King Charles’ Greek flag tie raises eyebrows amid Elgin Marbles spat

King Charles’ Greek flag tie raises eyebrows amid Elgin Marbles spat

Earlier this week,British PM Rishi Sunak abruptly cancelled a meeting with the Greek PM after his counterpart called again for the return of the sculptures.

  • byAlex Wickham

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‘Hissy fit’:Sunak accused of losing his marbles in centuries-old dispute

‘Hissy fit’:Sunak accused of losing his marbles in centuries-old dispute

A visit by the Greek prime minister to London this week has reignited a 200-year-old feud over the fate of the 2500-year-old Parthenon sculptures.

  • byRob Harris
Australian super funds to pump billions into UK infrastructure

Australian super funds to pump billions into UK infrastructure

IFM Investors,the Australian super funds-owned infrastructure specialist,is back in the UK after signalling it had retreated over British government disfunction.

  • byRob Harris
Sunak sends officials to Rwanda to support deportations,as party revolt builds

Sunak sends officials to Rwanda to support deportations,as party revolt builds

The British plan to send asylum seekers to Rwanda had been hampered by a supreme court ruling,but Britain’s prime minister says he has a solution that will placate his party.

  • byWill Hazell andDominic Penna
Yes,minister,UK politics is hilarious. Just don’t laugh too loud,Australia

Yes,minister,UK politics is hilarious. Just don’t laugh too loud,Australia

Might Australia succumb to the perpetual turmoil of British and US politics? A year ago,I was less worried.

  • byNick Bryant
Sunak will use emergency law to start migrant flights to Rwanda

Sunak will use emergency law to start migrant flights to Rwanda

The British prime minister has reacted angrily to the Supreme Court’s ruling on his plan to deport asylum seekers.

  • byBen Riley-Smith andCharles Hymas
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‘Unlawful’:Supreme Court rules against UK plan to send asylum seekers to Rwanda

‘Unlawful’:Supreme Court rules against UK plan to send asylum seekers to Rwanda

The UK Supreme Court has ruled that the British government’s scheme to send asylum seekers to Rwanda as part of an Australian-style immigration policy is unlawful.

  • byMichael Holden andSam Tobin
After being fired,Suella Braverman accuses Rishi Sunak of being a ‘weak,uncertain’ leader

After being fired,Suella Braverman accuses Rishi Sunak of being a ‘weak,uncertain’ leader

In a resignation letter she published,Braverman said Sunak had “manifestly and repeatedly failed to deliver” on key pledges and alleged that he “never had any intention” of keeping them.

  • byJill Lawless
Cameron’s return to politics a surprise but not bad news for Australia
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Cameron’s return to politics a surprise but not bad news for Australia

Former leader David Cameron’s appointment as UK foreign secretary after seven years in the political wilderness says one of two things about the current state of Britain’s Conservative government.

  • byRob Harris
Bringing David Cameron back is a gamble with an uncertain pay-off
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Bringing David Cameron back is a gamble with an uncertain pay-off

For many,Cameron’s harsh austerity economics and his fateful decision to hold the Brexit vote remain the landmarks of his time in power:So why did Rishi Sunak bring him back in politics?

  • bySyliva Hui
David Cameron makes surprise return to high office as foreign secretary

David Cameron makes surprise return to high office as foreign secretary

Prime Minister Rishi Sunak appointed Cameron in a cabinet shuffle in which he sacked Home Secretary Suella Braverman,a divisive figure who drew anger for accusing police of being too lenient with pro-Palestinian protesters.

  • byJill Lawless