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We're almost a month into his premiership, and this article's lead does not mention anything about Sunak's actual premiership thus far, just that he won the October leadership election unopposed and was the first PM to be appointed by Charles. 92.15.144.174 (talk) 09:07, 17 November 2022 (UTC)
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Since there is a lot of debate and back-and-forth editing on the infobox image because an official portrait of Sunak as PM hasn't been released yet, I think it's time to make a consensus on the image to use in his infobox.
In my opinion, the first image, is the best option because it was his last official image and the lighting is is a lot better than the 2020 portrait as chancellor, especially the texturing on the photo, which looks a superior on the 2018 one.
Image 2—This is the official image used on his .gov.uk profile from may 2020 ([1]) until his resignation on July 5 2022 ([2]). This is why I would strongly oppose Image 1 because it isn't his last official portrait. I also oppose it on aesthetic grounds as the background of image 1 is much to busy for my liking, and doesn't look as professional as image 2. I'm pretty neutral on image 3 (as I'm the person who uploaded image 3 to commons I may have some bias). It is the image currently used on .gov.uk profile ([3]) but unlike the other 2 it isn't a professionally posed portrait.
Image 3—There will be an official PM portrait of Rishi that will be used as the infobox photo soon enough, so until then, makes sense to stick with the current photo we have of Rishi in action as the PM.--92.15.144.174 (talk) 23:26, 6 November 2022 (UTC)
Image 3—I agree with Compusolus, it's the only one of him as PM (doesn't matter that it isn't the official portrait because one doesn't exist yet). Also part of the image used by the UK government as placeholder pending the official portrait. GhulamIslam (talk) 23:40, 6 November 2022 (UTC)
Unless I'm mistaken, image 2 isn't a portrait either, it's a screenshot from a film he made as chancellor. The UK gov. website used to use it but switched to image 3 when he became PM. GhulamIslam (talk) 03:02, 7 November 2022 (UTC)
Image 3 More recent. Taken when PM. Nice lighting. If you've seen many shots of Rishi, Image 2 just looks a bit weird. That's why everyone's complaining. Image 1 is too old. Let's put Image 3 up, until they release something better officially. Thanks Billyshiverstick (talk) 02:40, 8 November 2022 (UTC)
Image 2 At least until an official portrait comes out. While I agree Image 3 is better in theory, it's just not the best pic of Sunak as PM, mics are a bit distracting and the image just does not look very portrait-like as image 2. --2601:249:8E00:420:101C:6460:D911:CBED (talk) 16:14, 10 November 2022 (UTC)
Image 2 I was making my rounds checking to see if an official portrait was finally uploaded and wasn’t too keen on seeing the current image. While I agree an image of Sunak as PM would be better, there’s just not a good one at the moment. Image 2 will make do until an official portrait is uploaded TDKR Chicago 101 (talk) 16:17, 10 November 2022 (UTC)
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Under the July-September 2022 leadership election sub-heading, I’m requesting that the statement “Sunak returned to the backbenches” is changed to “Sunak remained on the backbenches”.
Rishi Sunak was not in government throughout the entirety of his summer leadership bid having resigned on 5 July so stating he left the government by ‘returning to the backbenches’ in September is inaccurate. Nutfield001 (talk) 00:38, 16 November 2022 (UTC)
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Change ‘authorized’ to ‘authorised’ in the final sentence of the lede, per British English. Sentence seems to have just been carelessly copied from Joe Biden. Asperthrow (talk) 07:11, 3 December 2022 (UTC)
"Sunak took office amid the cost of living crisis and energy supply crisis that began during his Chancellorship."
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Does the word chancellorship need to be categorised in this sentence? It says "Sunak took office amid the cost of living crisis and energy supply crisis that began during his chancellorship." 79.66.92.93 (talk) 14:41, 14 December 2022 (UTC)
Sunak promising new laws to stop illegal migration and 'spurious' appeals
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Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State for Local Government is a junior ministerial position as opposed to a main one
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Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State for Local Government is a junior ministerial position as opposed to a main one, unlike Sunak's two prior government roles before becoming PM (Chief Secretary and Chancellor). Can this be clarified in the infobox please? 92.15.148.117 (talk) 17:21, 4 January 2023 (UTC)
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Do we really need to have dozens of these opposition quotes on this article? This is an article about Rishi Sunak, it is not Angela Rayner and Daisy Cooper's Twitter feed. 92.15.148.117 (talk) 10:11, 5 January 2023 (UTC)
RfC Infobox image
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I am aware that there was a discussion over the infobox image, but looking at archive 2, there wasn't a clear consensus + there has been other possible images that have recently been uploaded that could be a better lead image. I think this should be where we gain a definitive consensus until an official portrait has been uploaded.
Option A
Option B
Option C
Option D
Option E
Option F
Option G
Option H
Option I
Option E or G (cropping needed) I feel that E is the best resolution with nothing distracting such as a mic in the picture. I feel that if option G were to be cropped to focus on Sunak, that image would also be a good picture. 38.106.246.207 (talk) 16:44, 13 December 2022 (UTC)
Comment (Option H?) I think that we should use his most recent official portrait from before his premiership, as was done on Liz Truss's article before her current official portrait was uploaded. I recently uploaded his official cabinet portrait from September 2021 and I think this should be used as this is, to my knowledge, the most recent official portrait of him available. Otherwise, I think Option C should be used as that was also used as an official portrait on his GOV.UK page and is therefore the second most recent available.ThatRandomGuy1 (talk) 18:25, 14 December 2022 (UTC)
Option A I don't see a good reason to change it, given that it's part of the image used by the UK government. There's also no consensus for option G. GhulamIslam (talk) 02:54, 20 December 2022 (UTC)
There was no consensus for the current image, it should be changed back to the one of Sunak outside Downing Street until a consensus is reached. --92.15.148.117 (talk) 12:29, 9 January 2023 (UTC)
Hello, I was the editor that switched the images. At the time I changed it, Option G had a plurality of votes in the RfC above. There was, however marginal, a consensus for it. Tim O'Doherty (talk) 17:05, 9 January 2023 (UTC)
Can his official chancellorship portrait be added to the article?
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Sunak's official portrait during his chancellorship
Part of the image used by GOV.UK of Sunak as PM
Well, I'd take it over the current image that no one agreed on, but the most proper image would be the one used on the UK government website taken during his first speech as PM. GhulamIslam (talk) 18:19, 5 January 2023 (UTC)
I should clarify that I wasn't referring to the infobox, I meant adding it to the section of the article discussing his chancellorship. Like how Gordon Brown's chancellorship portrait is in the section discussing his chancellorship. Should be the same for Rishi as well.
As far as the infobox image choice is concerned, I agree that the one outside Downing Street is the best choice as it is the one being used on the UK government website. --92.15.148.117 (talk) 12:33, 6 January 2023 (UTC)
As for chancellorship portraits, I'd say that this should be used, as the UK government used it during his chancellorship, rather than the official photograph taken whilst he was chancellor but not used. Tim O'Doherty (talk) 17:37, 9 January 2023 (UTC)
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"Lancashire Police are "looking into" Rishi Sunak after he was filmed not wearing a seat belt while a passenger in a moving car. The prime minister has apologised for the incident, saying it was an "error of judgement" to take his seat belt off to film a social media clip. Not wearing a seat belt carries a maximum £500 fine." - see BBC News. 86.187.234.189 (talk) 22:26, 19 January 2023 (UTC)
This has been very widely reported and seen on social media. Doesn't it matter that a prime minister breaks the law? I seem to remember there was quite a fuss about this with a previous prime minister and all that Partygate stuff? Perhaps all Sunak has to do is say "sorry" and he can avoid a criminal conviction? Then we all forget it ever happened. Just like with Boris. 86.187.234.132 (talk) 19:39, 20 January 2023 (UTC)
It's all over?? Ah yeah, right. Front page of BBC News tonight: [5]? And I think it might just appear on BBC News at Ten later tonight. Ah but, yeah, it's a " non-event", isn't it. If you say so. It never really happened did it. "It's not remotely what Sunak is known for"? It is now. 86.187.234.124 (talk) 21:09, 20 January 2023 (UTC)
No, he does not have a "criminal record". Wikipedia itself says "a fixed penalty notice is not a fine or criminal conviction because of the distinction that the recipient can opt for the matter to be dealt with in court instead of paying." Also, what does him being a conservative have anything to do with this? Tim O'Doherty (talk) 21:17, 20 January 2023 (UTC)
That doesn't mean anything. We are not a newspaper. "Not all verifiable events are suitable for inclusion in Wikipedia...Wikipedia should not offer first-hand news reports on breaking stories. Wikipedia does not constitute a primary source." If the seatbelt incident grows to be any bigger, fine. But as it stands, there is no reason for such a recentism. Tim O'Doherty (talk) 22:38, 20 January 2023 (UTC)
In any case, should the seatbelt incident really be included under the section about his Premiership? Does him not wearing a seatbelt have anything to do with his ability to govern? Would it not make more sense to put it under the public image section? Estar8806 (talk) 21:56, 20 January 2023 (UTC)
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After article says "Rishi Sunak (/ˈrɪʃi ˈsuːnæk/ (listen);[1] born 12 May 1980) is a British politician", add "and serial lawbreaker", due to his second FPN in nine months. 129.67.111.33 (talk) 22:48, 20 January 2023 (UTC)
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Robert Banks Jenkinson was in fact the first British Prime Minister of Asian descent. Therefore, it should be said that Rishi is actually the second British Asian PM.6 NorfolkIsland123 (talk) 22:52, 24 January 2023 (UTC)
@NorfolkIsland123: There was a helpful footnote after "first British Asian" that addressed this but it's since been removed, it read:
This article is not Angela Rayner or Daisy Cooper's Twitter feed
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The following sentence needs to be removed;
"Labour's Angela Rayner maintained Sunak was weak and chose Raab as deputy Prime Minister despite knowing Raab's reputation. She wanted Raab suspended pending the result of the investigation. Liberal Democrat Daisy Cooper wanted Sunak to make Raab step down during the investigation and promise Raab would not be reappointed if complaints were upheld"
This article is about Rishi Sunak, the person. It is not Angela Rayner or Daisy Cooper's Twitter feed. It has no relevance to Sunak and the way its worded (e.g. "maintained Sunak was weak") presents their comments as factual when they are not. Of course opposition parties are going to oppose/criticise, so Rayner and Cooper's comments would fit more on their articles rather than here. For these aforementioned reasons, the sentence should be removed. 79.66.89.173 (talk) 17:35, 7 February 2023 (UTC)
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Hello. I noticed that the main picture we have of Sunak is still the one where he gives his first speech as Prime Minister outside 10 Downing Street. I would like to request we change it to the file "Prime Minister Rishi Sunak 2023.jpg", as it looks more professional and is more recent. Prithishsrinivasan (talk) 02:23, 10 February 2023 (UTC)
The current photo is the result of a consensus reached about a month ago here. It might be premature to discuss a change again in such a short amount of time. OhNoitsJamieTalk03:14, 10 February 2023 (UTC)
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In info box section, under office3, Chancellor of the Exchequer, make successor3, Nadhim Zahawi, an internal link by adding double square brackets on both sides of his name -- Nadhim Zahawi
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Other infoboxes for Conservative Party leaders (e.g. Sunak's two predecessors) have the Conservative Party chairmen listed. Why is Sunak an exception to this? 2.97.212.181 (talk) 13:18, 26 February 2023 (UTC)
Apologies, got those two mixed up with other former PMs. You'll find the Labour chairmen on Tony Blair and Gordon Brown's infoboxes though, they should be removed as well. Also the Conservative chairmen are listed on Theresa May's infobox. I agree with removing the chairmen from infoboxes but it should be applied to these former PMs as well. --2.97.212.181 (talk) 21:30, 26 February 2023 (UTC)
Typo on who appointed Sunak as Chief Secretary
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Under 'Chief Secretary to the Treasury (2019–2020)' - it states following Johnsons appointment as prime minister that Sunak appoints himself as Chief Secretary. Needs changing to Johnson. Harryg135 (talk) 14:39, 27 February 2023 (UTC)
It should not be added to this article, which is about the person Rishi Sunak; it is already overloaded with information which ought to be elsewhere. Feel free to add properly referenced information to the premiership article if you wish, or make your request on its talk page. Bazza (talk) 10:26, 28 February 2023 (UTC)
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There are a couple of small errors in the "early political career" section that should be fixed. I would do so but I am not extended confirmed so I cannot. For the sentence "Sunak was appointed to a junior ministerial position May's second government as Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State for Local Government " the word 'in' should be added between position and May.
Also, the sentence "Following Johnson's appointment as Conservative leader and prime minister, Sunak appointed him as Chief Secretary to the Treasury" needs to be reworded, as Johnson appointed Sunak to the position, not the other way around. Varoart2005 (talk) 21:13, 1 March 2023 (UTC)
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The following paragraph is included in the Public image section:
"On 20 January 2023, Sunak was issued a fixed penalty notice by Lancashire Police for failing to wear a seatbelt in the back of his ministerial car while filming an Instagram video to promote his government's levelling up policy. Sunak apologised for the incident, saying it was an "error of judgement"."
Is this the best place to include this information? It's not really relevant to his public image or public attitudes towards Sunak. We don't mention Boris Johnson's fixed penalty notice in his public image section, it is instead discussed in the section about his premiership. For consistency, it should be the same for Sunak. 79.66.90.227 (talk) 11:42, 4 March 2023 (UTC)
"This page is about an active politician who is running for office or has recently run for office, is in office and campaigning for re-election, or is involved in some current political conflict or controversy. Because of this, this article is at increased risk of biased editing, talk-page trolling, and simple vandalism."
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Can this be added at the start of the talk page? It's on the talk pages for both of Sunak's predecessors. Tried adding it myself but was unsuccessful. 79.66.90.227 (talk) 12:27, 4 March 2023 (UTC)
It was previously on Sunak's talk page. But he is not running for office, has not recently run for office, and isn't campaigning for re-election whilst in office (at the moment) and isn't involved in some current political conflict or controversy. Could you please clarify why you want it added? Compusolus (talk) 12:31, 4 March 2023 (UTC)
I've re-added the {{WikiProject banner shell}} which had been removed for an unknown reason (and made the header look very cluttered). It's this template that generates both the "Active politician blurb" as well as the "BLP blurb" through the "|blp=yes|activepol=yes" params. I haven't reincluded "activepol=yes" for the reasons Compusolus says above but it would be easy to re-add if desired. Cakelot1 (talk) 14:34, 4 March 2023 (UTC)
Thank you for these replies, and for improving the header. Looks a lot better now! Given Sunak is not involved in a political conflict or controversy (unlike his two predecessors), I agree with your reasoning for leaving it out for now. But should a political controversy involving Sunak arise in the future, it can easily be added. --79.66.90.227 (talk) 16:10, 4 March 2023 (UTC)
Add this picture to the chancellorship section of the article
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As chancellor, Sunak was best known for being a major figure in the British government response to the COVID-19 pandemic. As such, this picture of Sunak should be included in the chancellorship section of this article as the pandemic defined Sunak's chancellorship. 79.66.90.227 (talk) 11:38, 4 March 2023 (UTC)
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The article has two dates as to when Sunak joined Conservative Party. At first in the Early life and education section, it says he joined during his time at university, when he did an internship at Conservative Campaign headquarter. Then again in the early political career section, it says he joined the party in 2010. Now there cannot be two dates for him to join the party, can there? So please rectify this and provide the proper date as to when he officially joined the party. Zibu Zaman (talk) 12:17, 6 March 2023 (UTC)
I have a BBC reference on this issue but unfortunately I don't have enough edits to surpass the extended protection on this page. If you permit I will be happy to rectify this page. Ashik Rahik (talk) 13:31, 9 March 2023 (UTC)
Your reversion of my addition of the Rishi Sunak video sourced by Guardian and Independent
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Friendly greetings. My objective is to produce a better Wikipedia. I'm not looking to make enemies but I can only express astonishment at the lack of reason you provided in reverting. Could you please point to the evidence that the video has been 'trashed' I'm fully aware of WP:BLP.
Thanks in advance JRPG (talk) 16:50, 13 March 2023 (UTC)
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The IPA and English-spelling pronunciations provided for the name (/ˈrɪʃi ˈsuːnæk/, RI-shee SOO-nak) do not match the sound recording. The IPA symbol /ʃ/ represents the sound spelled "sh" in English, but the recorded pronunciation has a sound much closer to English "s".
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Please change Sunak was born on 12 May 1980 in Southampton General Hospital in Southampton, Hampshire,[2][3] to Southeast African-born Hindu parents of Indian Punjabi descent
to Sunak was born on 12 May 1980 in Southampton General Hospital in Southampton, Hampshire,[2][3] to Southeast African-born Hindu parents of Punjabi descent
Reason:
The Sunaks are a Punjabi Khatri family from Gujranwala, a city in modern day Pakistan. [1] It is incorrect to label them to be of modern day Indian descent considering neither did India exist when the Sunaks left Gujranwala, nor has Gujranwala ever been part of India. 17:35, 30 March 2023 (UTC)
His maternal grandfather is from Ludhiana, present day India, so even if we insist on referring to nation states which didn't exist at the time, we can't say Indian or Pakistani - we must simply say Punjabi, since his family originates from both sides of the border. Solblaze (talk) 17:39, 30 March 2023 (UTC)
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I would like to change the Infobox image to this one. I thought it looked more official and it is already used on several UK election pages. Let me know if a consensus can be found there. Thanks Pohjamadesse1 (talk) 20:26, 23 March 2023 (UTC)
I prefer the new one. The new picture, whilst an improvement in terms of portraiture, is of lesser photographic quality, being blurry. Bazza (talk) 20:28, 23 March 2023 (UTC)
@Tim O'Doherty: Deviate from what? Is there a WP requirement that only an official image should be used? MOS:IMAGE seems to suggest that image quality, variety and pertinence are the factors to use when choosing an image. Bazza (talk) 18:32, 27 March 2023 (UTC)
Deviate from the government website. Plus, the proposed image is lower quality, and pertains less to the factors than the other one, e.g. not looking towards the text, per MOS:PORTRAIT. In any case, there was already an RfC held on this. Consensus can change, but I don't think enough time has passed for it to have. Tim O'Doherty (talk) 18:37, 27 March 2023 (UTC)
I'm not the one who wants to strictly follow MOS:IMAGE, but as that was the point that you had made, I brought up the factors there. I prefer the current lead image, but more because it's consistent with the other PMs from Brown to Truss using either their official portraits or, failing that, GOV.UK's images, and less because of MOS:PORTRAIT. If people want to change this, an RfC would be the best way to go about it, but I would wait a few months because the last one was fairly recent. Tim O'Doherty (talk) 19:12, 27 March 2023 (UTC)
Also, every other article about UK prime ministers uses the images from the UK Government website. So it is best to keep the current image in order to maintain consistency between all of the articles. DDMS123 (talk) 18:39, 27 March 2023 (UTC)
Support replacement The replacement proposal looks more official and is in good quality. The current image used, Sunak is facing away and the microphone is in the way. --TDKR Chicago 101 (talk) 19:47, 4 April 2023 (UTC)
I oppose the replacement. The other UK PM articles from Gordon Brown onwards use their official portraits which are also used on GOV.UK. Although Sunak is yet to have an official portrait as PM, the current image used in the article is the one used on GOV.UK. Therefore, I think its best to keep it until an official portrait of Sunak as PM becomes available. ThatRandomGuy1 (talk) 21:18, 4 April 2023 (UTC)
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While at Oxford University, Sunak interned at the headquarters of the Conservative Party and was president of the Oxford Trading & Investment Society, which teaches students about financial markets and trading.
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'Political positions: LGBT rights' section is misleading
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In the 'LGBT rights' section, there is no mention of the fact that Rishi has gone against his initial pro-trans statements made last year. He has contributed to the climate of fear and hatred towards trans people in the UK, such as: unfavourable comments towards transgender women athletes; not acknowledging pre-op trans women as women; intending to bar trans women from womens spaces, with no mention or concern as to providing any other alternative vital spaces for these vulnerable trans women escaping dangerous situations; and breaching the confidentiality of vulnerable trans children who come out to counsellors at school. I think these are some important points to make here (while still using neutral language) because as a trans person in the UK, this section in particular feels inaccurate and out of date and I'm not happy with it. BreakfastSonata (talk) 18:18, 14 April 2023 (UTC)
@BreakfastSonata: If you feel the article can be encyclopaedically improved, you can do something about it, rather than moan and expect others to. Find reliable sources to back up all the claims you've made, then add them to the article. Be sure that this is the correct article to do that, though: this is about the person Rishi Sunak; anything he does in his role as prime minister ought to be in Premiership of Rishi Sunak. Bazza (talk) 18:45, 14 April 2023 (UTC)
"Sunak and the First Minister of Scotland, Nicola Sturgeon"
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A parliament watchdog has opened an investigation into Rishi Sunak over his wife's shares. This is notable to include in this article, in the "Sunak and his family's wealth" paragraph. Speaking of which, as the watchdog has opened this investigation during Sunak's premiership, the "Sunak and his family's wealth" section fits better in the "Personal life" section as it is no longer specifically discussing Sunak's chancellorship. 79.66.89.36 (talk) 18:10, 17 April 2023 (UTC)
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Please correct the word, 'migrated' to 'immigrated' in this paragraph:
Sunak was born in Southampton to parents of Indian descent who migrated to Britain from East Africa in the 1960s. He was educated at Winchester College, studied philosophy, politics and economics at Lincoln College, Oxford, and earned an MBA from Stanford University in California as a Fulbright Scholar. During his time at Oxford University, Sunak undertook an internship at Conservative Campaign Headquarters and joined the Conservative Party. After graduating, Sunak worked for Goldman Sachs and later as a partner at the hedge fund firms The Children's Investment Fund Management and Theleme Partners. 174.194.4.139 (talk) 16:41, 4 May 2023 (UTC)
Not done - As with all other UK prime ministers, we use the portrait from the UK Government website. Changing it would also require a talk page consensus. DDMS123 (talk) 19:34, 15 May 2023 (UTC)
This sentence needs clarification
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"On 5 July 2022, Sunak and Health Secretary Sajid Javid resigned almost simultaneously amid a scandal surrounding the sexual harassment allegations against Chris Pincher, which arose after it was revealed that Johnson had promoted Pincher to the position despite knowing of the allegations beforehand."
This sentence doesn't clarify what position is being referred to. It should be changed to:
This has still not been corrected. You can't have a sentence saying "which arose after it was revealed that Johnson had promoted Pincher to the position" without clarifying what exact position is being referred to. --79.66.89.36 (talk) 20:44, 20 May 2023 (UTC)
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Could someone please revert the recent edits by 1Firang, which seem to have introduced errors or are otherwise not improvements.
This change [7] mangled the sentence it was editing and the reason it was performed is incorrect - the tense of the sentence was already fine. "... who is serving as the Prime Minister of the United Kingdom and Leader of the Conservative Party since October 2022." is not a gramatical construction.
The remaining change [8] does not appear to be supported by any source I could find, most places I came across in a quick search seem to use the double e respelling. 192.76.8.95 (talk) 16:56, 6 June 2023 (UTC)
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I'm going to go ahead treat this as an RfC. I find consensus for Option A or C. Between the two, it appears to be a debate on lighting, but based purely on !votes Option C appears to win by a hair. From reading the discussion, it seems as though most who support A or C support the other and there's very little strong opposition to one from those who support the other. I'm also aware that closing an RfC as an involved editor is somewhat of a gray area, so if anyone has any issues with my involved close, I'll go ahead and overturn and request an uninvolved close. (non-admin closure)--estar8806 (talk) ★01:37, 10 July 2023 (UTC)
Official portraits of Sunak as prime minister have been uploaded to Wikimedia Commons. There has been a long-held consensus on using British prime minister's official portraits for the infobox image from Brown onwards, however I don't want to change the current image without consensus. So, which image should we use in the infobox? One of his three official portraits or the current one? Personally, I'm in favour of Option A or Option B (preferably B). In Option C Sunak looks sort of... vacant? Option D (the current image), meanwhile, isn't an official portrait, so I don't think it should still be used.ThatRandomGuy1 (talk) 11:54, 9 June 2023 (UTC)
Option A
Option B
Option C
Option D
Option E (aka Uncropped A)
I would support Option A, as it seems the best brightness and crop wise for me. My only question is about the copyright, and maybe the uploader User:Nick.mon can answer. As the commons description notes the number 10 Flickr saysAll content is Crown copyright and re-usable under the Open Government Licence v3.0, except where otherwise stated. However, these images are marked as CCBY Non-commercial/Non-Derivative[9][10][11]. Are we to assume that this licence declaration doesn't count as stat[ing] [an] except[ion] to the above OGL policy? Cakelot1 ☞️ talk12:40, 9 June 2023 (UTC)
It goes on to state, Material marked as the copyright of a third party may only be re-used with permission from the rights holder. As these images are not marked as such, there is no such exception. The Flickr marking has no bearing on the Open Government Licence, which is the default licence by law for all Crown copyright works that are not marked as that of a third party, which these photographs are not. ‑‑Neveselbert (talk·contribs·email) 12:56, 9 June 2023 (UTC)
Option A, only because the lighting is the best. Option C is a better portrait in my opinion, but the way the light hits his face is atrocious. I would also suggest brightening up Option A a tad. CalcarineSulcus123 (talk) 15:30, 9 June 2023 (UTC)
Option A, An image that is suitable for use in the infobox, because with the right precision and the same as most state leaders use this image as an official image. Baqotun0023 (talk) 01:13, 11 June 2023 (UTC)
I believe that Option A is the best one. It is similar to the pictures used for Truss, Johnson, May and Cameron. I wouldn't suggest using Option C, it looks good at first but if you think about it, it looks more like a photo you would see in an ID card or in a driver's license. Alistair0072 (talk) 22:08, 30 June 2023 (UTC)
I support Option A. I believe it has the best lighting, and is cropped from the official portrait with the flag. Option D is not an official portrait, and the lighting is not as good in my opinion for the other options.
After the improvements made to it, I now support Option C. It has good lighting and the best lighting of all the options. It is now of the type of quality that you would expect from an official portrait. For Option A, maybe someone could make a more zoomed-out crop like how the American presidents have it to include more of the flag to see how that looks? ThatRandomGuy1 (talk) 16:46, 11 June 2023 (UTC)
@Tim O'Doherty: they're official, see FOI request. GOV.UK didn't use an official portrait of Boris Johnson until October 2021, almost two years after his official portraits were uploaded to Commons. The UK Parliament site only publishes portraits commissioned as part of the official parliamentary portraits project (though why they no longer provide the 2017 portraits they took of Sunak I don't know). ‑‑Neveselbert (talk·contribs·email) 11:18, 19 June 2023 (UTC)
Right. In that case, Option C seems like the best, as it's most similar to Truss, Johnson, Cameron etc.'s lead images. However, once GOV.UK begins to use either A, B or C., we should use whichever one they do, for consistency purposes. Cheers, Tim O'Doherty (talk) 15:59, 22 June 2023 (UTC)
GOV.UK tends to use landscape versions of official portraits, which aren't always cropped from the same portrait though they're usually from the same photoshoot, such as with Boris Johnson's image. ‑‑Neveselbert (talk·contribs·email) 19:20, 22 June 2023 (UTC)
Retain option D (or use uncropped A: see final sentence). It's subjective but I think Option D is the best representation of how Sunak usually looks. A and B are dark and he has a very strange facial expression; the light hits his face very poorly in C. If a consensus emerges to use an official portrait then my preference is for the uncropped flag-variant of A as the colour balance feels more natural. —Kilopylae (talk) 14:51, 22 June 2023 (UTC)
Option A, though I'm not opposed to 'B' or 'C'. Definitely not option D. All of Sunak's predecessors since Gordon Brown have their official portrait in their infobox. Almost every President of the United States has their official portrait used, so it certainly should be an official portrait for Sunak now that we have a freely usable one.--estar8806 (talk) ★15:53, 22 June 2023 (UTC)
Option A, C or E Any one of these looks good. Anything other than the godawful current image. I know the image has been added already, but I've added it to the gallery as option E. --TDKR Chicago 101 (talk) 19:01, 23 June 2023 (UTC)
Option C or D - I don't want to sound racist, but in A/B/E, he's not really distinguished from the background. It is hard for me to see him. Had the background colour been different I wouldn't have an issue... starship.paint (exalt)03:13, 8 July 2023 (UTC)
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Foreign policy
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Imo the foreign policy section needs more detail. I think in particular on the Ukraine bit it should be stated that he is doing it to support Ukraine's ongoing fight against Russia. Firestar47 (talk) 14:15, 16 July 2023 (UTC)
Chronology of Sunak's Conservative party membership
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At the beginning of the page, it's noted that "During his time at Oxford University, Sunak [...] joined the Conservative Party." Then, in #Early political career it's stated that "Sunak joined the Conservative Party in 2010". These statements are conflictive, unless Sunak joined the Conservative party during his university years and subsequently allowed it to elapse. It's also not immediately clear to me what the source is for the second claim - presumably the The Times' Guide to the House of Commons, though I don't have access to that to verify. · | (t - c)11:07, 22 July 2023 (UTC)
First south asian MP
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The Green Homes Grant was launched in July 2020, a £1.5billion voucher scheme to help fund energy saving home improvements. It's not mentioned along with other measures such as Eat Out to Help Out. The scheme was a 'Slam Dunk Fail'
Select Committee Report: "The voucher Scheme did not perform to the Department’s expectations. The Department initially anticipated that the Scheme, through its £1.5 billion budget, would deliver home energy efficiency improvements to 600,000 homes.6 The Department now anticipates that by the time all remaining vouchers are processed and paid, the Scheme will have upgraded only 47,500 homes and spent £256 million on the work, with the Department spending £50.5 million administering the Scheme." Booklung (talk) 16:32, 30 July 2023 (UTC)
To the Knight(s) of the Inner Circle
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... as only though art / y'all are eligible to editing here, please do so in the following phrase:
Sunak supported Johnson's successful bid to succeed May as Conservative leader and prime minister, after which he appointed Sunak as Chief Secretary to the Treasury in July 2019.
Should replace that he by Johnson. Still won't make this a beautifully composed piece of literature, but a bit more correct: Can't have a he in a sentence where it might be referring to either of two different persons, both mentioned before in that same sentence. Particularly so as Sunak, not Johnson, is active-subject to the verb, making it and it alone focus of readers' attention, in the first of the two clauses here combined, i.e. in the main clause precedeing, and thus preparing, the one in which the he occurs. Êtes-Vous d’accord, ô Chevaliers de la Table Ronde ? MistaPPPP (talk) 21:45, 16 August 2023 (UTC)
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The only difference between the material included in the former and latter is whether something occurred before or after he assumed office, as far as I can tell. Alternatively, the rest of the recent material in "positions" could be moved to "premiership", creating corresponding subsections there as needed. It makes more sense to me to keep this article's "premiership" section compact, though, and leave it to the dedicated article linked in its hatnote to focus on prime-ministerial actions as opposed to overall views.
Not done for now: please establish a consensus for this alteration before using the {{Edit extended-protected}} template. Apologies for the long wait. IMO they do have a difference, the parts in premiership are actual actions he made while political positions only has his thoughts. Aaron Liu (talk) 14:27, 24 September 2023 (UTC)
Political Positions
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Sunak has been described as a moderate within his party with a technocratic or managerial leadership style. According to Euronews, Sunak is "frequently perceived as a pragmatist and as belonging to the centre-ground of the Conservative Party". He opposed Trussonomics, and although described as a fellow Thatcherite, he is viewed as less economically liberal than Liz Truss.
In April 2023, Sunak's perception as a centrist has been contrasted with descriptions of his government's policies on transgender rights and migration issues as being socially conservative, with Jessica Elgot of The Guardian describing Sunak as the "most socially conservative PM of his generation". Robert Shrimsley of the Financial Times described Sunak as someone whose "easy manner, career in global finance and ethnic background might suggest a more cosmopolitan conservative", even though he is socially conservative and pragmatic. Meanwhile, the New Statesman described Sunak as uneasily straddling both liberal-conservative and national-conservative instincts. In July 2023, The Economist described him as "the most right-wing Conservative prime minister since Margaret Thatcher". 62.252.144.35 (talk) 13:39, 6 October 2023 (UTC)
Protest Song: Rishi Sunak is a Rat Faced Cunt
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Does the protest song, Rishi Sunak is a Rat Faced Cunt need it's own entry? As it's suddenly shot up in the UK charts over the past few days. Signofgehenna (talk) 14:18, 8 October 2023 (UTC)
Correct me if I'm wrong but didn't they do a song on Phillip Schofield too? If so, it also seems to be missing an article. They did anther protest song about the Tories as a whole last year, which I believe is also missing an article. --209.93.85.21 (talk) 10:48, 12 October 2023 (UTC)
They did do a song on Schofield, but it doesn't look like this received press coverage. Also can't seem to find much coverage on the Sunak song either. Places in the charts are one thing, but without any other sources covering the song it's unlikely they will be mentioned in the Phillip Schofield article or on this article respectively, never mind having a separate article on the songs themselves. GnocchiFan (talk) 17:48, 12 November 2023 (UTC)
Response to Israel-Hamas conflict
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Is this worth a mention in the lead? It occurred during Sunak's premiership and Sunak, as the incumbent UK PM, is heavily involved in the UK's response to the conflict. 209.93.85.21 (talk) 12:37, 26 October 2023 (UTC)
I also agree that it's undue. Whatever one's personal opinions are on the Israel-Palestine conflict and its recent escalation, it's hard to see how any other British PM would have acted differently. Braverman's recent comments criticising the police and accusing them of bias in policing pro-Palestine rallies may be a defining feature of her tenure (although it's possibly too soon to know that), as these do seem to be departures from the norm (home secretaries don't usually openly criticise the police in national newspapers). So Sunak's decision to keep her or not may be noteworthy to mention in the lead in the future, but that depends on what happens next - in Wikipedia terms, it's too much crystal ball territory for the time being. GnocchiFan (talk) 17:54, 12 November 2023 (UTC)
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Please change "Sunak supports his predecessor's policy of lowering net migration" to "Sunak supports Johnson's policy of lowering net migration".
Sunak's immediate predecessor was Liz Truss, whose immigration policy was actually to increase migration in order to stimulate the economy.[2] Therefore the statement as it is written is not accurate. 5.61.122.219 (talk) 22:53, 25 November 2023 (UTC)
Agree this should be changed. His actual predecessor might've only been in the role for 5 minutes, but it was still not Johnson that preceded Sunak. --195.99.227.0 (talk) 10:04, 11 December 2023 (UTC)
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The first sentence is in past tense: "Rishi Sunak (/ˈrɪʃi ˈsuːnæk/ ⓘ; born 12 May 1980) is a British politician who [has] served as Prime Minister of the United Kingdom and Leader of the Conservative Party since 2022"
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Why isn't the mention of Joe Biden stating his nickname Rashi Sanook? Will one of the numerous spooks on this site quickly edit this out? 24.157.135.56 (talk) 12:01, 29 February 2024 (UTC)
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I want to write about how he is the first PM of the UK who isn't White. I want to add it to the line where it says he is the youngest PM. Akaganhamilton1 (talk) 00:59, 2 March 2024 (UTC)
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The universal condemnation of Sunak in the media over his handing of a knighthood to Mohamed Mansour who'd given a huge sum to the Tories, which to many appeared the most blatant Third World-level of corruption, and certainly, as was repeated pointed out, further lost the public's trust in his administration, and deepened its cynicism, needs incorporation in the article. 120.148.165.123 (talk) 08:19, 13 April 2024 (UTC)
Upcoming election
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This is quite trivial, but I’d suggest changing “curry house” to “high-end Indian restaurant” or just “Indian restaurant”. He worked at Kuti’s in Southampton, which is an award winning Indian fine dining restaurant. 2.102.96.76 (talk) 13:20, 26 May 2024 (UTC)
Both sources say "curry house", but the first one also gives the name, "Kuti's Brasserie", so I have used that instead. Thanks. Martinevans123 (talk) 14:02, 26 May 2024 (UTC)
Biden made a gaffe (not unusual). It doesn't seem to be the US standard at all. Even if it was, why should it be in the article of the British prime minister? Tim O'Doherty (talk) 14:21, 26 May 2024 (UTC)
Supporting conscription
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National service. Given that this was rolled out in the midst of an election campaign, it's fair to say he might not be saying this because he believes strongly in it. Tim O'Doherty (talk) 13:05, 28 May 2024 (UTC)
It's not just conscription into the armed forces, but also local volunteering. There might be a lot of litter to pick up after the election - think of all those unwanted party leaflets and discarded manifesto pledges. Martinevans123 (talk) 13:19, 28 May 2024 (UTC)
Wikipedia understands conscription precisely as the state-mandated enlistment of people in a national service, mainly a military service and uses Merriam-Webster's definition as the RS.--Reprarina (talk) 19:58, 28 May 2024 (UTC)
Yes, but this isn't. If this policy comes into being then people can choose either to spend a year in the military or spend a weekend a month on community service. However, it's not really relevant here: if Sunak really wanted this he would've made a bigger deal of it earlier. Are we going to report on the entire Conservative manifesto in this biography? Tim O'Doherty (talk) 20:08, 28 May 2024 (UTC)
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Parliament dissolved today and as such Rishi Sunak is no longer an MP. Could someone remove their MP post-nominal and update the article to reflect they are a candidate but not an MP. Recollect4741 (talk) 23:16, 29 May 2024 (UTC)
Sunak ministry picture
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Can the picture of the Sunak ministry in the article be replaced with this one? It's a more up to date picture of the cabinet than the 2022 picture, and thus is a better representation of Sunak's cabinet. 150.143.27.147 (talk) 15:16, 30 May 2024 (UTC)
Error
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The subject of this article is standing for re-election to the House of Commons of the United Kingdom.
This is an error. Not elected by the United Kingdom therefore the subject is unable to be re-elected.
M.Bitton, I've looked at your link, so can I check you were referring to the neutral point of view bit because that's the only point that I think could be relevant here. As for abusing edit requests, how should they be used? What should I do when an editor shuts it down without giving a reason? {{subst:2A00:23C6:1A5E:EE01:36:65E4:EE1B:22EF|user IP address| 22:33, 30 May 2024 (UTC)}}
The sources that you are citing do not describe him as a [what you inserted above], so in essence, what you're doing here is a gross violation of our WP:BLP policy. Please stop. M.Bitton (talk) 22:39, 30 May 2024 (UTC)
M.Bitton, I take it that what you mean is the page shouldn't say he's a serial [redacted] it would be "original research" to say that based on two sources that don't say that individually. That's good a reason as any. For future reference, how do I use edit requests correctly? 2A00:23C6:1A5E:EE01:36:65E4:EE1B:22EF (talk) 23:02, 30 May 2024 (UTC)
I redacted the WP:BLP violation (please don't write it again). Everything you need to know about edit requests and how to make them is covered in the WP:ER article. M.Bitton (talk) 23:07, 30 May 2024 (UTC)
Okay, I see. Well we could potentially either leave out the sentence on the wealth or if it's not exactly clear how much Derby was worth put one of those note things next to the sentence with a disclaimer along the lines of what you just said. Dhantegge (talk) 23:14, 11 June 2024 (UTC)
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I noticed the Personal Life section says:
He stated in 2022 that he was a Coca-Cola addict
I don't think this is true. The source claims there was an interview in 2019 where Sunak said "I'm a total coke addict", however, when watching the video, it seems like this wasn't a serious admission of a genuine dependency, instead using the phrase "coke addict" to use misdirection as a comedic device, to make listeners think he's talking about cocaine, but is actually talking hyperbolically about something entirely innocent. Oh how hilarious. (This is an example of sarcasm.)
To me, it might make more sense to say he is a fan of the drink, or reference the non-serious tone of the statement. Foxtdev (talk) 09:27, 12 June 2024 (UTC)
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The current article statement that Sunak was "Head Boy" of Winchester College is an inaccurate perpetuation of a misunderstanding already inaccurately propagated into multiple sources. Winchester's hierarchy of pupil prefects is more complicated than that. As clarified somewhat in [[12]], he was in fact the "Senior Commoner Prefect", usually shortened to Sen:Co:Prae within the school. Chosen by the Head Master, the Sen:Co:Prae is the most senior prefect drawn from the ten "Commoner" (ie fee-paying) boarding houses. But this post is not de facto THE Head Boy(s) of the school as a whole: alongside the Sen:Co:Prae stands The Prefect of Hall (Aulae:Prae), the most senior prefect drawn from (and presiding over) the 70 or so scholars and selected to that position by the Second Master, housemaster to the scholars but also now functionally similar to Deputy Head. Until the 1850s when fee-paying pupils were first admitted to the school almost five hundred years after its founding, the scholars were the entirety of the pupil body and thus Aulae:Prae was THE Head Boy. Today, it remains the case that no scholar can ever become Sen:Co:Prae and correspondingly no Commoner can become Aulae:Prae. Depending on your point of view, therefore, there are either always concurrently TWO "head boys" of the school at any point in time (as for example the current Wikipedia page on the school [[13]] suggests; but see also this [[14]] recent announcement from the school itself, and note the billing order), or the Aulae Prae still ultimately takes precedence and in fact remains THE singular Head Boy, as was the case for the first 500 years of the school's existence. My clear understanding of the hierarchy when I was a scholar there 40 years ago was the latter: there is ultimately a singular Head Boy and it is always a Scholar of the College, the Aulae Prae. The claim to a superordinate status of the scholars and their Aulae Prae is of course controversial in modern times, for the intellectual elitism that it embodies. However, the historical ranking still reveals itself whenever dignitaries (e.g. the monarch) are invited to be received at the college in the ancient ceremony of Ad Portas and so the entire school gathers to greet them before the main gated entrance into the original 14th century courtyard. The formal ceremonial Ad Portas address to the visitor is always given only by the Aulae Prae, in Latin. For all of the above reasons, therefore, I believe the statement in the article would be best modified to read something more like "becoming a senior prefect of the school" or "becoming one the school's two head boys". — Preceding unsigned comment added by Abelardy (talk • contribs) 14:05, 19 June 2024 (UTC)
Reccomend a paragraph about Sunak's premiership in the lead, per other prime minister articles
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As of right now, mention of Sunak's premiership in the lead is limited to one sentence: "Sunak took office amid the cost-of-living crisis and energy supply crisis that began during his chancellorship. He has authorised foreign aid and weapons shipments to Ukraine in response to the Russian invasion of the country."
Given the fact his premiership is likely to be over after the election (if the polls turn out to be correct), I think the time has come to expand mention of Sunak's premiership in the lead to mention other notable parts of his premiership. For example, Sunak has focused a lot on the Rwanda asylum plan and yet it's nowhere to be found in the lead. His five pledges could also be added to the lead as well (per Keir Starmer's five missions being mentioned in the lead of his article). Per all other prime minister articles, there should be one paragraph detailing some notable parts of his time in office. ThingsCanOnlyGetWetter (talk) 07:19, 21 June 2024 (UTC)
Maternal grandfather
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The following used to be part of the article and was quietly removed some time ago, leaving the current- poorly-formatted and nearly worthless- statements: Sunak's paternal grandfather Ramdas Sunak went from accountancy in Pakistan to work as a colonial administrator in Kenya; Sunak's maternal grandfather, Raghubir Berry, worked for the Inland Revenue and received an MBE: https://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/2023/10/06/tanganyika-westminster-grandfather-rishi-conference-speech/ Given they're mentioned at all, there seems little reason not to include these relevant, reliably-sourced details- relevant because they indicate Sunak's family connections in the circles of British/ colonial institutions and administration. Of course there are those who frown on even including parents' names and basic details, but this being an encyclopaedia some modicum of biographical information seems justifiable. — Preceding unsigned comment added by 80.47.183.8 (talk • contribs) 19:56, 14 June 2024 (UTC)
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change the following: Johnson promoted Sunak to Chancellor of the Exchequer in the [[2021 British cabinet reshuffle|2020 cabinet reshuffle]] to Johnson promoted Sunak to Chancellor of the Exchequer in the [[2020 British cabinet reshuffle|2020 cabinet reshuffle]] in the fourth paragraph of the lede Jbvann0509:37, 25 June 2024 (UTC)
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Having committed a criminal offence the subject of this article qualifies for category inclusion in - Category:British_politicians_convicted_of_crimes
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Nah - nice try, but: "Category:British politicians convicted of crimes says: ...."This category records crimes that are important to British politicians notability, which will in general be serious crimes. Normally summary offences, usually dealt with in magistrates' courts or similar, will not result in an entry here." Johnbod (talk) 13:58, 28 June 2024 (UTC)
How Rishi is addressed at the start
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At the start of the wiki it states that "Rishi Sunak is a British politician." However I believe that instead of having it a just "British" it should be "British Indian" as he is a British person of Indian descent. It clears up some confusion as many people address him as Indian because of his ethnicity. Azarctic (talk) 19:08, 28 June 2024 (UTC)
He is British Indian, but that doesn't need to be addressed in the first line. What's important is that he is British. We don't do "Barack Hussein Obama II (born August 4, 1961) is an African-American politician who served as...", for instance. Tim O'Doherty (talk) 19:25, 28 June 2024 (UTC)
Lead change request
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Hi! Please change the following sentence -
The Conservatives lost the 2024 general election in a landslide to the opposition Labour Party led by Keir Starmer, who is due to succeed Sunak as prime minister.
To this -
The Conservatives lost the 2024 general election in a landslide to the opposition Labour Party led by Keir Starmer. Sunak remains Prime Minister asStarmer is yet to be invited by King Charles III to form a government.
Starmer isn't "due to suceed"; that's not how a UK election works. It's not presidential in that way; Starmer may be presumed by everyone to succeed Sunak soon but nothing is official until the King invites him to the palace. Dhantegge (talk) 06:11, 5 July 2024 (UTC)
"First British Asian Prime Minister"
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'While Sunak is the first prime minister of British Asian ethnicity, several prime ministers have been noted to have Asian ancestry. Benjamin Disraeli came from a diverse European Jewish background, a community with historic roots in Asia. Boris Johnson's great-grandfather Ali Kemal Bey was Turkish. Lord Liverpool's great-grandmother Isabella Beizor was of partial Indian heritage.'[1]
“Leader of the opposition” year
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This has already been updated to show that in the lead, so marking as completed unless there is something further on in the article I've missed. GnocchiFan (talk) 14:18, 5 July 2024 (UTC)
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In the article it says "His father was born in pre-colonial Kenya in 1949". However, the Colony and Protectorate of Kenya, commonly known as British Kenya or British East Africa, was part of the British Empire in Africa from 1920 until 1963. Therefore, it is wrong to say "pre-colonial Kenya" - it should state "Britiskh Kenya", "Kenya Colony", or simply "Kenya" but directing to https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kenya_ColonyVvvieira (talk) 10:17, 5 July 2024 (UTC)
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At the very end of the "2024 general election and resignation" section, change "consistency" to "consistuency" (a letter u is missing). fbrzcmtt (talk) 15:23, 5 July 2024 (UTC)
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In the Public Image section it reads 'The New Statesman named him as the most powerful right-wing figure of 2023, ahead of Nigel Farage and Jeremy Hunt.' The source actually ranks Sunak second, ahead of Hunt but behind Farage. This should probably be amended. Averkf (talk) 16:18, 8 July 2024 (UTC)
Why? He's still leader of the opposition, I think we should move to second once he's no longer the Leader of the Opposition. 219.77.28.65 (talk) 03:37, 12 July 2024 (UTC)
Placing it second, below PM, could be confusing to readers who rely on infobox to give crisp one-glace information. It should be chronologically. Thanks, Please feel free to ping/mention -- User4edits (T) 12:04, 13 July 2024 (UTC)
Is the Spindlewood Close photo accurate?
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I know of Spindlewood Close, Southampton and the photo does not appear to resemble it. If this is indeed where Sunak grew up (I cannot verify this), is it the correct Spindlewood Close? I note it's sourced from Geograph and the latitude/longitude appear to indicate an entirely different Spindlewood Close in Medway.2A02:85F:9A69:EB00:410F:1165:92A5:6679 (talk) 12:26, 16 July 2024 (UTC)
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Change punctuation of 'Personal Life' to improve clarity.
FROM: Sunak and Murty own several houses, including Kirby Sigston Manor in the village of Kirby Sigston, North Yorkshire, a mews house in Earl's Court in central London, a flat on the Old Brompton Road, South Kensington, and a penthouse apartment on Ocean Avenue in Santa Monica, California.[220][221][222][10][223]
TO: Sunak and Murty own several houses, including Kirby Sigston Manor in the village of Kirby Sigston, North Yorkshire; a mews house in Earl's Court in central London; a flat on Old Brompton Road, South Kensington; and a penthouse apartment on Ocean Avenue in Santa Monica, California.[220][221][222][10][223] Annabrewer972 (talk) 07:07, 13 June 2024 (UTC)
Not done: please provide reliable sources that support the change you want to be made. The article you refer to doesn't seem to mention pronunciation. Actualcpscm (talk) 18:01, 17 November 2022 (UTC)
Sunak as Chancellor, 2020. Note: half of his face is not visible because of the lighting.
Newest image, One of Sunak's only images when PM, 2022.
Sunak's first official portrait, 2017.jpg)
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Done Thank you very much! —CX Zoom[he/him] (let's talk • {C•X}) 13:58, 3 December 2022 (UTC)
Not done: it's not clear what changes you want to be made. Please mention the specific changes in a "change X to Y" format and provide a reliable source if appropriate. ℰmi1y⧼T·C⧽ 08:41, 5 January 2023 (UTC)
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Not done - As with all other UK prime ministers, we use the portrait from the UK Government website. Changing it would also require a talk page consensus. DDMS123 (talk) 19:34, 15 May 2023 (UTC)
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