Alok Sharma, 51, will also be president of the COP26, the big-ticket climate summit of the United Nations, which is due to be held in Glasgow in November this yearRishi Sunak, the 39-year-old Treasury chief Secretary is a close ally of Boris Johnson
1 min read14 Feb 2020Indian-origin candidates across both the ruling Conservative and Opposition Labour parties registered equally strong results of seven wins eachThe other Tories to return to the Commons with comfortable wins include Priti Patel, the former UK home secretary who is likely to remain in Johnson’s top team in new Cabinet as well
4 min read13 Dec 2019She campaigned to leave the European Union in 2016, and since leaving government has been an outspoken critic of former Prime Minister Theresa MayPriti Patel is English-born to Indian parents
1 min read25 Jul 2019Priti Patel is the UK's international development minister and has often spoken out in favour of PM Narendra Modi's initiatives
1 min read12 Dec 2016A recent British election study, ahead of the referendum, had found that 51.7% of Indian-origin voters are against Brexit, compared to 27.74% in favour of leaving the economic bloc
2 min read23 Jun 2016The overall tally of 10 Indian-origin MPs in the British Parliament breaks the previous 2010 general election record of eight
1 min read8 May 2015The Union Budget contains details about the estimated receipts and the expenditure of the government for a particular fiscal year. The Budget is allotted for the upcoming fiscal year, which runs from 1st April to 31st March of the next year. Here is a quick guide on how the Union Budget is prepared