Highlights: John Glen appointed chief secretary to UK Treasury

Rishi Sunak won the race to become Britain's first prime minister of colour after getting the support of more than half of Conservative MPs on Monday.

A photograph of Number 10 Downing Street, in London. (Reuters)

British leader of Indian-origin Rishi Sunak won the Conservative Party leadership race to become the next United Kingdom's prime minister following incumbent premier Liz Truss's resignation on Thursday. Britain's King Charles III on Tuesday appointed Sunak and formally anointed him as the country's new Prime Minister....Read More

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• 26 Oct 2022, 12:35:15 AM IST

  John Glen appointed chief secretary to UK Treasury

  John Glen was appointed as chief secretary to the Treasury on Tuesday, replacing Edward Argar.

• 25 Oct 2022, 11:47:01 PM IST

  Gillian Keegan appointed secretary of state for education

  Gillian Keegan has been appointed secretary of state for education, according to Downing Street on Tuesday. 

• 25 Oct 2022, 11:26:32 PM IST

  Chris Heaton-Harris re-appointed as Northern Ireland minister

  Chris Heaton-Harris was re-appointed as Northern Ireland minister by UK Prime Minister Rishi Sunak. 

• 25 Oct 2022, 11:22:46 PM IST

  Michelle Donelan appointed as culture secretary

  Michelle Donelan has been appointed as the culture secretary in Prime Minister Rishi Sunak's cabinet. 

• 25 Oct 2022, 10:24:39 PM IST

  UK's Penny Mordaunt re-appointed as leader of House of Commons

  British lawmaker Penny Mordaunt, who made an unsuccesful attempt to become the country's prime minister, was re-appointed as the leader of the House of Commons by new Prime Minister Rishi Sunak.

• 25 Oct 2022, 09:55:20 PM IST

  Indian-origin Suella Braverman back as home secretary in Sunak’s cabinet

  Indian-origin Suella Braverman back as home secretary in Rishi Sunak’s cabinet.

• 25 Oct 2022, 09:13:04 PM IST

  Rishi Sunak retains Ben Wallace as defence secretary

  Britain's new Prime Minister Rishi Sunak retains Ben Wallace as defence secretary.

• 25 Oct 2022, 08:56:40 PM IST

  UK finance minister Hunt: 'It is going to be tough'

  Jeremy Hunt, who was re-appointed as British finance minister by Rishi Sunak on Tuesday, said the government would work to restore stability, confidence and long-term growth, while acknowledging a tough time lay ahead.

• 25 Oct 2022, 08:48:55 PM IST

  Rishi Sunak appoints Dominic Raab as deputy PM

  Rishi Sunak has appointed Dominic Raab as deputy prime minister and justice secretary.

• 25 Oct 2022, 08:30:11 PM IST

  Jeremy Hunt retained as UK finance minister

  UK Prime Minister Rishi Sunak keeps Jeremy Hunt as finance minister amid new cabinet formation.

• 25 Oct 2022, 07:45:32 PM IST

  Secretary of State for Wales Robert Buckland is the latest cabinet resignation

  Secretary of State for Wales Robert Buckland is the latest cabinet resignation, announcing he will support Rishi Sunak from the backbenchers. Buckland took on the role under Boris Johnson after Simon Hart’s resignation in July.

  The former barrister had previously been in the cabinet, as justice secretary, between July 2019 and September 2021 and is also a former solicitor general.

• 25 Oct 2022, 07:44:15 PM IST

  Ranil Jayawardena resigns from his role as environment secretary

  Ranil Jayawardena has resigned from his role as environment secretary. He was appointed by Liz Truss after she became prime minister.

  Jayawardena tweeted his resignation letter to the prime minister, in which he said it was a privilege to serve in the role and that he would continue to work hard for his constituents in North East Hampshire.

• 25 Oct 2022, 07:42:41 PM IST

  Simon Clarke resigns as Levelling-Up Secretary

  Simon Clarke has resigned as Levelling-Up Secretary.

  He tweeted: "It has been a great privilege to serve as Secretary of State for [the Department for Levelling Up, Housing & Communities], working alongside some terrific people to level up our communities, just as it was before that as Chief Secretary of HM Treasury.

  "It has only been while holding these positions that I’ve come to appreciate the full weight of responsibility that ministers bear, and we are deeply fortunate to be supported in this by our civil servants and special advisers (and never forget them on days like today)."

• 25 Oct 2022, 07:41:35 PM IST

  Alok Sharma sacked from cabinet, remains UK COP26 President

  Alok Sharma has been removed from the cabinet but remains Cop26 president. He'll negotiate on behalf of the UK at Cop27 in Egypt but will no longer be a minister or attend cabinet.

• 25 Oct 2022, 06:17:49 PM IST

  EU stresses Brexit treaty in congrats to UK PM Sunak

  The European Union stressed Tuesday that it remained committed to seeing the full Brexit agreement with Britain upheld -- especially on Northern Ireland -- as it congratulated Rishi Sunak on becoming its new prime minister.

• 25 Oct 2022, 05:53:44 PM IST

  Jeremy Hunt to remain UK finance minister

  New British Prime Minister Rishi Sunak has confirmed that Jeremy Hunt will remain in his post as finance minister, Sky News reported.

• 25 Oct 2022, 05:48:21 PM IST

  UK justice secretary Brandon Lewis resigns

  British justice secretary Brandon Lewis resigned on Tuesday following the appointment of Rishi Sunak as prime minister.

• 25 Oct 2022, 05:23:47 PM IST

  Former UK PM Boris Johnson congratulates Rishi Sunak

  Former UK PM Boris Johnson congratulated Rishi Sunak on being appointed as the British Prime Minister.

• 25 Oct 2022, 04:34:20 PM IST

  Sunak pledges to restore stability as he becomes UK leader

  Britain's new prime minister says “mistakes were made” by his predecessor, and has promised to place “economic stability and confidence” at the heart of his agenda.

• 25 Oct 2022, 04:30:48 PM IST

  Rishi Sunak vows to earn each Briton's trust as UK PM, talks of hopes, challenges

  In his first speech as the UK PM outside 10, Downing Street, the third boss the country had in three months, Sunak said fixing mistakes begins now. He said he will unite his country and earn his the citizens' trust. “Trust is earned and I will earn yours… I will bring compassion to challenges the country faces," Sunak said, adding there will be difficult decisions.

• 25 Oct 2022, 04:25:53 PM IST

  Indian-origin British PM, Rishi Sunak arrives at 10 Downing Street, addresses nation

  Indian-origin British PM, Rishi Sunak arrives at 10 Downing Street, makes his first speech as prime minister.

• 25 Oct 2022, 04:18:20 PM IST

  Rishi Sunak leaves Buckingham Palace

  Newly appointed Britain's Prime Minister Rishi Sunak leaves Buckingham Palace.

• 25 Oct 2022, 04:10:07 PM IST

  Sunak appointed Britain's PM by King Charles III

  Rishi Sunak has been appointed as Britain's PM by King Charles III.

• 25 Oct 2022, 03:52:50 PM IST

  Rishi Sunak arrives at Buckingham Palace to meet King Charles III

  Rishi Sunak arrives at Buckingham Palace to meet King Charles III to be anointed Britain's Prime Minister.

• 25 Oct 2022, 03:11:35 PM IST

  ‘We must support Ukraine’: Outgoing PM Liz Truss

  "We must support Ukraine in its brave fight against Putin's aggression. Ukraine must prevail&we must continue to strengthen our nation's defences. That's what I've been striving to achieve&I wish Rishi Sunak every success for good of our country': Outgoing PM Liz Truss.

• 25 Oct 2022, 03:06:42 PM IST

  Liz Truss wishes Rishi Sunak 'all the success'

  Outgoing British Prime Minister Liz Truss wished her Rishi Sunak ‘every success for the good’ of the United Kingdom in her final address to the nation on Tuesday as she made an exit from 10 Downing Street.

• 25 Oct 2022, 02:35:37 PM IST

  Rishi Sunak's wife Akshata earned ₹126.61 cr dividend income from Infosys in 2022

  Akshata Murty, Britain's incoming Prime Minister Rishi Sunak's wife whose tax status on income from outside the UK had triggered a controversy, earned ₹126.61 crore (USD 15.3 million) in dividend income in 2022 from her shareholding in India's second-largest IT firm Infosys.

• 25 Oct 2022, 02:02:16 PM IST

  Rishi Sunak at 42 is youngest British PM in over 200 years

  Sunak — at 42 will be the youngest British leader for more than 200 years. The PM elect will face an economy sliding toward recession, further swirled into chaos following Truss' economic policies. The Treasury chief himself for two years until July, Sunak said Monday that Britain faces “a profound economic challenge.”

• 25 Oct 2022, 01:25:25 PM IST

  ‘Barack Obama moment for British Hindus’: UK Hindu temple leader on Sunak’s rise to PM

  Rishi Sunak becoming UK's Prime Minister is "our Barack Obama moment," said the leader of a Hindu temple that was set up by the Indian-origin leader's grandfather.

• 25 Oct 2022, 01:02:59 PM IST

  India, Pakistan on cusp of history to share pride as Sunak set to be first non-White British PM

  With Rishi Sunak all set to be the first non-White Prime Minister of Britain, arch-rivals India and Pakistan are on the cusp of history to share a pride, though none of them played a role in it.

• 25 Oct 2022, 12:23:52 PM IST

  Newly appointed Jeremy Hunt expected to continue in Sunak's cabinet 

  Rishi Sunak is expected to keep Jeremy Hunt as Chancellor of the Exchequer as he seeks to calm markets and form a united government when he becomes UK prime minister on Tuesday.

• 25 Oct 2022, 12:01:04 PM IST

  Internet congratulates Ashish Nehra instead of Rishi Sunak for becoming UK PM

  A meme fest was sparked on social media, soon after United Kingdom's Conservative Party leader Rishi Sunak became the first Indian-descent prime minister of the Britain on Monday.

• 25 Oct 2022, 11:44:38 AM IST

  On Rishi Sunak's UK appointment, opposition in India has this to say. LIVE

  Former Union minister and veteran Congress leader P Chidambaram also said there is a lesson to be learned by India and the parties that practise majoritarianism while tweeting about Sunak's win.

• 25 Oct 2022, 11:30:53 AM IST

  Sunak will be UK's third PM since Sept amid growing energy crisis

  The United Kingdom is facing the problem of persistently high energy prices in the wake of Russia’s invasion of Ukraine which will be PM elect Rishi Sunak's one of the tests as it present a problem to both businesses and households when government support runs out in April 2023.

• 25 Oct 2022, 11:09:38 AM IST

  Amid calls for polls, why British public is not choosing its leader. Explained

  In Britain, the party of government can change leader according to its own rules, and that person becomes prime minister without the need for a national election...read more.

• 25 Oct 2022, 10:59:32 AM IST

  Rishi Sunak's message to Tory MPs before he meets King Charles III|

  As the United Kingdom hopes for better days ahead with a third leadership change within weeks, Indian-origin Rishi Sunak’s rise to the prime minister’s post has prompted congratulatory messages from across the word…read more.

• 25 Oct 2022, 10:55:11 AM IST

  Rishi Sunak's wife Akshata Murthy owns 0.93% stake in Infosys

  Sunak's wife Akshata Murthy is an Indian citizen, with a stake of 0.93% in Infosys valued at about $721 million, and the couple's wealth has been a divisive issue for the British public…read more.

• 25 Oct 2022, 10:44:08 AM IST

  Markets breathe sigh of relief as Rishi Sunak set to take charge as PM

  United Kingdom government bonds rallied as Treasury chief Rishi Sunak is set to become the prime minster, replacing Liz Truss, who resigned on Thursday after her tax-cutting economic package sent shockwaves in the financial markets…read more.

• 25 Oct 2022, 10:29:06 AM IST

  Truss to chair final cabinet meeting at 10 Downing Street before submitting formal resignation to King

  Outgoing Prime Minister Liz Truss will chair her final Cabinet meeting at 10 Downing Street on Tuesday morning before formally submitting her resignation to King Charles III at Buckingham Palace. On Monday, she extended her full support to Sunak after he won the leadership race to become the country's next leader.

• 25 Oct 2022, 10:21:45 AM IST

  Narayana Murthy congratulates son-in-law Rishi Sunak on big win: ‘We are proud’

  Infosys co- founder Narayana Murthy - responding to son-in-law Rishi Sunak’s appointment as Britain's Prime Minister - has wished him success on the new feat…read more.

• 25 Oct 2022, 10:16:55 AM IST

  Biden on Rishi Sunak becoming the next UK PM: 'Groundbreaking milestone'

  United States President Joe Biden on Monday hailed Rishi Sunak as the next prime minister of the UK and called his win a “ground-breaking milestone”.

• 25 Oct 2022, 10:10:56 AM IST

  Assam CM Himanta Biswa Sarma congratulates Rishi Sunak on ‘historic’ feat

• 25 Oct 2022, 09:21:23 AM IST

  Rishi Sunak to take charge as PM after meeting Britain's King

  Rishi Sunak, 42 will take charge as Britain’s first Indian-origin Prime Minister after meeting with King Charles III on Tuesday, a day after he was elected the new leader of the Conservative Party.