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Prime Minister of the United Kingdom since 2022

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Rishi Sunak: Prime Minister of the United Kingdom since 2022
Rishi Sunak is a British politician who has served as Prime Minister of the United Kingdom and Leader of the Conservative Party since 2022. The first British Asian prime minister, he previously held two cabinet positions under Boris Johnson, latterly as Chancellor of the Exchequer from 2020 to 2022. Sunak has been Member of Parliament (MP) for Richmond (Yorks) since 2015.

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Cartlidge: Munitions sent to Ukraine depleted UK stockpiles [Video]

Cartlidge: Munitions sent to Ukraine depleted UK stockpiles

Defence Minister James Cartlidge says that supplying munitions to Ukraine has depleted the UKā€™s stockpiles as he outlines the reasons for an increase in defence spending. His comments come after..

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PM: ''We are making a choice to prioritise defence'' [Video]

PM: ''We are making a choice to prioritise defence''

Rishi Sunak and German Chancellor Olaf Scholz held a joint press conference. Speaking today in Berlin, the prime minister confirmed the reduction in civil service headcount to pre-pandemic levels would..

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PM Rishi Sunak and Chancellor Olaf Scholz hold a meeting [Video]

PM Rishi Sunak and Chancellor Olaf Scholz hold a meeting

Rishi Sunak met the Chancellor Olaf Scholz in Berlin on Wednesday to discuss closer co-operation on security, trade and illegal migration. Report by Gluszczykm. Like us on Facebook at..

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PM Rishi Sunak meets troops stationed in Germany [Video]

PM Rishi Sunak meets troops stationed in Germany

Rishi Sunak visits Germany, the day after announcing in Poland that the UK will spend 2.5% of GDP on defence by 2030. The prime minister assures officers of the pride and gratitude shared by allies who..

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Rishi Sunak meets Chancellor Olaf Scholz in Berlin [Video]

Rishi Sunak meets Chancellor Olaf Scholz in Berlin

Rishi Sunak visits Germany, the day after announcing in Poland that the UK will spend 2.5% of GDP on defence by 2030. The prime minister is welcomed with military honours by Chancellor Olaf Scholz in..

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Emily Thornberry: Labour's first priority is safety [Video]

Emily Thornberry: Labour's first priority is safety

Emily Thornberry says ''Labour's first priority is safety'' as she pledges to increase defence spending. The shadow attorney general questions how Prime Minister Rishi Sunak is going to fund the 75..

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Rishi Sunak arrives in Berlin to meet German Chancellor [Video]

Rishi Sunak arrives in Berlin to meet German Chancellor

Rishi Sunak has arrived in Berlin where he is set to meet German Chancellor Olaf Scholz for talks on Wednesday. The topics of the meeting at the Chancellery will include mutual relations, the Russian..

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UK Passes Bill to Send Asylum Seekers to Rwanda [Video]

UK Passes Bill to Send Asylum Seekers to Rwanda

UK Passes Bill , to Send Asylum Seekers to Rwanda. Following two years of challenges, British parliament has passed the controversial bill, CNN reports. The U.K. government will now be able..

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PM: Poland and the UK are allies for the long term [Video]

PM: Poland and the UK are allies for the long term

Prime Minister Rishi Sunak has hailed the UK's relationship with Poland, telling his Polish counterpart Donald Tusk they were 'allies for the long term'. Report by Alibhaiz. Like us on Facebook at..

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PM and Shapps meet British soldiers in Poland [Video]

PM and Shapps meet British soldiers in Poland

Rishi Sunak and Defence Secretary Grant Shapps have visited the Warsaw Armoured Brigade where they met British soldiers - including one of the prime minister's own constituents. Report by Alibhaiz...

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PM: There's nothing compassionate about UK's asylum system [Video]

PM: There's nothing compassionate about UK's asylum system

Prime Minister Rishi Sunak has said there is "nothing compassionate" about the current asylum system, adding the Rwanda Bill will help save lives. Report by Alibhaiz. Like us on Facebook at..

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PM announces record military support package for Ukraine [Video]

PM announces record military support package for Ukraine

Prime Minister Rishi Sunak has announced a record package of military aid for Ukraine totalling Ā£500 million, which will include some 400 vehicles, 1600 munitions and 4 million rounds of ammunition...

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PM joins trilateral meeting with Tusk and Stoltenberg [Video]

PM joins trilateral meeting with Tusk and Stoltenberg

Rishi Sunak has joined a trilateral meeting with Polish Prime Minister Donald Tusk and Nato Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg to discuss a military aid package for Ukraine. Report by Alibhaiz. Like us..

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Council of Europe's human rights commissioner condemns UK's Rwanda bill [Video]

Council of Europe's human rights commissioner condemns UK's Rwanda bill

Shortly after Rishi Sunak's bill finally passed through parliament, five people were reported to have died crossing the English Channel in a small boat.

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PM, Hunt and Shapps arrive in Poland for Nato security talks [Video]

PM, Hunt and Shapps arrive in Poland for Nato security talks

Rishi Sunak, Jeremy Hunt and Grant Shapps have been greeted by the British ambassador to Poland, Anna Clunes, at Warsaw Airport. The prime minister is in Poland to discuss security with his..

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Rishi Sunak's controversial Rwanda Migrant Bill passed after UK Parliament Marathon | Oneindia [Video]

Rishi Sunak's controversial Rwanda Migrant Bill passed after UK Parliament Marathon | Oneindia

On Monday, the United Kingdom Parliament passed the contentious Rwanda deportation bill, marking a significant step toward its enactment into law. Despite months of opposition from various quarters..

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UK parliament passes Rwanda asylum law as Sunak vows flights will start in weeks [Video]

UK parliament passes Rwanda asylum law as Sunak vows flights will start in weeks

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Rishi Sunak insists Rwanda asylum flights to leave in July [Video]

Rishi Sunak insists Rwanda asylum flights to leave in July

The first flight carrying asylum seekers to Rwanda will leave in 10-12 weeks, Rishi Sunak said as he promised that ā€œno ifs, no butsā€ the scheme would be put into operation. The Prime Minister..

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PM: No ifs or buts, Rwanda flights to leave within 12 weeks [Video]

PM: No ifs or buts, Rwanda flights to leave within 12 weeks

Prime Minister Rishi Sunak has promised the first deportation flight to Rwanda will leave within 12 weeks - but did not share operational details over fears of protests. Report by Alibhaiz. Like us on..

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PM has confidence in Rowley if he rebuilds trust with public [Video]

PM has confidence in Rowley if he rebuilds trust with public

Prime Minister Rishi Sunak has said he shares the 'shock and anger' over a confrontation between a Met Police officer and Gideon Falter, adding he has confidence in commissioner Sir Mark Rowley. Report..

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PM: It's time to get deportation flights off the ground [Video]

PM: It's time to get deportation flights off the ground

Prime Minister Rishi Sunak has told his Cabinet ministers the government's Rwanda Bill marks 'landmark legislation', adding it was now time to get deportation flights off the ground as soon as..

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Sunak to ā€˜sit there and voteā€™ until Rwanda Bill is passed [Video]

Sunak to ā€˜sit there and voteā€™ until Rwanda Bill is passed

Prime Minister Rishi Sunak promises to ā€œsit there and voteā€ until his Rwanda Bill is passed on Monday. Report by Ajagbef. Like us on Facebook at http://www.facebook.com/itn and follow us on..

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Rishi Sunak sets out plans to tackle 'sick note culture' [Video]

Rishi Sunak sets out plans to tackle 'sick note culture'

Rishi Sunak hopes to strip GPs of their power to sign people off work as part of a plan to tackle what he calls the UK's "sick note culture". Report by Ajagbef. Like us on Facebook at..

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PM asked if he'd cut pensions or raise taxes to fund NI plan [Video]

PM asked if he'd cut pensions or raise taxes to fund NI plan

Rishi Sunak has refused to explain how he intends to fund a Ā£46bn plan to abolish National Insurance ā€“ during this weekā€™s Prime Ministerā€™s Questions. Despite being pressed multiple times by..

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Starmer accuses PM of 'smearing a working class woman' [Video]

Starmer accuses PM of 'smearing a working class woman'

Keir Starmer has accused the prime minister of 'smearing a working class woman' as the two clashed during PMQs. The Labour leader accused ā€˜billionaireā€™ Rishi Sunak of using schemes for tax..

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Rishi Sunak's controversial Rwanda bill becomes law after receiving royal assent

The government's controversial Rwanda bill has finally become law after it received royal assent today.
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Sunak says defence spending uplift is 'fully funded' following Labour criticism

Rishi Sunak has insisted his uplift in defence spending is "fully funded" after Labour branded the announcement a pre-election "gimmick".
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PM warns of 'growing threats' as he announces tens of billions of pounds in extra defence funding

Rishi Sunak is to increase UK defence spending to 2.5% of GDP by 2030 as he warns European allies that the continent is at a "turning point" in the face of the growing threats from Russia, Iran and..
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World more volatile and dangerous than at any time since Cold War, Sunak warns

Rishi Sunak warned the world is now "more volatile and dangerous" than at any time since the Cold War, as the prime minister embarked on a trip to Poland and Germany to discuss the threat of..
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What is the Rwanda deportation scheme and when will flights take off?

After months of delay, parliamentary bickering and legal challenges, Rishi Sunak's Rwanda bill is set to become law.
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'They need it now': Sunak announces largest military package to Ukraine so far

Rishi Sunak is to announce a Ā£500m military aid package to Ukraine in its war against Russia alongside the UK's largest provision of munitions so far.
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Sunak set for week-long blitz of announcements amid talk of no-confidence vote and summer election

Rishi Sunak is undertaking a week-long blitz of activity and announcements at home and abroad in a bid to convince a sceptical party he has the ideas and drive to continue as prime minister.
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Sunak says airfield on standby and planes booked for Rwanda deportations

The prime minister has said the first deportation flights to Rwanda will leave "in 10 to 12 weeks", hours before MPs are due to vote on his emergency legislation.
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Rishi Sunak is not a Conservative but a 'socialist', claims Reform's Richard Tice

Reform Party leader Richard Tice has branded Rishi Sunak a "socialist" as he predicted a "realignment" of the right at the next general election.
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Rishi Sunak pledges to keep child benefit cap if Tories win next election

Rishi Sunak has revealed he will keep the two-child benefit cap if the Conservatives win the next election.
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'We will sit there and vote until it's done': PM promises to get Rwanda bill through next week

Prime Minister Rishi Sunak has insisted his Rwanda plan will finally get through parliament on Monday, telling reporters: "We will sit there and vote until it's done."
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Sunak pledges to remove benefits for people not taking jobs after 12 months

People who are fit to work but do not accept job offers will have their benefits taken away after 12 months, the prime minister has pledged.
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Sunak to demand end to 'sick note culture' and shift focus to 'what people can do'

Rishi Sunak is to call for an end to the "sick note culture" in a major speech on welfare reform - as he warns against "over-medicalising the everyday challenges and worries of life".
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Another political headache for Sunak - as things start to look like Major years of scandal

This is a tale that's more than just a marmalade dropper. It's a story so astounding you have to pick yourself up off the floor.Ā 
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Lords delay Sunak's Rwanda plan again

The House of Lords has delayed the passing of the government's Rwanda bill until next week - in a blow to Rishi Sunak's attempts to get planes off the ground deporting illegal migrants to the country.
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A win on Rwanda will not automatically translate into victory for Sunak

It has been two years since Boris Johnson first proposed sending asylum seekers arriving in the UK to be sent to Rwanda to have their claims processed.
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Sunak tells Netanyahu now is 'moment for calm heads' in wake of Iran attack

Rishi Sunak has told Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu that it is "a moment for calm heads to prevail" in the wake of Iran's attack over the weekend.
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PM's Rwanda plan defeated in Lords again - forcing MPs to consider four changes

New defeats for the government's Rwanda bill in the House of Lords have set up a parliamentary showdown on Wednesday - forcing MPs to consider changes to Rishi Sunak's stop the boats plan.
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PM's smoking ban bill passes first hurdle despite cabinet opposition

Rishi Sunak's flagship smoking ban has passed its first parliamentary hurdle despite opposition from within his cabinet - as Labour backed the bill.
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Sunak faces Tory rebellion over landmark 'smoke-free generation' bill

The prime minister is facing another rebellion from his party over his plans to ban young people from ever smoking again.
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Sunak facing further calls to proscribe IRGC in wake of attack on Israel

Rishi Sunak is facing further calls from parliament to take action against Iran in the wake of the nation's direct attack against Israel over the weekend.
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Sunak putting international diplomacy before appeasement of frustrated backbenchers

From Rishi Sunak to Keir Starmer, to President Macron and President Biden, Western leaders on Monday appealed to Israel to exercise restraint following Iran's drone and missile attack.
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Dangerous moments in foreign affairs can bring a party together but Sunak faces his own domestic battles

MPs return to Westminster today after two weeks away, to the possibility of dangerous escalation in the Middle East.
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RAF shot down 'a number of drones' in Iran's attack on Israel, PM confirms

UK jets shot down "a number of drones" launched by Iran in its attack on Israel on Saturday night, Rishi Sunak has said.
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New £2.1m 'Operation Prosper' scheme launched to help veterans into work

Rishi Sunak is launching a Ā£2.1m scheme to help veterans into high-paid jobs after they leave the armed forces amid an ongoing debate about their welfare.
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Energy minister stands down from government post to focus on constituency

An energy minister has announced he is standing down from his government role to focus on local issues in a further blow to Rishi Sunak.
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Johnson brands Sunak's smoking crackdown 'nuts'

Boris Johnson has hit out at Rishi Sunak's smoking policy, branding his plan to phase out the sale of tobacco products "nuts".
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Tories at risk in election could keep seats over voter ID confusion, poll suggests

Rishi Sunak and other high-profile Conservatives could keep their seats because of voter ID confusion in the next general election, a new poll suggests.
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PM refuses to name date for first deportation flight to Rwanda

Rishi Sunak has refused to name a date for when the first flight will take asylum seekers to Rwanda.
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PM defends handling of Wragg case - after MP embroiled in sexting scandal quits Tories

Prime Minister Rishi Sunak has defended himself after the MP embroiled in the Westminster honeytrap sexting scandal quit the Conservative Party voluntarily, rather than being kicked out.
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Rishi Sunak holds talks with Rwandan president - amid fresh doubts over deportation scheme

Rishi Sunak has said he expects deportation flights to Rwanda to take off in the spring - despite reports that housing in the country intended for migrants has been sold off.
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PM says UK 'shocked by bloodshed' but stands by 'Israel's right to defend security' as Gaza war reaches six month mark

The UK is "shocked by the bloodshed" but continues to stand by "Israel's right to defend its security", Rishi Sunak has said, six months on from the start of the Israel-Hamas war.
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UK is breaching international law by continuing to arm Israel, Sunak warned

The UK is breaching international law by continuing to arm Israel, Rishi Sunak has been warned.
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Family of UK aid worker killed by Israel 'heartbroken' - as PM warns of 'increasingly intolerable' situation

The family of British aid worker James Kirby, who was killed in an Israeli strike in Gaza, say they are "utterly heartbroken" by his death - as Rishi Sunak warned of an "increasingly intolerable"..
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Sunak demands 'transparent investigation' into strike that killed British aid workers in Gaza

Rishi Sunak has demanded a "thorough and transparent investigation" into an Israeli airstrike that killed three British aid workers in Gaza.
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PM backs JK Rowling as row over Scotland's new hate crime laws escalates

Rishi Sunak has said people should not be criminalised "for stating simple facts on biology" as he backed author JK Rowling in her criticism of new Scottish hate crime laws.
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'Cost of chaos': Labour hits out at Tory spending with new website

Labour is set to launch a "cost of chaos" website that criticises the amount of government spending under Rishi Sunak.
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Tories could be left with 'fewer than 100' MPs after next general election, major poll says

Rishi Sunak's Conservatives are on course to win fewer than 100 seats in the general election, according to a major poll that suggests the party is facing the worst result in its history.
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Sunak and Starmer both praise Christians in Easter messages - but Labour leader seizes chance to talk of 'new beginnings'

Labour leader Sir Keir Starmer has spoken of a time for "new beginnings" in his Easter message, as he looks towards the coming general election.
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Sunak criticised for 'surprise' honours list including major Tory donor

Rishi Sunak has been criticised for announcing a "surprise" round of honours - including a knighthood for a major donor to the Conservative Party.
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Labour not treating election as done deal as Sunak makes Starmer wait

No wonder the Labour Party is desperate for a general election now and bitterly disappointed that Rishi Sunak has "bottled it", in Keir Starmer's words, and is sticking to his plan not to hold it until..
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PM claims UK approach to China 'more robust' than allies

The UK's approach to China is "more robust" than its allies, Rishi Sunak has claimed, as he continues to face calls to use more aggressive language to describe Beijing in the wake of two cyberattacks.
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PM claims Tories have overseen nuclear 'renaissance' - despite minister's admission

Rishi Sunak has claimed his party has overseen aĀ "renaissance" in the nuclear industry - just hours after one of his ministers suggested plans for the sector should have been laid out "years ago".
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'Don't mess with national flags', says Sunak after Nike changes St George's Cross on England shirt

Rishi Sunak has warned against "messing with" the national flags after Nike changed the colour of the St George's Cross on a new England football shirt.
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Sunak hints at help for Waspi women as he promises 'thoughtful response' to damning report

Prime Minister Rishi Sunak has hinted at help for Waspi women who were hit by changes to the state pension age.
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Can Sunak break free of the malaise gripping his premiership?

Just how much trouble is Rishi Sunak in as he limps on into Easter?
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Protesters deny criminal damage after Rishi Sunak's home draped in anti-oil banners

Four protesters have pleaded not guiltyĀ to criminal damage after Greenpeace activists draped Prime Minister Rishi Sunak's home with anti-oil and gas banners last year.
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Sunak to guarantee pensions triple lock at next election

Rishi Sunak will guarantee that the pensions triple lock will remain in place under a future Conservative government, Sky News understands.
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