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Elon Musk, UK Prime Minister Rishi Sunak said, "It doesn't matter whether you're Elon Musk or you're someone on the street who's shouting abuse at someone who happens to be walking past you, that's wrong in all its forms". In an interview with Bloomberg News, Sunak subtly slammed Musk's remark, unlike US President Joe Biden who accused the tech entrepreneur of amplifying anti-Jewish hatred on his X social media platform.

Nissan will invest $1.4 billion to update its factory in northeast England to make electric versions of its two best-selling cars

King Charles III honored the K-pop band Blackpink

U.K. Prime Minister Rishi Sunak is facing heavy pressure from his own Conservatives to take swift action to bring down migration as new data showed net migration numbers were higher than previously thought

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The new measure will be implemented from 6 January 'so people can see the benefits in their payslips from the start of the New Year'.

UK’s economic growth forecasts had been downgraded, a blow for Rishi Sunak’s government going into an expected general election next year. The economy is due to grow 0.7% in 2024 and 1.4% in 2025, Hunt said in the House of Commons on Wednesday as he delivered his Autumn Statement, citing forecasts from the Office for Budget Responsibility. The OBR had previously forecast 1.8% growth for 2024 and 2.5% for 2025.

Britain’s Conservative government will try to win favor with voters by cutting taxes but avoiding worsening inflation in a budget statement

The leaders of Britain and South Korea are seeking to strengthen trade and defense ties between their countries during a state visit to the U.K. by President Yoon Suk Yeol

British Prime Minister Rishi Sunak says the U.K. is setting up a new science initiative to help develop flood-tolerant rice, disease-resistant wheat and other crops that are more resilient to climate change

Chancellor of the Exchequer Jeremy Hunt pushed back on the prospect of imminent cuts to income tax or national insurance, following weekend reports that he's considering doing so in his Autumn Statement this week. «The one thing we won't do is any kind of tax cut that fuels inflation,» Hunt said Sunday on Sky News, when asked about the reports. Still, «we need to show there is a path to a lower-tax economy,» he added.

Jaishankar said, "We have long-standing concerns about extremist and sometimes even violent activities of various forces, including those who propagate Khalistan." "We have been trying to get the government here to understand that while we, as a fellow democracy, certainly understand the importance of freedom of expression, and of speech, they should be on guard against the misuse of these freedoms," he was quoted by news agency PTI as saying. Jaishankar further referred to the violent protests at India House in March and said the “gravity of the situation is sharply recognised". He also spoke about the safety of Indian diplomats in the UK.

Inflation in the U.K. dropped sharply in October to its lowest level in two years largely because last year's steep rise in domestic energy bills dropped out of the annual comparison

Court ruled on Wednesday that the government's plan to send asylum seekers to Rwanda was unlawful, delivering a major blow to Prime Minister Rishi Sunak's pledge to stop people arriving in small boats. Here are details about the case and the issue: WHY IS IMMIGRATION SUCH AN ISSUE IN BRITAIN? Taking back control of the country's borders and ending the free movement of people was a major factor that led to the 2016 vote for Britain to leave the European Union. Successive Conservative governments had promised to cut net migration to under 100,000 annually before dropping that pledge before an election in 2019. While official data recording has changed, net immigration has continued to rise since Brexit, hitting a record of 606,000 in 2022, partly due to new visa routes for arrivals from Ukraine and Hong Kong. WHAT IS BRITAIN'S RWANDA PLAN? The Rwanda plan, struck in April 2022 by then Prime Minister Boris Johnson, is designed to deter asylum seekers from making the dangerous journey of about 20 miles (32 km) across the Channel from Europe in small boats or inflatable dinghies to England's southern beaches. Last year, a record 45,775 people were detected arriving without permission in Britain in this way. So far this year, more than 27,000 have arrived on small boats. Under the scheme, anyone who arrived in Britain illegally after Jan.

Bim Afolami has been appointed as the economic secretary to the Treasury of the United Kingdom, where he will have authority over policies that impact the adoption of digital assets and central bank digital currencies within the country.

Suella Braverman lashed out at British Prime Minister Rishi Sunak, accusing him of not fulfilling his assurances to her over the issues of illegal immigration and rising anti-semitism. She said that Sunak's plan is «not working» and the Conservative party is heading towards «record election defeat». On social media platform X, Braverman posted a message stating, «Thank you for your phone call yesterday morning in which you asked me to leave government. While disappointing, this is for the best». She claimed accepting the offer of serving as Home Secretary on «certain conditions» and «firm assurances», despite Sunak being «rejected» by a majority of party members and having «no personal mandate» to be Prime Minister. «As you know, I accepted your offer to serve as Home Secretary in October 2022 on certain conditions.

King Charles II has approved the appointment of Member of Parliament Bim Afolami to the position of economic secretary to the Treasury of the United Kingdom.

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United Kingdom Prime Minister Rishi Sunak reshuffled his cabinet Monday, and Britons can be forgiven if they don’t learn his new ministers’ names. They might not be around long. Changing ministers at this late date is unlikely to change the bleak Tory prospects in an election expected next year.

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