Rishi Sunak
Prime Minister of the United Kingdom from 2022 to 2024
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| January 2025 | Sunak became a visiting fellow at the Hoover Institution of Stanford University and signed an exclusive contract with the Washington Speakers Bureau. |
| January 2025 | Sunak became a visiting fellow at the Hoover Institution of Stanford University. |
| January 2025 | Sunak became a visiting fellow at the Hoover Institution of Stanford University and signed an exclusive speaking contract with the Washington Speakers Bureau. |
| January 2025 | Sunak became a visiting fellow at the Hoover Institution of Stanford University and signed an exclusive speaking contract with the Washington Speakers Bureau. |
| January 2025 | Sunak became a visiting fellow at the Hoover Institution of Stanford University. |
| 2024 | Sunak appointed new officeholders to replace the eleven cabinet ministers who lost their seats in the election, including Edward Argar as shadow justice secretary and Helen Whately as shadow transport secretary. |
| 2024 | Sunak later modified his stance, calling for a 'sustainable ceasefire' contingent on Israeli hostage return, cessation of attacks against Israel, and humanitarian aid access to Gaza. |
| 2024 | Won the newly formed Richmond and Northallerton constituency following boundary changes, with a majority of 23,059 (51.4%). |
| 2024 | Sunak criticized the International Criminal Court prosecutor Karim Ahmad Khan's intention to seek war crimes charges against Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, calling the move 'unhelpful'. |
| 2024 | Sunak appointed new officeholders to replace the eleven cabinet ministers who lost their seats in the election, including Edward Argar as shadow justice secretary and Helen Whately as shadow transport secretary. |
| 2024 | Sunak later modified his stance, calling for a 'sustainable ceasefire' contingent on Israeli hostage return, cessation of attacks against Israel, and humanitarian aid access to Gaza. |
| 2024 | Sunak criticized the International Criminal Court prosecutor Karim Ahmad Khan's intention to seek war crimes charges against Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, calling the move 'unhelpful'. |
| 2024 | Won the newly formed Richmond and Northallerton constituency following boundary changes, with a majority of 23,059 (51.4%). |
| November 2024 | Succeeded as Conservative Party leader by Kemi Badenoch. |
| November 2024 | Succeeded as Conservative Party leader by Kemi Badenoch. |
| November 2024 | Succeeded as Conservative Party leader by Kemi Badenoch. |
| July 2024 | Calls a general election which results in a landslide loss to Keir Starmer's Labour Party, ending 14 years of Conservative government. |
| July 2024 | Becomes Leader of the Opposition after losing the general election. |
| July 2024 | Became Leader of the Opposition after the general election defeat. |
| July 2024 | Became Leader of the Opposition after the general election defeat. |
| July 8 2024 | Rishi Sunak formed his shadow cabinet immediately after becoming Leader of the Opposition following Starmer's succession as prime minister. |
| July 8 2024 | Sunak immediately became Leader of the Opposition after Starmer succeeded him as prime minister and formed his shadow cabinet, maintaining most of his previous cabinet members in corresponding shadow roles. |
| July 8 2024 | Immediately after losing the general election, Sunak formed his shadow cabinet as Leader of the Opposition, appointing key members like Jeremy Hunt as shadow chancellor and James Cleverly as shadow home secretary. |
| July 8 2024 | Immediately after losing the general election, Sunak formed his shadow cabinet as Leader of the Opposition, appointing key members like Jeremy Hunt as shadow chancellor and James Cleverly as shadow home secretary. |
| July 8 2024 | Sunak immediately became Leader of the Opposition after Starmer succeeded him as prime minister and formed his shadow cabinet, maintaining most of his previous cabinet members in corresponding shadow roles. |
| July 5 2024 | Following a Labour landslide victory that ends 14 years of Conservative government, Sunak concedes the election and announces his intention to resign as Conservative Party leader once a new leader is elected. He offers support to incoming Prime Minister Keir Starmer. |
| July 5 2024 | Following a Labour landslide victory that ends 14 years of Conservative government, Sunak concedes the election and announces his intention to resign as Conservative Party leader once a new leader is elected. He offers support to incoming Prime Minister Keir Starmer. |
| June 11 2024 | Sunak releases the Conservative Party manifesto 'Clear Plan. Bold Action. Secure Future.' covering wide-ranging policy areas including economy, taxes, welfare, childcare, education, healthcare, environment, energy, transport, and crime. |
| June 11 2024 | Sunak releases the Conservative Party manifesto 'Clear Plan. Bold Action. Secure Future.' covering wide-ranging policy areas including economy, taxes, welfare, childcare, education, healthcare, environment, energy, transport, and crime. |
| June 6 2024 | Sunak faces significant criticism for leaving D-Day commemoration events early to conduct an ITV interview, drawing condemnation from veterans. He subsequently apologizes multiple times over the following week. |
| June 6 2024 | Sunak faces significant criticism for leaving D-Day commemoration events early to conduct an ITV interview, drawing condemnation from veterans. He subsequently apologizes multiple times over the following week. |
| May 22 2024 | Rishi Sunak unexpectedly announces a general election for 4 July 2024, surprising his own MPs and citing improving economic conditions as the reason for the early call. |
| May 22 2024 | Rishi Sunak unexpectedly announces a general election for 4 July 2024, surprising his own MPs and citing improving economic conditions as the reason for the early call. |
| May 2 2024 | Conservatives suffered their worst local election results since 1996, losing another seat to Labour in the Blackpool South by-election and narrowly losing the West Midlands mayoral election, intensifying pressure on Sunak's leadership. |
| May 2 2024 | Conservatives suffered their worst local election results since 1996, losing another seat to Labour in the Blackpool South by-election and narrowly losing the West Midlands mayoral election, intensifying pressure on Sunak's leadership. |
| February 15 2024 | Conservatives lost two additional seats in by-elections, continuing the trend of electoral challenges for Sunak's leadership. |
| February 15 2024 | Conservatives lost two additional seats in by-elections, continuing the trend of electoral challenges for Sunak's leadership. |
| January 12 2024 | Sunak visited Ukraine to sign a new U.K.-Ukraine Agreement on Security Cooperation, promising £2.5 billion in military aid, including long-range missiles, artillery ammunition, air defence, and maritime security, along with £200 million for military drones, making the UK the largest drone supplier to Ukraine. |
| January 12 2024 | Sunak visited Ukraine to sign a new U.K.-Ukraine Agreement on Security Cooperation, promising £2.5 billion in military aid, including long-range missiles, artillery ammunition, air defence, and maritime security, along with £200 million for military drones, making the UK the largest drone supplier to Ukraine. |
| December 12 2023 | Sunak secured a government majority of 44 for the Safety of Rwanda Bill, despite opposition from all other parties and abstentions from the European Research Group. |
| December 12 2023 | Sunak secured a government majority of 44 for the Safety of Rwanda Bill, despite opposition from all other parties and abstentions from the European Research Group. |
| November 2023 | Sunak conducts his final cabinet reshuffle of 2023, bringing former Prime Minister David Cameron back into government as Foreign Secretary, replacing James Cleverly. Suella Braverman and Thérèse Coffey depart from government. |
| November 2023 | Sunak conducts his final cabinet reshuffle of 2023, bringing former Prime Minister David Cameron back into government as Foreign Secretary, replacing James Cleverly. Suella Braverman and Thérèse Coffey depart from government. |
| November 15 2023 | Sunak sent Cleverly to Rwanda to negotiate a treaty focusing on preventing refoulement, which requires ratification by British and Rwandan Parliaments. |
| November 15 2023 | The Supreme Court upheld the ruling and declared the Rwanda asylum plan unlawful. |
| November 15 2023 | The Supreme Court upheld the ruling and declared the Rwanda asylum plan unlawful. |
| November 15 2023 | Sunak sent Cleverly to Rwanda to negotiate a treaty focusing on preventing refoulement, which requires ratification by British and Rwandan Parliaments. |
| October 2023 | Shelved the HS2 northern phase, which did not improve the Conservative Party's political fortunes. |
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