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Opinion | Rishi Sunak: For Whom Everything That Could Go Wrong, Went Wrong

Andrew Whitehead | Friday July 05, 2024

Sunak has said he will remain an MP and he has denied suggestions that he's planning to move to California, where the family has a home. But his time at the highest echelons of British politics is almost over.

Opinion | Rishi Sunak: Up The Creek Without A Paddle

Andrew Whitehead | Thursday April 04, 2024

Now and again the political tide turns so decisively against an incumbent government that there's little the ruling party can do. It happened a decade ago with the Congress in India, and today, it's UK's Rishi Sunak staring at a crushing wipeout.

Opinion: "Smile, Rishi!" Yelled Photographers After New PM's First Speech

Andrew Whitehead | Wednesday October 26, 2022

Rishi Sunak's first speech as Prime Minister was notable for what it didn't say as much as what it did.

Opinion: Rishi Sunak's Second Chance - by Andrew Whitehead

Andrew Whitehead | Friday October 21, 2022

But India should not imagine that a 'desi' in Downing Street will do them any favours. He will be Britain's Prime Minister, not India's.

Opinion: Boris Johnson's Unexpectedly Massive Win

Andrew Whitehead | Friday December 13, 2019

Boris Johnson's election gamble has paid off. What he wanted above all was a comfortable majority in parliament - and that he now has. Which means it's just about certain that Johnson will now lead Britain out of the European Union, as he has repeatedly promised, by the end of next month.

Opinion: What Rahul Gandhi Said To LSE Students - By Andrew Whitehead

Andrew Whitehead | Saturday August 25, 2018

Rahul Gandhi chose a meeting with Indian students in London to deliver a clarion call for change in the Congress party, placing blame on its old guard for the 2014 election debacle.

Opinion: Why Theresa May Got It All So Terribly Wrong

Andrew Whitehead | Friday June 09, 2017

Britain's election has delivered a topsy-turvy verdict. The result is straight out of Alice in Wonderland. The winner has lost; and the loser has won.

Opinion: As Britain Votes This Week, Is It The End Of Theresa May?

Andrew Whitehead | Monday June 05, 2017

Mrs May has failed to take on board the lesson which her predecessor, David Cameron, learnt the hard way in last year's Europe referendum: never take Britain's voters for granted.

Opinion: What Westminster Attack Shows About London Police And MPs

Andrew Whitehead | Thursday March 23, 2017

The shock in London at yesterday's attack is profound. The loss of life is grievous, and the mowing down of foreign students and visitors as they crossed one of London's most renowned bridges adds to the sense of bewilderment and anger. But it is the target which has caused greatest alarm. An attack on the Houses of Parliament is also an assault on the way that Britai...

Opinion: In Chennai, Sasikala Is Viscerally Unpopular

Andrew Whitehead | Tuesday February 21, 2017

There is a deep anger about the degrading of Tamil political life, where personality trumps policy and the pursuit of power (and personal wealth) blots out serious discussion of how to govern better. And this is more than simply the standard middle-class disdain for "vulgar" politics.