Tag: Liz Truss
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Sunak to face first prime minister’s questions in British parliament
Rishi Sunak will face his first Commons appearance in London as prime minister on Wednesday, as he begins the gruelling task of uniting his party and restoring Britain’s economic credibility.
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BREAKING: Rishi Sunak becomes UK’s new Prime Minister
Rishi Sunak has been elected as the new leader of the Conservative Party and will now be named the UK prime minister. He was announced as the new leader of the UK in a tweet on the Conservatives Twitter handle on Monday.
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Lessons from the Liz Truss Event – By Dakuku Peterside
“All politics is local” is a popular refrain. However, we cannot deny the interconnected nature of politics. The game of politics is governed by some common unwritten rules which reign supreme in most societies, no matter the form of democracy they practice. Like a mathematical equation, there are a few constants in politics – the…
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Boris Johnson, Rishi Sunak lead race to be UK’s next prime minister
Boris Johnson and Rishi Sunak on Friday were leading the potential contenders to replace British Prime Minister Liz Truss with candidates canvassing support to become Conservative Party leader in a fast-tracked contest.
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UK Labour Party calls for general election after Truss’ resignation ‘to avoid chaos’
The leader of the UK Labour party, Keir Starmer, on Thursday, called for a general election after outgoing UK Prime Minister Liz Truss announced her resignation amid an economic crisis caused by what he described as the “chaos” of the Conservative Party. “This cannot continue. Britain deserves better. Britain cannot afford the chaos of the…
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[Watch] New UK Prime Minister, Liz Truss resigns
Liz Truss has resigned as UK prime minister in a statement outside Downing Street. She said she could not deliver the mandate she was elected and had notified the King that she was resigning as Tory leader Details to follow….
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As UK’s Truss fights for her job, new finance minister warns of tough decisions
Britain’s new finance minister Jeremy Hunt said on Saturday that some taxes would go up and tough spending decisions were needed.
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UK’s PM fires new finance minister Kwasi Kwarteng
BRITISH Prime Minister Liz Truss on Friday fired Finance Minister Kwasi Kwarteng after less than six weeks in the role, amid mounting political pressure and the government’s controversial growth plan. His sack comes barely a day after he admitted in an interview with The Telegraph, that he had faced a “baptism of fire” in the…
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Why I was asked to resign – Britain’s Finance Minister
British Finance Minister, Kwasi Kwarteng was asked to resign by Prime Minister Liz Truss as chancellor of the exchequer on Friday.
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What King Charles III told UK PM, Truss about Queen’s death
King Charles III, 73, met with newly elected UK Prime Minister Liz Truss at Buckingham Palace in London Friday, marking their first formal meeting in their new roles. “It’s very kind of you to come in. I know how you’ve been busy, to say the least,” King Charles told the new premier with a laugh.