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Veteran UK politician Andy Burnham was confirmed on Friday as the new leader of the ruling Labour Party, and is now set to be Britain's next prime minister. "There being no other eligible nominated candidate, it is therefore my honour to declare that the duly elected leader of the Labour Party is Andy Burnham," interior minister Shabana Mahmood told a special party conference. Read More…
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Prime Minister Keir Starmer said on Monday he would resign, with a new leader to be in place by the time parliament returns in September, paving the way for Britan to have its seventh leader in 10 years. Less than two years after he won a landslide election victory that promised to end chaos in British politics, Starmer said it was clear that his party wanted him to go. Read More…
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Prime Minister Rishi Sunak was quoted as saying the government should “just let people die” during the COVID-19 pandemic rather than impose a second national lockdown, the inquiry into how Britain handled the crisis heard on Monday. Patrick Vallance, who was the government’s chief scientific adviser during COVID, made a note in his diary on Oct. 25, 2020, about a meeting involving then Prime Minister Boris Johnson and Sunak, who was finance minister. Read More…
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It emerged that UK Prime Minister Rishi Sunak would meet US President Joe Biden in Northern Ireland on Tuesday as the pair mark the 25th anniversary of the Good Friday Agreement. In a statement from 10 Downing Street, Mr Sunak outlined his plans for the commemorations, and stressed his commitment to the Agreement’s “promise of a better future”. The Good Friday Agreement ended a violent, 30-year conflict in Northern Ireland, with the creation of a new government. Read More…
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Former UK Prime Minister Boris Johnson has travelled to the Ukrainian capital Kyiv. Mr Johnson visited the outskirts of the city on Sunday before being received by Ukraine's President Volodymyr Zelensky. The Conservative MP said it was a "privilege" to visit the country at the invitation of Mr Zelensky. Read More…
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London: United Kingdom Prime Minister Rishi Sunak has been fined for not wearing a seatbelt in a moving car while filming a social media video. According to Lancashire police, passengers caught failing to wear a seat belt when one is available can be fined £100. Read More…
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Prime minister says he will attend climate talks next week in Egypt after earlier decision not to go drew criticism. Sunak had argued that “pressing domestic commitments” would keep him away from COP27 talks in the Red Sea resort of Sharm el-Sheikh after he inherited an economic crisis from predecessor Liz Truss. "There is no long-term prosperity without action on climate change", Sunak wrote on Twitter, "There is no energy security without investing in renewables". Sunak said he would attend the summit to "deliver on Glasgow’s legacy of building a… Read More…
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London: On September 4, British foreign minister Liz Truss said that she would set out immediate action in her first week in power to tackle rising energy bills and increase energy supplies if she was appointed prime minister. She said she understood how challenging the cost of the living crisis was for Britons. Moreover, she pledged that she would take "decisive action to ensure families and businesses can get through this winter and the next". Read More…
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London: On Aug 24, British Prime Minister Boris Johnson met Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskiy in Kyiv to mark the country's independence day, promising a further package of military support. "The UK will continue to stand with our Ukrainian friends. I believe Ukraine can and will win this war," Johnson said on Twitter. The 54 million pound ($63.5 million) package would include 2,000 drones and loitering munitions to enable the Ukrainian military to better track and target invading Russian forces, Johnson's office said in a statement. Read More…
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London: On Feb 24, Prime Minister Boris Johnson said that Britain and its allies would unleash a massive package of economic sanctions to stagger the Russian economy after the Kremlin launched an all-out invasion of Ukraine. "Today, in concert with our allies, we will agree on a massive package of economic sanctions designed in time to hobble the Russian economy," Johnson said in a televised address to the nation. He said the West must end its reliance on Russian oil and gas which had given Russian President Vladimir Putin a… Read More…
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