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Tax rises and public sector funding cuts widely expected as new PM seeks to balance books

Raymond Hull made headlines in 2014 after it emerged he had 22 children by 11 women. The Mirror told how Hull, now 67, was sentenced to 18 months after he was caught with a stash of cannabis

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