Rishi Sunak
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Rishi Sunak is a British politician who served as Prime Minister of the United Kingdom and Leader of the Conservative Party from 2022 to 2024. Following his defeat to Keir Starmer's Labour Party in the 2024 general election, he became Leader of the Opposition, serving in this role from July to November 2024. He previously held two Cabinet positions under Boris Johnson, latterly as Chancellor of the Exchequer from 2020 to 2022. Sunak is the Member of Parliament (MP) for Richmond and Northallerton, previously Richmond (Yorks), since 2015.
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Jul 23, 2026
Lean Right
Former PM gives a rare interview defending his record and warning that Labour is damaging the economy.
Conservatives are split on Sunak: some respect his economic stewardship, others blame him for losing the election.
Jul 23, 2026
Center
Rishi Sunak criticized Labour's handling of environmental crime.
Lib Dems see Conservative opposition as opportunistic and inconsistent on climate, lacking a credible green plan.
Jul 22, 2026
Lean Right
Sunak remains in the spotlight as he criticises Labour's border policies and urges the government to adopt tougher immigration controls.
Conservatives view Sunak as a strong voice for common sense on immigration and fiscal conservatism, despite his party's electoral defeat.
Jul 21, 2026
Lean Right
Former PM campaigns on local issues and criticises Labour's net zero policies in a speech.
Conservatives see Sunak as a steady hand but worry his legacy on small boats is being undone.
Jul 21, 2026
Center
The Conservative leader faces questions about his party's ties to Reform UK after the Farage gift story.
Lib Dems see Sunak's silence on Farage as evidence that the Tories tolerate far-right populism, making them unfit for government.
Jul 20, 2026
Lean Right
Kicking off a US tour to promote British investment, amid speculation he regrets calling the July election.
His legacy is the Rwanda scheme that failed and the tax rises he enacted; few in the party defend him.
Jul 19, 2026
Lean Right
Ex-PM scrutinized for his record on migration and the Rwanda plan.
Conservatives debate whether his legacy helped or hurt the party's reputation on competence.
Jul 16, 2026
Lean Right
Sunak remains a target for Labour media blaming him for the state of the economy.
Conservatives defend his pandemic support and energy price freeze while lamenting Labour's reversal of his reforms.
Jul 16, 2026
Far Right
UK labeling of Iran's Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps is condemned in a Kayhan article.
Principlists denounce Sunak's government for targeting the IRGC, seeing it as an insult to Iran's defenders and a violation of sovereignty.
Jul 16, 2026
Center
As Conservative leader, Sunak is likely to attack Labour's handling of the Thames Water crisis and the social media curfew.
Lib Dems view Sunak's criticisms as opportunistic, given his own party's record of deregulation and inaction on water pollution.