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Factbox-UK Government Sets Out Priorities in Queen’s Speech
Date: May 10, 2022
LONDON (Reuters) – British Prime Minister Boris Johnson hopes to reset his government on Tuesday with plans aimed at winning back traditional supporters in southern England who abandoned his party at recent local elections. The speech for the first time was read by Prince Charles on behalf of his mother Queen Elizabeth, who pulled out...
Queen’s Speech Sets Out UK PM Johnson’s Return to 2019 Election Pledges
Date: May 10, 2022
LONDON (Reuters) – Britain’s Prince Charles set out the government’s legislative agenda on Tuesday, outlining Prime Minister Boris Johnson’s return to his election pledges to tackle regional inequalities across Britain and maximise its post-Brexit freedoms. The speech set out 38 bills, including measures to shake up the audit market, crack down on illicit finance and...
Sterling Steadies Near June 2020 Low
Date: May 10, 2022
LONDON (Reuters) – The British pound was little changed on Tuesday, pausing after a slide to its lowest levels in nearly two years on signs that a weakening economy will force the Bank of England to slow its interest-rate hiking cycle. At 0825 GMT, the pound was flat against the U.S. dollar at $1.2328, just...
Battered Sterling Falls to Fresh Lows Against Dollar
Date: May 9, 2022
LONDON (Reuters) – Britain’s battered pound fell to its lowest level since June 2020 for a third straight day on Monday against a broadly robust dollar. News that Irish nationalist party Sinn Fein won the most seats in the Northern Ireland’s devolved assembly for the first time in elections last Thursday added to the pound’s...
UK to Urge N. Ireland Parties to Form Government Under Brexit Shadow
Date: May 9, 2022
By Paul Sandle LONDON (Reuters) -Britain’s Northern Ireland minister will urge leaders of the province’s political parties on Monday to form a new post-election power-sharing government, a challenge made more difficult by unresolved Brexit issues. Irish nationalist party Sinn Fein won the most seats in the Northern Ireland’s devolved assembly for the first time last...
Sinn Fein Eyes Watershed Win as Polls Close in N.Ireland
Date: May 6, 2022
By Amanda Ferguson and Clodagh Kilcoyne BELFAST (Reuters) -Sinn Fein sought to become the first Irish nationalists party to win the most seats in Northern Ireland at an election on Thursday set to test the stability of the British region’s power-sharing governance and talks on post-Brexit trading rules. Victory for a party wanting Northern Ireland...