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Ex-Finance Minister Sunak Launches Bid to Be UK PM as Rival Backs Him
Date: July 12, 2022
By Elizabeth Piper and Kylie MacLellan LONDON (Reuters) – Ex-finance minister Rishi Sunak, the favourite to become Britain’s next prime minister, kicked off his campaign on Tuesday promising “honesty”, in a increasingly testy and divisive battle to succeed Boris Johnson. An initial 11 candidates put their names forward to become leader of the governing Conservative...
Factbox-Views of Frontrunners to Succeed UK’s Boris Johnson
Date: July 12, 2022
LONDON (Reuters) – The race to succeed Boris Johnson as British prime minister has begun, with 11 candidates so far putting themselves forward for a contest which will ultimately be decided by around 200,000 Conservative Party members. Below is what the bookmakers’ top three favourites have said on key issues: RISHI SUNAK – Current favourite...
New UK Prime Minister to Be Announced on Sept. 5 as Tax Dominates Contest
Date: July 11, 2022
By Andrew MacAskill and Alistair Smout LONDON (Reuters) – Britain’s new prime minister will be announced on Sept. 5, with the first votes to begin eliminating candidates in a crowded and increasingly unpredictable and divisive contest to replace Boris Johnson coming this week. So far 11 candidates have thrown their hat in the ring to...
UK’s Javid Sets Out Tax-Cutting Plan in Pitch to Be PM
Date: July 11, 2022
LONDON (Reuters) – Sajid Javid, a contender to replace Boris Johnson as Britain’s prime minister, said on Monday he would cut a slew of taxes and hold an emergency budget to increase help for households hit by the rising cost of living if he was chosen as leader. Javid, a former finance minister and health...
Foreign Secretary Truss Enters Race to Become Next British Prime Minister
Date: July 11, 2022
By Kate Holton, Andrew MacAskill and Alistair Smout LONDON (Reuters) -The 11 candidates seeking to replace Boris Johnson as prime minister will learn the planned timetable to select the new British leader on Monday, as the contest becomes increasingly unpredictable, bitter and divisive. British Foreign Secretary Liz Truss became the latest high-profile name to put...
UK Faces Unsustainable Debt Burden Unless Taxes Rise, Watchdog Warns
Date: July 7, 2022
By David Milliken LONDON (Reuters) -Britain faces an unsustainable debt burden more than three times its current level unless future governments raise taxes to fund increasing costs from an ageing population and falling revenue from taxation on motor fuel, a watchdog warned on Thursday. Britain’s Office for Budget Responsibility (OBR), a government agency, said debt...