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'''Rishi Sunak''' is a British [[Conservative and Unionist Party|Conservative]] politician and the current Prime Minister of the United Kingdom. Previously, he was Chancellor of the Exchequer from 2020 to 2022 and also worked for [[The Goldman Sachs Group, Inc.|Goldman Sachs]].<ref name=":0" /> He and his wife, the daughter of an Indian tech billionaire, have a combined net worth of over $880 million, making him the richest prime minister in British history.<ref name=":1">{{Web citation|author=Nizar K. Visram|newspaper=[[Black Agenda Report]]|title=As UK Premier Polishes His “Brand Rishi” Image, the Country Slides Into Recession|date=2022-12-14|url=https://blackagendareport.com/uk-premier-polishes-his-brand-rishi-image-country-slides-recession}}</ref> Sunak supports former prime minister [[Boris Johnson]]<ref name=":0">{{Web citation|author=Nikos Mottas|newspaper=[[In Defense of Communism]]|title=Rishi Sunak, just another enemy of the working class|date=2022-10-25|url=https://www.idcommunism.com/2022/10/rishi-sunak-just-another-enemy-of-the-working-class.html|retrieved=2022-10-25}}</ref> and opposes [[Strike action|striking]] [[Proletariat|workers]].<ref name=":1" /> | '''Rishi Sunak''' is a British [[Conservative and Unionist Party|Conservative]] politician and the current Prime Minister of the United Kingdom. Previously, he was Chancellor of the Exchequer from 2020 to 2022 and also worked for [[The Goldman Sachs Group, Inc.|Goldman Sachs]].<ref name=":0" /> He and his wife, the daughter of an Indian tech billionaire, have a combined net worth of over $880 million, making him the richest prime minister in British history.<ref name=":1">{{Web citation|author=Nizar K. Visram|newspaper=[[Black Agenda Report]]|title=As UK Premier Polishes His “Brand Rishi” Image, the Country Slides Into Recession|date=2022-12-14|url=https://blackagendareport.com/uk-premier-polishes-his-brand-rishi-image-country-slides-recession}}</ref> Sunak supports former prime minister [[Boris Johnson]]<ref name=":0">{{Web citation|author=Nikos Mottas|newspaper=[[In Defense of Communism]]|title=Rishi Sunak, just another enemy of the working class|date=2022-10-25|url=https://www.idcommunism.com/2022/10/rishi-sunak-just-another-enemy-of-the-working-class.html|retrieved=2022-10-25}}</ref> and opposes [[Strike action|striking]] [[Proletariat|workers]].<ref name=":1" /> | ||
== Early life == | |||
Completed an MBA at Stanford University where he met his wife-to-be, daughter of an Indian tech billionaire.<ref name=":1" /> | |||
== Rise to power == | |||
Sunak became MP for Richmond (Yorks) in 2015.<ref name=":0" /> | |||
Served as Chief Secretary to the Treasury from 2019 to 2020 and Chancellor of the Exchequer from 2020 to 2022.<ref name=":0" /> | |||
Sunak became Prime Minister of the United Kingdom in October 2022 following on from [[Liz Truss]] as the third Prime Minister in two months.<ref name=":0" /> | |||
== Policy == | |||
Sunak supports the Rwanda Plan, an inhumane scheme to deport asylum seekers to Rwanda against their will. Sunak's government paid Rwanda $180 million in exchange for them accepting the flow of refugees from the United Kingdom to Rwanda. UK courts have thus far blocked the plan but Sunak is committed to continuing to push for it.<ref>{{Web citation|author=Margaret Kimberley|newspaper=Black Agenda Report|title=Kagame and Other Stooges Do U.S. Bidding in Haiti|date=2023-07-19|url=https://blackagendareport.com/kagame-and-other-stooges-do-us-bidding-haiti}}</ref> | |||
== References == | == References == | ||
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Rishi Sunak is a British Conservative politician and the current Prime Minister of the United Kingdom. Previously, he was Chancellor of the Exchequer from 2020 to 2022 and also worked for Goldman Sachs.[1] He and his wife, the daughter of an Indian tech billionaire, have a combined net worth of over $880 million, making him the richest prime minister in British history.[2] Sunak supports former prime minister Boris Johnson[1] and opposes striking workers.[2]
Early life
Completed an MBA at Stanford University where he met his wife-to-be, daughter of an Indian tech billionaire.[2]
Rise to power
Sunak became MP for Richmond (Yorks) in 2015.[1]
Served as Chief Secretary to the Treasury from 2019 to 2020 and Chancellor of the Exchequer from 2020 to 2022.[1]
Sunak became Prime Minister of the United Kingdom in October 2022 following on from Liz Truss as the third Prime Minister in two months.[1]
Policy
Sunak supports the Rwanda Plan, an inhumane scheme to deport asylum seekers to Rwanda against their will. Sunak's government paid Rwanda $180 million in exchange for them accepting the flow of refugees from the United Kingdom to Rwanda. UK courts have thus far blocked the plan but Sunak is committed to continuing to push for it.[3]
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 1.4 Nikos Mottas (2022-10-25). "Rishi Sunak, just another enemy of the working class" In Defense of Communism. Retrieved 2022-10-25.
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 Nizar K. Visram (2022-12-14). "As UK Premier Polishes His “Brand Rishi” Image, the Country Slides Into Recession" Black Agenda Report.
- ↑ Margaret Kimberley (2023-07-19). "Kagame and Other Stooges Do U.S. Bidding in Haiti" Black Agenda Report.