Sunak made the statement when talking to ITV News on Thursday. Previously, he said an election would be held in the second half of this year but didn't rule out an election in May, Xinhua news agency reported.
Category: UNITED KINGDOM
Sunak facing civil war in Conservative Party over future of Home Secy Suella Braverman
UK Prime Minister Rishi Sunak is facing a civil war in the Conservative party over the future of Home Secretary Suella Braverman, as he held off sacking her for saying police were biased for allowing a pro-Palestinian march on Armistice Day.
UK to add India to safe states list; no asylum rights for Indian illegal migrants
In a key step in delivery of the Illegal Migration Act, the UK government plans to add India and Georgia to a list of safe states to speed up the process of returning people who have travelled from either country illegally.
Putin spotted with ‘scar on his throat’ after being ‘resuscitated’: Report
A video of Russian President Vladimir Putin has been fuelling speculation about his health after eagle-eyed observers noticed a scar on his neck, the media reported.
Hamas leader called a 'mastermind' lives in London, is UK national
An apparently fairly important leader of the Palestinian militant group Hamas, Muhammad Qassem Sawalha, lives in London in a flat he bought from the local Barnet Council.
Israel forces face hand-to-hand combat with Hamas militants in 40ft deep Gaza tunnels
Israel is on the cusp of an armed military incursion into the Gaza Strip to battle Hamas militants who recently launched a series of surprise attacks against it, killing hundreds of civilians, a media report said.
Israel launches ‘Operation Iron Swords’ against Hamas ‘Operation Al Aqsa Flood’
The Palestinian armed group Hamas has launched Operation Al-Aqsa Flood against Israel in the most serious escalation since Israel and Hamas fought an 11-day war in 2021, a media report said.
Sunak tells Trudeau he hopes to see 'de-escalation' in India-Canada tension
British Prime Minister Rishi Sunak has said that he hoped to see a de-escalation in diplomatic tensions between India and Canada after New Delhi asked Ottawa to withdraw its 41 diplomats by October 10 amid worsening ties.
Trudeau facing cold reality after lonely week on world stage
In the public eye at least, Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau has appeared to be left largely on his own as he goes toe to toe with India, one of the world's fastest-growing economies, with a population 35 times bigger than Canada's, the media reported.
India's diplomatic fallout with Canada to have no bearing on trade talks, says British PM's spokesperson
As diplomatic relations between India and Canada nosedived over the killing of Khalistani terrorist Hardeep Singh Nijjar, Britain said on Tuesday that the development won't have a bearing on its ongoing trade pact talks with India.
US dollar’s longest winning streak in nearly nine years
The greenback was heading for its eighth-straight week of gains against a basket of other major currencies on Friday, its best run since winter 2014-2015. It has gained 5 per cent since mid-July, CNN reported,
UK govt in advanced talks over £500m Tata Steel aid package
The UK government is in advanced talks with Britain's biggest steel producer to hand over a £500m aid package aimed at securing the long-term future of steelmaking in South Wales, Sky News reported.
UK invites India’s young women to be High Commissioner for a day
To mark the International Day of the Girl Child on October 11, the British High Commission is offering young Indian women a chance to spend a day as one of the UK’s top diplomats.
Fraud case: British-Indian solicitor ordered to pay over 28 million pounds
A UK court has asked an Indian-origin solicitor to pay over 28 million pounds for helping a former Governor of Delta State in Nigeria by hiding his criminal proceeds to defraud citizens of millions of pounds.
First Hindu temple to come up in UK's Oxford city
The city council in Oxford in central southern England has approved plans to convert changing rooms at a derelict sports pavilion into a Hindu temple and a community centre, a media report said.
New images show Chinese 'spy' balloons over Asia
China claimed the balloon seen over north-western US in late January was a civilian airship, used for scientific research such as meteorology - and that it was an unintended and isolated event.
Indian-origin woman jailed in UK for using minors to supply drugs
Sarina Duggal, 28, of no fixed address, was convicted along with five others last week at Bournemouth Crown Court after being found guilty of supplying Class A drugs, following a seven-week trial.
Indian-origin doc who helped run dark web child abuse site in UK jailed
Kabir Garg, who was sentenced on Friday at Woolwich Crown Court, will also be subject to a Serious Harm Prevention Order and is on the Sex Offenders Register for life, the National Crime Agency (NCA) said.
Speculation over Putin's whereabouts amid reports his plane left Moscow
There have been numerous reports that Russian President Vladimir Putin's presidential plane took off from Moscow's Vnukovo airport and then headed north-west, media reports said.
Customers in UK fall victim to FB, Insta online shopping scams every 7 min: Report
Every seven minutes, a customer in the UK falls victim to an online shopping scam originating in one of the two Meta-owned platforms, costing consumers more than 5,00,000 pound per week, a new report has shown.
Muslim activists storm Birmingham cinema screening 'The Kerala Story'
Muslim activists in Birmingham stormed a screening of the controversial Bollywood film 'The Kerala Story', which has sparked a row in India amid claims that it destroys 'religious harmony', media reports said.
EU urged to crackdown on imports of Indian fuels made with Russian oil
The European Union (EU) should crack down on India reselling Russian oil as refined fuels including diesel into Europe, the blocs chief diplomat has said, as western nations move to tighten sanctions on Moscows energy sector, the media reported.
India to wage diplomatic campaign to reclaim Koh-i-Noor diamond from Britain: Report
India's ministerial and diplomatic staff will be mobilised to secure the return of potentially thousands of artefacts taken to Britain during the days of empire, in what one source described as a "reckoning with the past", Telegraph UK reported.
Indian-origin COP26 president denies 'bullying' civil servants
Denying accusations of "bullying" civil servants, Indian-origin COP26 president and UK's former Business Secretary Alok Sharma said he was never made aware of any informal complaints or otherwise from the staff, media reports said.
Muslim pupils tell Hindu classmates in UK to convert: Report
Hindu students in the UK are targets of bullying and racial discrimination in classrooms with Muslim pupils telling them to change their religion to make their lives easier, according to a London-based think tank.