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While new Tory leader’s rise reflects positive progress, reality of life in UK for ethnic minorities remains complex picture

The news that Rishi Sunak has become Britain’s first prime minister of color was welcomed by many among Britain's large Indian and South Asian communities

What does Rishi Sunak stand for? Britain’s youngest prime minister in two centuries is also its first Asian and first Hindu PMwhose "whatever it takes" Covid-19 rescue plan as chancellor helped the poorest when they needed it most. The UK’s fifth Conservative leader in six years is also the Oxford…

Letters: Readers highlight the significance of having a British Asian in No 10 and what it means for minority communities

Keir Starmer is relying heavily on the Tony Blair playbook to make his party electable again, from caution over public spending to courting the Murdoch press

Mr Sunak previously said he would work "day and night to make Britain the kindest, safest and most vibrant place in the world to be LGBT”

The British conservative party has lost touch with reality in ways that are reminiscent of how Trump transformed Republican politics in the US

The UK’s most stunning locations have been turned into works of art by 11,000 ‘lumenators’. Our writer grabs a geolight and gets a wind-chilled, freezing cold thrill on Britain’s tallest peak

Britain's first-ever Hindu Prime Minister met had an audience with the King

With his ascent to prime minister, Rishi Sunak and his wife Akshata Murthy will become the richest ever occupants of Number 10 Downing Street just as the country struggles with an economic crisis and the government mulls painful spending cuts.

Observers of British politics can be forgiven for scratching their heads in recent weeks as they watch the country reel through a succession of prime ministers without holding an election