Tag: Prime Minister
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Israel Elections: Prime Minister, Lapid congratulates Netanyahu
Yair Lapid, Israeli Prime Minister, has accepted the election result and has now congratulated the winner , former prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu as his successor. A statement from Lapid’s office said he has called Netanyahu to congratulate him.Israel
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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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Conservative MPs to make choice for leader after Johnson withdraws
Conservative members of Parliament would choose who they want to be their new leader in the first stage of the race for the British premiership after Boris Johnson dramatically pulled out of the contest. The former prime minister claimed he had the nominations needed to make it onto the ballot paper but admitted he could…
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Sunak looks set to become next UK PM after Johnson quits race
Rishi Sunak looked set to become Britain’s next prime minister after his rival Boris Johnson quit the race, admitting that he could no longer unite their party following one of the most turbulent periods in British political history.
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Tory leadership: Boris Johnson drops out of race, says it’s right thing to do
Former Prime Minister Boris Johnson has pulled out of the contest to become Britain’s next leader on Sunday, saying he had the support of enough lawmakers to progress to the next stage but far fewer than front-runner former Finance Minister, Rishi Sunak.
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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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[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. His remark signals further reversals from Prime Minister Liz Truss as she battles to keep her job just over a month into her term.
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BREAKING: Liz Truss to become next UK prime minister
Liz Truss will be the new UK prime minister after defeating Rishi Sunak in the Tory leadership contest. She beat her rival by 81,326 votes to 60,399, after a summer-long internal contest sparked by Boris Johnson’s resignation in July.
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Britain: Conservative MPs to select final 2 leadership candidates
A final vote of Conservative members of parliament on Wednesday will select the two candidates to be put to the party’s membership in the race to become Britain’s next prime minister. Liz Truss and Penny Mordaunt are battling to win over Kemi Badenoch’s supporters after she was knocked out of the contest, for an opportunity…