Rishi Sunak

Goldman Sachs hires former British PM Sunak as senior adviser

For Sunak, the appointment marks a return to the bank, where he first worked as a summer intern in investment banking in 2000 and later as an analyst between 2001 and 2004.

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Former British Prime Minister Rishi Sunak attends a service of thanksgiving and rededication on the 84th anniversary of the Battle of Britain at Westminster Abbey in London, Britain, September 15, 2024.
A haredi man reads a newspaper in Jerusalem’s Mea She’arim neighborhood.

Grapevine, July 10, 2024: Economic sanctions against haredim ineffective

Movers and shakers in Israeli society.

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British Prime Minister Keir Starmer delivers a speech, following his first cabinet meeting as Prime Minister, in London, Britain, July 6, 2024.

Despite tensions over Palestinian statehood, Netanyahu pledges to work with British PM Starmer

In January, then Labour Party leader Starmer criticized Netanyahu for rejecting a US call to accept Palestinian statehood as part of ending the war in Gaza.

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Labour Leader Sir Keir Starmer poses for photographers after delivering a stump speech at Hitchin Town Football Club on July 1, 2024 in Hitchin, England.

From Labour to the Day of Rest, here are the Jewish storylines in this week’s UK election

The opposition Labour Party is poised to win a historic victory over the Conservatives. The election will also constitute a pivot for the United Kingdom’s 290,000 Jews.

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Rishi Sunak takes office as new British PM, faces daunting task

Rishi Sunak will face one of the greatest challenges of any new leader as he became Britain's prime minister.

OCTOBER 25, 2022ByREUTERS
King Charles III welcomes Rishi Sunak during an audience at Buckingham Palace, London, where he invited the newly elected leader of the Conservative Party to become Prime Minister and form a new government.

Swift rise to PM, but some doubt Rishi Sunak can win UK elections

Elected for the first time to parliament in 2015, Rishi Sunak became Britain's youngest prime minister in more than 200 years on Monday.

OCTOBER 24, 2022ByREUTERS
UK CONSERVATIVE PARTY candidate Rishi Sunak speaks at a campaign event in Grantham, Britain, July 23.

Soon-to-be PM Rishi Sunak: We need stability and unity

Rishi Sunak will become British prime minister on Monday after his opening quit the race to lead the Conservative Party on Monday.

OCTOBER 24, 2022ByREUTERS
New leader of the Britain's Conservative Party Rishi Sunak walks outside the Conservative Campaign Headquarters, in London, Britain October 24, 2022.