blots out serious discussion of how to govern better. And this is more than simply the standard middle-class disdain for "vulgar" politics.
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Opinion | Rishi Sunak: For Whom Everything That Could Go Wrong, Went Wrong
Sunak has said he will remain an MP and he has denied suggestions that he's planning to move to California, where the family has a home. But his time at the highest echelons of British politics is almost over.
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Opinion | Rishi Sunak: Up The Creek Without A Paddle
Now and again the political tide turns so decisively against an incumbent government that there's little the ruling party can do. It happened a decade ago with the Congress in India, and today, it's UK's Rishi Sunak staring at a crushing wipeout.
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Opinion: "Smile, Rishi!" Yelled Photographers After New PM's First Speech
Rishi Sunak's first speech as Prime Minister was notable for what it didn't say as much as what it did.
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Opinion: Rishi Sunak's Second Chance - by Andrew Whitehead
But India should not imagine that a 'desi' in Downing Street will do them any favours. He will be Britain's Prime Minister, not India's.
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Boris Johnson's Unexpectedly Massive Win
Boris Johnson's election gamble has paid off. What he wanted above all was a comfortable majority in parliament - and that he now has. Which means it's just about certain that Johnson will now lead Britain out of the European Union, as he has repeatedly promised, by the end of next month.
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What Rahul Gandhi Said To LSE Students - By Andrew Whitehead
Rahul Gandhi chose a meeting with Indian students in London to deliver a clarion call for change in the Congress party, placing blame on its old guard for the 2014 election debacle.
-
Why Theresa May Got It All So Terribly Wrong
Britain's election has delivered a topsy-turvy verdict. The result is straight out of Alice in Wonderland. The winner has lost; and the loser has won.
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As Britain Votes This Week, Is It The End Of Theresa May?
Mrs May has failed to take on board the lesson which her predecessor, David Cameron, learnt the hard way in last year's Europe referendum: never take Britain's voters for granted.
-
What Westminster Attack Shows About London Police And MPs
The shock in London at yesterday's attack is profound. The loss of life is grievous, and the mowing down of foreign students and visitors as they crossed one of London's most renowned bridges adds to the sense of bewilderment and anger. But it is the target which has caused greatest alarm. An attack on the Houses of Parliament is also an assault on...
-
In Chennai, Sasikala Is Viscerally Unpopular
There is a deep anger about the degrading of Tamil political life, where personality trumps policy and the pursuit of power (and personal wealth) blots out serious discussion of how to govern better. And this is more than simply the standard middle-class disdain for "vulgar" politics.
