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Britain's former Prime Minister David Cameron leaves Downing Street, in London, Monday, Nov. 13, 2023. British Prime Minister Rishi Sunak on Monday fired Home Secretary Suella Braverman, a divisive figure who drew anger for accusing police of being too lenient with pro-Palestinian protesters. (James Manning/PA via AP)

Ex-Prime Minister David Cameron makes shock return to U.K. government as foreign secretary

By Jill Lawless - Associated Press

Britain's Prime Minister Rishi Sunak, right, meets with U.S. Vice President Kamala Harris at 10 Downing Street in London, Wednesday Nov. 1, 2023. (Carl Court/Pool Photo via AP)

Harris and Sunak due to discuss cutting-edge AI risks at U.K. summit

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Britain's Prime Minister Rishi Sunak delivers a speech on AI at Royal Society, Carlton House Terrace, London, Thursday Oct. 26, 2023. The UK will host the first AI Safety Summit on Nov. 1 and 2 where world leaders and tech firms will convene to discuss the growing impact of AI. (Peter Nicholls/Pool via AP)

UK PM Sunak warns against rush to regulate AI before understanding its risks

By Kelvin Chan - Associated Press

Britain's Prime Minister Rishi Sunak leaves 10 Downing Street to go to the House of Commons, London, for the weekly Prime Minister's Questions, Wednesday, Oct. 18, 2023. (AP Photo/Kin Cheung)

British leader Rishi Sunak marks a year in office with little to celebrate

By Jill Lawless - Associated Press

FILE - A smoker in a pub in London, Wednesday Feb. 14, 2006. British Prime Minister Rishi Sunak has proposed raising the legal age that people in England can buy cigarettes by one year, every year until it applies to the whole population. Sunak said the planned change will mean that “a 14-year-old today will never legally be sold a cigarette." (AP Photo/Kirsty Wigglesworth, File)

U.K. prime minister wants to raise legal age to buy cigarettes in England so eventually no one can

By Sylvia Hui - Associated Press

Britain's Prime Minister Rishi Sunak looks on, during a visit to Writtle University College, in Writtle, near Chelmsford, England, Thursday, Sept. 21, 2023. (AP Photo/Alastair Grant, File)

Rishi Sunak hopes a dash of populism will do the trick to rally flagging Conservatives

By Jill Lawless - Associated Press

Grant Shapps leaves Downing Street after being appointed Defense Secretary in Britain's Prime Minister Rishi Sunak's mini-reshuffle, which was prompted by Ben Wallace's formal resignation, in London, Thursday, Aug. 31, 2023. (Stefan Rousseau/PA via AP)

U.K. prime minister picks Cabinet veteran as defense chief after Ben Wallace resigns

By Mike Glenn - The Washington Times

Britain's Prime Minister Rishi Sunak is interviewed for a pool television clip during a visit to Milton Keynes University Hospital in Milton Keynes, England, Tuesday Aug. 15, 2023. (Leon Neal/Pool via AP)

U.K. political watchdog says Prime Minister Rishi Sunak ‘inadvertently’ broke ethics rules

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Campaigners, including many who are personally infected and affected by infected blood, hold placards as they gather in Westminster, London, calling for compensation for victims to be authorised by Prime Minister Rishi Sunak, who is giving evidence to the Infected Blood inquiry, Wednesday July 26, 2023. The inquiry was established in 2017 to examine how thousands of patients in the UK were infected with HIV and hepatitis C through contaminated blood products in the 1970s and 1980s. About 2,900 people died in what has been labelled the worst treatment disaster in the history of the NHS. (Jonathan Brady/PA via AP)

UK prime minister urged to speed up compensation for infected blood scandal victims

By Sylvia Hui - Associated Press

Votes are counted at Selby Leisure Centre in Selby, North Yorkshire, England, Thursday, July 20, 2023, in the Selby and Ainsty by-election, called following the resignation of incumbent MP Nigel Adams. Voters went to the polls Thursday in three electoral districts of England, with the governing Conservative Party braced for a drubbing over a cost-of-living crisis and a morale-sapping string of political scandals. (Danny Lawson/PA via AP)

Sunak’s Conservatives suffer 2 big defeats but avoid a wipeout in trio of U.K. special elections

By Jill Lawless and Pan Pylas - Associated Press

Boris Johnson leaves his house in London, on March 22, 2023. Several dozen allies of former British Prime Minister Boris Johnson received honors from King Charles III on Friday June 9, 2023, a list that drew cries of cronyism from opponents of the ousted leader. “Resignation honors,” bestowed by the monarch but chosen by the government, are an established but contentious way for departing leaders to reward loyal lieutenants. (AP Photo/Alberto Pezzali, File)

Boris Johnson quits as U.K lawmaker after being told he will be sanctioned for misleading Parliament

By Jill Lawless - Associated Press

Ukrainian soldiers fire the grenade launcher towards the Russian positions on the frontline near Kreminna, Luhansk region, Ukraine, Thursday, June 8, 2023. (Roman Chop via AP)

Biden, British PM say they will support Ukraine for as long as it takes

By Jeff Mordock and Tom Howell Jr. - The Washington Times

President Joe Biden shakes hands with British Prime Minister Rishi Sunak as they meet in the Oval Office of the White House in Washington, Thursday, June 8, 2023. (AP Photo/Susan Walsh)

Biden, British PM Sunak discuss Ukraine, AI, economy at White House meeting

By Jeff Mordock and Tom Howell Jr. - The Washington Times

Britain's Prime Minister Rishi Sunak arrives at Andrews Air Force Base, Md., ahead of his visit to Washington, D.C. Tuesday, June 6, 2023. (Niall Carson/Pool Photo via AP)

Rishi Sunak goes to Washington with Ukraine, economy and AI on agenda for Biden meeting

By Jill Lawless and Aamer Madhani - Associated Press

Britain's Prime Minister Rishi Sunak onboard Border Agency cutter HMC Seeker during a visit to Dover, England, Monday, June 5, 2023, ahead of a press conference to update the nation on the progress made in the six months since he introduced the Illegal Migration Bill under his plans to "stop the boats." (Yui Mok/Pool Photo via AP)

U.K. to house hundreds more migrants on barges, PM Sunak says

By Sylvia Hui - Associated Press

U.S. President Joe Biden, left, and British Prime Minister Rishi Sunak attend an emergency meeting of leaders at the G20 summit after a missile landed in Poland near the Ukrainian border, Wednesday, Nov. 16, 2022, in Nusa Dua, Indonesia. (Leon Neal/Pool Photo via AP)

Biden, British Prime Minister Sunak to meet at White House next week

By Jeff Mordock - The Washington Times

Britain's Prime Minister Rishi Sunak looks on during the London Defence Conference, at King's College, in central London, Tuesday May 23, 2023. (Ben Stansall/ Pool via AP)

Biden to host UK Prime Minister Sunak next week for talks on Ukraine, climate

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Britain's Deputy Prime Minister Dominic Raab leaves 10 Downing Street in London, Wednesday, March 23, 2022. A spokesperson says U.K. Prime Minister Rishi Sunak is reviewing a report about whether his top deputy bullied civil servants. (AP Photo/Alastair Grant) ** FILE **

U.K. Prime Minister Rishi Sunak weighs deputy’s fate after ‘bully’ probe

By Brian Melley and Jill Lawless - Associated Press

Britain's Prime Minister Rishi Sunak and his wife Akshata Murthy joined outside 10 Downing Street by Ukrainian Ambassador to the UK, Vadym Prystaiko and his wife Inna (not pictured) and members of the Ukrainian Armed Forces and representatives from each Interflex nation, during a minute's silence to mark the one-year anniversary of the full-scale Russian invasion of Ukraine, in London, on Feb. 24, 2023. Sunak is under investigation over allegations he failed to disclose shares his wife owns in a child care business that stands to benefit from his government's budget, a parliamentary watchdog disclosed. (AP Photo/Alberto Pezzali, File)

Sunak investigated in U.K. over possible undeclared interest

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French President Emmanuel Macron, right, shares hands with Britain's Prime Minister Rishi Sunak Friday, March 10, 2023 at the Elysee Palace in Paris. French President Emmanuel Macron and British Prime Minister Rishi Sunak meet for a summit aimed at mending relations following post-Brexit tensions, as well as improving military and business ties and toughening efforts against Channel migrant crossings. (AP Photo/Michel Euler)

French, British leaders meet in efforts to mend relations

By Sylvie Corbet and Jill Lawless - Associated Press