The Sunak Government was the government of the United Kingdom led by Prime Minister Rishi Sunak and formed by the Conservative Party from 25 October 2022 to 5 July 2024. It was the immediate predecessor to the current Starmer Government.
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Source Rishi Sunak (Wikipedia)
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Source Prime Minister's Defence Speech in Warsaw: 23 April 2024 (GOV.UK)
Source UK Sanctions Target Russia's Theft of Ukrainian Grain, Advanced Military Technology, and Remaining Revenue Sources (GOV.UK)
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Quote is Foreign Secretary Lord Cameron's own words on recognising a Palestinian state, as recorded in Hansard when another peer quoted his statement from the previous day's FCDO Questions.
Source Situation in Israel and the Occupied Palestinian Territories, House of Lords Hansard, 30 January 2024 (UK Parliament)
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1. Rishi Sunak (Wikipedia)
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Situation in Israel and the Occupied Palestinian Territories, House of Lords Hansard, 30 January 2024 (UK Parliament)
UK Parliament (Hansard)Position On: Recognition of the State of Palestine, House of Lords Hansard, 30 January 2024, col. as recordedQuote, Position On: Recognition of the State of Palestine, House of Lords Hansard, 30 January 2024, col. as recorded
as that happens, we with allies will look at the issue of recognising a Palestinian state, including at the United Nations
Prime Minister's Defence Speech in Warsaw: 23 April 2024 (GOV.UK)
Prime Minister's Office, 10 Downing StreetPosition On: NATO Membership, Warsaw, Poland, 23 April 2024Quote, Position On: NATO Membership, Warsaw, Poland, 23 April 2024
We will increase defence spending to a new baseline of 2.5% of GDP by 2030 - a plan that delivers an additional £75 billion for defence by the end of the decade and secures our place as by far the largest defence power in Europe.
UK Sanctions Target Russia's Theft of Ukrainian Grain, Advanced Military Technology, and Remaining Revenue Sources (GOV.UK)
Foreign, Commonwealth and Development OfficePosition On: Sanctions on Russia, GOV.UK news, 19 May 2023Quote, Position On: Sanctions on Russia, GOV.UK news, 19 May 2023
Putin and his supporters must - and will - pay the price for their illegal invasion of Ukraine.
CIA World Factbook archive: United Kingdom (CIA World Factbook archive)
CIA World Factbook archiveIn Group: Parliamentary Governments of Europe, Geography, locationQuote, In Group: Parliamentary Governments of Europe, Geography, location
Western Europe, islands - including the northern one-sixth of the island of Ireland - between the North Atlantic Ocean and the North Sea
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