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Rishi Sunak Pledges to Clean up Mess Left by Truss as UK PM
Date: October 25, 2022
LONDON (Reuters) -Britain’s new prime minister, Rishi Sunak, said on Tuesday he would try to fix the mess left by his predecessor, restore faith in politics and tackle a “profound economic crisis” but warned the country there would be difficult decisions. Standing in front of his Downing Street office, Sunak paid tribute to Liz Truss,...
Rishi Sunak Declared Next Leader of UK Conservative Party, to Become Next PM
Date: October 24, 2022
LONDON (Reuters) – Rishi Sunak was declared the next leader of Britain’s Conservative Party by the head of the 1922 Committee of Conservative lawmakers on Monday, placing him on course to be the country’s next prime minister. The committee sets the rules for selecting and changing the party’s leader. (Reporting by Muvija M; editing...
UK’s Sunak “certain” to Stand in Contest to Replace Outgoing PM Truss – Telegraph
Date: October 21, 2022
LONDON (Reuters) – Former finance minister Rishi Sunak is “certain to stand” in the contest to succeed Prime Minister Liz Truss, a reporter at the Telegraph newspaper said on Thursday citing sources. (Reporting by William James, writing by Farouq Suleiman)...
UK Interior Minister Braverman Quits Over Security Issue, Criticises Government
Date: October 20, 2022
LONDON (Reuters) – Britain’s Suella Braverman quit as interior minister on Wednesday, saying she had to go after she breached government rules but that she had concerns over the direction of Prime Minister Liz Truss’s government. The second senior minister to leave the government in less than a week, Braverman’s departure heaps yet more pressure...
UK Government’s Party Discipline Enforcers Still in Post – PM Truss’s Office
Date: October 20, 2022
LONDON (Reuters) – British Conservative lawmaker Wendy Morton, the member of the government responsible for enforcing Conservative Party discipline, and her deputy remain in post, Prime Minister Liz Truss’s office said on Wednesday, after reports they had quit. Truss’s office said “Chief and deputy chief whip remain in post,” referring to Morton and her colleague...
Analysis-How China’s Xi Accumulated Power, and Why It Matters in a Third Term
Date: October 10, 2022
By Yew Lun Tian BEIJING (Reuters) – One of Xi Jinping’s first moves after winning China’s top job as general secretary of the Communist Party in 2012 was to reinstate regular “democratic life sessions” with fellow leaders in the 25-member Politburo, a staple of the Mao Zedong era. Restoring the practice, which entails self-criticism in...