Rishi Sunak

Letters to editor

Letter: Row over Elgin Marbles speaks volumes about priorities of Rishi Sunak

Ursula von der Leyen, President of the European Commission, delivers a speech at the opening session on the first day of the Ukraine Recovery Conference, held at the InterContinental London - O2, in east London. Photo: Henry Nicholls/PA Wire

Von der Leyen Brexit claim that Brexit is in peril rejected

Teachers on the picket line on Wednesday morning at Elmgrove Primary School in east Belfast. Most schools in Northern Ireland were closed until midday due to a strike over pay. Picture by Jonathan Porter / PressEye

‘Real anger’ among teachers as thousands strike across NI

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Editorial: It is not the media's role to censor the reason for the Dublin riots

Jeremy Hunt will announce the Autumn Statement today. Credit: Getty/Adobe/Mark Hall

Watch the Chancellor's autumn statement speech here

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Downing Street criticised over Irish flag on post about Northern Ireland

Suella Braverman's letter showed that at least one key member of the cabinet believed the legislation was a critical part of dealing with the Irish Sea border and should not be jettisoned. Photo: Stefan Rousseau/PA Wire

Owen Polley: Braverman was right to want protocol bill but Sunak reneged

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Letter: London's skilled wordsmiths get ready to say the Union is safe

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Editorial: Rishi Sunak must now push through the Rwanda immigration plan

A protest sign against EU trade restrictions on goods coming into NI from GB last year at the port of Larne. The Windsor Framework did not correct an “underlying mistake” in the Northern Ireland Protocol, a Westminster committee has heard.
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Windsor Framework did not correct ‘mistake’ in protocol, peers told

Former home secretary Suella Braverman outside her home in, Bushey, Hertfordshire following her was sacking by the Prime Minister on Monday. Andrew Matthews/PA Wire

Braverman blasts "weak" PM over failure to implement Protocol Bill

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Editorial: It was Suella Braverman who demanded Northern Ireland Protocol Bill

Prime minister Rishi Sunak has show solidarity with Israel - and should show the same solidarity with his fellow British citizens here in Northern Ireland when it comes to arrangements with the EU, writes Harry Patterson

Letter: Change in the mood music around Windsor Framework

Northern Ireland Secretary Chris Heaton-Harris survives the cabinet reshuffle.

No change at NIO despite Stormont hiatus

Conservative MP Simon Hoare, former chair of the Northern Ireland Affairs Committee, has been promoted to junior minister in Rishi Sunak's reshuffle.

Mixed reaction as Tory MP Hoare quits NI role

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Editorial: Sacking of Braverman signals cabinet retreat to a failed consensus
David Cameron’s cabinet return was not the problem with yesterday’s reshuffle.

Former prime minister David Cameron leaving Downing Street, London, after being appointed as Foreign Secretary in Prime Minister Rishi Sunak's ministerial reshuffle following the sacking of home secretary Suella Braverman. Maja Smiejkowska/PA Wire

NI parties critical of Cameron appointment

Prime Minister Rishi Sunak and (then) Home Secretary Suella Braverman during a visit to a hotel in Rochdale, Greater Manchester, for a meeting of the Grooming Gangs Taskforce

As Suella Braverman sacked as Home Secretary - A timeline of controversies

King Charles III lays his wreath during the Remembrance Sunday service at the Cenotaph in London

King Charles leads two-minute silence as UK remembers the fallen

Tom Gray, Director of Innovation at Kainos Group and founder of AI Con, said Northern Ireland must not be left behind in using AI if it wishes to remain competitive.

Global Artificial Intelligence experts talk threats & opportunities

Freight lorries at Belfast docks. Red and green lanes at NI ports as part of the Windsor Framework are adding extra bureaucracy and costs to businesses, writes Dr Esmond Birnie

Esmond Birnie: How the Windsor Framework is impacting the NI economy

Rishi Sunak said allegations of a Tory MP committing multiple rapes are “very serious” and anyone with evidence should “talk to police”. (Photo: POOL/AFP via Getty Images)

Sunak urges victims of alleged rapist Tory MP to ‘go to police’

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Editorial: New North Sea oil and gas licence plan is essential for the UK

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Editorial: Yousaf points to racism in Britain while Sunak points to diversity

There are currently 7.75m people on NHS waiting lists across the country.

NHS waiting lists could reach 8m by next summer

The UK has called for a temporary "pause" in the conflict between Israel and Hamas, to allow humanitarian aid to reach those in Gaza and to allow the release of hostages. (Credit: Getty Images)

UK calls for 'pause' in Israel-Hamas conflict but rejects ceasefire

Heat pumps grant rises to £7.5k as UK Government warned it won’t meet 2050 net zero target

UK government increases heat pumps grant in effort to achieve net zero
A 50% uplift in the Government grant available for households to install air source heat pumps has taken effect

This image provided by Maxar Technologies shows an overview of al-Ahli Hospital after explosion in Gaza City

Hospital strike in Gaza caused by missile heading towards Israel, says Sunak

Rishi Sunak described a DUP proposal for an East-West Council as having 'considerable merit; and praised Sir Jeffrey’s conference speech. If this wasn’t choreography, it was taking on that appearance. Photo: Peter Byrne/PA Wire

Owen Polley: DUP and UUP need to be honest that border threatens our place in UK

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Letter: Most attendees at pro Palestine protests support peace, not Hamas

Buildings destroyed in the Israeli bombardment on al-Zahra, on the outskirts of Gaza City, on Friday. We know from our own history of tit-for-tat sectarian killings the temptation is to hit back harder in the hope of deterring the other side, but this does not bring peace (AP Photo/Ali Mahmoud)

Letter: Israel's use of overwhelming force has not worked in the past

Northern Ireland peer Kate Hoey has urged the Prime Minister to appoint a commissioner to take urgent decisions needed for the local health service.
(Photo by Jack Taylor/Getty Images)

Hoey presses Sunak to appoint health commissioner for NI

A baby rocking chair is left in a house that was destroyed in a battle between Israeli soldiers and Palestinian militants in Be'eri, Israel

Sandra Chapman on the infants killed in the Israel–Gaza conflict

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Editorial: Rishi Sunak has done UK proud in his unwavering support for Israel

This image provided by Maxar Technologies on Wednesday, Oct. 18, 2023 shows an overview of al-Ahli Hospital after explosion in Gaza City. (Satellite image ©2023 Maxar Technologies via AP)

Rishi Sunak to visit Israel as UK probes hospital blast

Prime Minister Rishi Sunak speaks during Prime Minister's Questions in the House of Commons, London. House of Commons/UK Parliament/PA Wire

Sunak support for DUP's east-west council plan to strengthen the Union

DUP MP Jim Shannon. Photo: Parliament TV

'This was truly Israel's 9\11' says DUP MP Jim Shannon

Former SNP MP Dr Lisa Cameron, left, who has defected to the Tories, and SNP leader Humza Yousaf. Credit: PA/Getty

SNP MP defects to Tories after claiming 'toxic and bully treatment'

Among the vaping proposals are restricting their sale in shops and clamping down on sweet flavours and bright packaging

Northern Ireland to be part of UK-wide tobacco and vaping consultation

The Palace of Westminster is lit up in the colours of Israel's flag for victims and hostages of Hamas attacks, as the death toll rises amid ongoing violence in Israel and Gaza following the attack by Hamas on Saturday. Picture date: Monday October 9, 2023. PA Photo. See PA story POLITICS Israel. Photo credit should read: Lucy North/PA Wire

Israel-Hamas conflict: No condolence books, Israeli lighting, or flags

A pro-Palestinian event was held in Belfast city centre at the weekend. The demonstration took place just hours after the Palestinian terror group Hamas launched an unprecedented assault into Israel, killing hundreds of people

Letter: How can anyone support Hamas attacks?

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Editorial: Hamas terror attacks flag up deep divisions in whole UK, not just NI

The Israeli flag shines on Ten Downing Street in solidarity with the people of Israel. The Government has asked all UK government buildings to do likewise.

NI doubts over UK’s request to fly Israel flag

Israeli soldiers are seen in a staging ground near the Israeli Gaza border, southern Israel, on Monday

UK backing Israel after it declares ‘siege’ on Gaza following Hamas attacks

Dale Vince joins Just Stop Oil activists during a protest by the environmental campaigners in central London. Picture Date: Thursday June 8, 2023. Credit: Aaron Chown/PA Wire

Just Stop Oil donor pulls funding over ‘pointless’ further protests

There has been a widespread welcome in NI for plans by the Prime Minister to crack down on smoking. Photo: Alamy/PA.

Welcome for Sunak's plan to crack down on smoking and vapes

Prime Minister Rishi Sunak holding a bilateral meeting with Taoiseach Leo Varadkar during the European Political Community summit in Granada, Spain.

PM hopeful that talks with DUP moving to ‘positive’ conclusion, says Varadkar

Taoiseach Leo Varadkar

'Dignified silence may be better': Ian Paisley hits back at Leo Varadkar

Leo Varadkar, pictured at a previous Downing Street press conference

Irish premier Leo Varadkar declares his 'love' for the United Kingdom

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Editorial: Prime Minister gives a good speech but barely mentions NI

Prime Minister Rishi Sunak delivers his keynote speech at the Conservative Party annual conference at Manchester Central convention complex. Photo: Danny Lawson/PA Wire

Politics not working as it should, all over UK says PM Rishi Sunak

The colours and one of the many symbols used by transgender activists

PM says: 'Men are men. Women are women. That is common sense'

The Prime Minister has unveiled plans to scrap A-levels in a huge shake-up to the UK’s education system. Credit: Carl Court/Getty Images

A-levels and T Levels to be scrapped, Rishi Sunak announces

Prime Minister Rishi Sunak delivers his keynote speech at the Conservative Party annual conference at Manchester Central convention complex. Photo: Danny Lawson/PA Wire

Key points from Rishi Sunak’s first Tory conference speech as party leader

Prime Minister Rishi Sunak with his wife Akshata Murty on stage at the end of his keynote speech during the Conservative Party annual conference at the Manchester Central convention complex. Photo: Peter Byrne/PA Wire

Sunak axes HS2 to Manchester because ‘facts have changed’ and costs doubled