Obama ‘drops in’ for informal meet with Sunak
The prime minister’s official spokesperson said Obama had made “an informal courtesy drop-in as part of his trip to London”…reports Asian Lite
Hunt hints at Oct election
The chancellor also hinted that he would like to freeze fuel duty again and said he hoped to hold another fiscal event
Hunt hits landlords with stealth capital gains tax raid
Almost nine in 10 higher-rate paying landlords will also be liable for a larger tax bill, with an extra liability of £454…reports
Badenoch downplays rumours of plot to replace PM
Badenoch was similarly dismissive of a series of reports over the weekend and on Monday that some Tory MPs were plotting to
Sadiq promises 40,000 new London council homes
The target is double that Khan set himself between 2018 and 2024 and which was achieved last year, when it was confirmed
Macron says ground operations in Ukraine possible
Disagreements over the possibility of ground operations and the delivery of long-range missiles to Kyiv had threatened to undermine cooperation between the
UK to hire 2,000 Indian doctors to staff NHS
While the initiative is seen by some as a solution to the NHS’s doctor shortage, others expressed concerns over the potential brain
Shapps abandoned Odesa trip over security threat
It added that the strike in Odesa the previous day raised the threat level to Shapps’s safety from substantial to critical. “Putin
Sunak’s leadership in turmoil amid infighting
According to private polling, the Tories are heading for the worst defeat in their history…reports Asian Lite News A minister came out
UK, India put FTA talks on ice
The next round of formal trade talks can commence only after the Lok Sabha polls have concluded…reports Asian Lite News The 14th