Uk Politics

Shallow Offer: UK to spend over £200m on new phone system so patients get music while they wait on call for doctors

Patients will never hear an engaged tone. However, it still leaves consumers with the possibility of having to wait while forced to endure obnoxious music and continuous reminders that they are in a queue

'A prime minister who lies': Boris Johnson accused of lying over 'Partygate'

In the book titled - Johnson at 10, Sir Anthony Seldon and Raymond Newell the cabinet secretary described in detail their conflicts with Johnson

Explained: Why Rishi Sunak is facing probe over wife Akshata Murty’s stake in childcare firm

Britain’s prime minister Rishi Sunak is facing a probe by the ethics watchdog amid claims that he failed to declare a conflict of interest. This investigation stems from his wife Akshata Murty’s links to Koru Kids, a childcare firm, which will benefit from Budget announcements

Are British-Pakistani men raping White girls? What Suella Braverman said on grooming gangs and why has it irked Pakistan

British home secretary Suella Braverman said that ‘White English girls were being pursued, raped, drugged, and harmed by gangs of British Pakistani men’. Her remarks on Pakistani men in grooming gangs have led to a diplomatic row with Islamabad

From Pakistan to Scotland: Meet Humza Yousaf, Scotland’s 37-year-old new leader

Humza Yousaf, a Pakistan-origin leader and practising Muslim, has made history in Scotland after being elected as the head of the Scottish National Party. After winning a close-fought contest, the 37-year-old now has mounting challenges ahead of him

UK's 'Partygate' scandal: The many denials by Boris Johnson

What Boris Johnson said about the 'Partygate' scandal will be revealed today when he appears before a parliamentary committee investigating whether he lied to parliament. Johnson's political future may be jeopardised if MPs discover that he purposefully misled the House of Commons

UK opens pocket-holes to fix potholes, opens £200m fund in budget

The so-called Potholes Fund already had a £500 million budgetary allocation from the Treasury, but councils in England have been guaranteed a further sizable infusion

British Babu-Mantri relationship: Why the 'bullying' charge against UK minister is important for India

If British bureaucrats succeed in getting Dominic Raab’s scalp on the issue of “bullying” it will set a dangerous precedent and encourage more such gambits. India should also watch this and take note

Lessons from Yoda: What Britain's PM Rishi Sunak can learn about governance from his favourite movie 'Star Wars'

Rishi Sunak is most likely the biggest 'Star Wars' fan to serve as prime minister of the United Kingdom. It has been reported that he finds inspiration in films, both personally and politically. Here are a few lessons Sunak should take note of

Tory Troubles: The many upheavals in Britain's Conservative Party

Liz Truss is yet another Tory prime minister to be toppled. Some observers date the current leadership crisis to Conservative Party infighting over the role of the European Union during David Cameron's 2010-2016 tenure as Britain's leader