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UK: Grant Shapps to replace Suella Braveman as interior minister
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Former transport minister Grant Shapps is to replace Suella Braverman as Britain's interior minister, the BBC reported on Wednesday.
Braverman quit as interior minister on Wednesday, saying she had to go after she…
Senior adviser to UK PM Truss has been suspended: reports
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One of British Prime Minister Liz Truss's most senior advisers has been suspended and is to face a formal investigation by the Propriety and Ethics Team, the BBC's political editor reported on Wednesday.
The prime…
UK PM Truss battles to stay in power after tax reforms trashed
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British Prime Minister Liz Truss on Tuesday battled to stabilise her position after an economic crash forced her into humiliating U-turns on tax reforms, putting her future as leader in doubt.
"It's hard to conceive of…
UK: Truss ‘sorry’ for economic ‘mistakes’ but vows to stay on
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Embattled UK Prime Minister Liz Truss on Monday apologised for going “too far too fast” with reforms that triggered economic turmoil, but vowed to remain leader despite a series of humiliating climbdowns.
“I do want to…
New UK finance minister scraps tax plan, reins in energy support
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New finance minister Jeremy Hunt sought to rebuild investor confidence in Britain on Monday by reversing nearly all of Prime Minister Liz Truss’s mini-budget that had sparked market turmoil, and reining in a vast energy…
‘The game is up’
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Britain's Prime Minister Liz Truss yesterday vied to reboot her economic programme, but Conservative critics warned the party faces electoral oblivion under her crippled leadership.
With even US President Joe Biden…
UK Aston Martin showroom sprayed with orange paint by climate activists
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Climate activists on Sunday sprayed orange paint over an Aston Martin showroom in central London, as the government vowed new powers for police to halt an intensifying wave of "direct action" protests.
Members of the…
UK PM clings on to power amid ouster calls
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Britain's new finance minister yesterday warned of looming tax hikes as he admitted to "mistakes" made in a disastrous budget that still threatens to bring down Prime Minister Liz Truss.
"Truss fights for survival," The…
National mourning ends in Britain after queen’s funeral
Flags on government buildings returned to full mast and an epic clean-up operation was underway on Tuesday as British public life resumed after the state funeral of Queen Elizabeth II, although the royal family remains in mourning for…
Queen’s coffin carried into Westminster Abbey for state funeral
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Queen Elizabeth II's coffin arrived at Westminster Abbey on Monday for a grand state funeral attended by 2,000 guests including leaders from around the world.
In a tradition dating back to Queen Victoria's funeral in…