Category: Boris Johnson

Boris Johnson Pulls out of Race to Become UK Prime Minister

October 23, 2022
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Boris Johnson has dramatically pulled out of the race to become Conservative Party leader, leaving former Chancellor Rishi Sunak in a dominant position to win the contest and become prime minister. The former prime minister had raced home from a holiday in the Caribbean to try and secure the backing of 100 Tory MPs to…

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Rishi Sunak Vows to Fix UK Economy as He Enters Race to Become Prime Minister

October 23, 2022
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Former Chancellor Rishi Sunak has formally entered the race to become Conservative Party leader and UK prime minister, promising to fix the economy and unite the Tory party. Sunak, who lost to Liz Truss in the last Tory leadership contest just six weeks ago, is making a renewed bid for the top job following Truss’s…

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Johnson Lands in London as Sunak Believed to Have Enough Votes for Leadership Nomination

October 22, 2022
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Boris Johnson landed in London on Saturday morning from a shortened holiday after a supporter said the former prime minister was ready to get his old job back following Liz Truss’s resignation. Conservative MP James Duddridge on Friday told the PA news agency that Johnson messaged him saying: “We are going to do this. I’m up for…

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Truss’s Resignation a Symptom of Conservative Crisis in the Anglosphere

October 21, 2022
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Commentary The resignation of Liz Truss after barely six weeks as the UK prime minister is seen by many commentators as the consequence of pursuing “extremist, experimental” economic policies. Yet Sir Humphrey Appleby—of “Yes Prime Minister” fame—would have described Truss as “very courageous” in pursuing free market polices, which are now almost universally panned by…

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Truss Resignation a Symptom of Conservative Crisis in the Anglosphere

October 21, 2022
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Commentary The resignation of Liz Truss after barely six weeks as the UK prime minister is seen by many commentators as the consequence of pursuing “extremist, experimental” economic policies. Yet Sir Humphrey Appleby—of “Yes Prime Minister” fame—would have described Truss as “very courageous” in pursuing free market polices, which are now almost universally panned by…

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Boris Johnson Could Make Comeback as UK PM Contest Becomes 3-Horse Race

October 21, 2022
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Boris Johnson could make a bid to resume the role of prime minister as the Conservative Party faces its second leadership contest this year, following the resignation of Liz Truss on Thursday. He could potentially face former Chancellor of the Exchequer, Rishi Sunak, and ex-trade minister Penny Mordaunt in a vote by MPs on Monday. Johnson…

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Tory Leadership Race Begins After Liz Truss Resigns

October 21, 2022
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Following UK Prime Minister Liz Truss’s shock resignation on Thursday after just six weeks in office, the race is now on to find her successor, and it could happen by as early as next week. Truss, 47, announced she was stepping down in a lengthy speech outside the prime minister’s official residence at Number 10 Downing Street…

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UK Extends 2 Deadlines for Huawei 5G Kit Removal to Avoid Network Instability

October 18, 2022
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The UK government has extended two deadlines for the removal of Huawei equipment from Britain’s 5G networks to avoid disruptions to telecommunications services. The requirement to remove the Chinese firm’s products from the network core has been pushed back to Dec. 31, 2023, 11 months later than originally stipulated. Also, British telecom operators must limit…

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Going ‘Woke’ Doomed Boris Johnson’s Premiership: Trump

October 5, 2022
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Going “woke” cost former UK Prime Minister Boris Johnson his political career, according to former President Donald Trump. Trump’s comments were made in an Oct. 4 interview with Laurence Fox on GB News, a free-to-air television and radio news channel in the UK. Fox, who recently played President Joe Biden’s second son in Breitbart’s film “My Son Hunter,”…

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UK–US Free Trade Talks Won’t Start Any Time Soon, Truss Admits

September 20, 2022
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Negotiations for a post-Brexit free trade deal between the UK and the United States will not restart in the short to medium term, UK Prime Minister Liz Truss has conceded. Truss, who is set to hold talks with U.S. President Joe Biden at a United Nations summit on Wednesday, downplayed the chance of talks resuming…

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