Tag: UK Prime Minister

Rishi Sunak the New Prime Minister of the United Kingdom and Northern Ireland

October 25, 2022
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Commentary Following Rishi Sunak’s handshake with King Charles III at Buckingham Palace, the United Kingdom now has its third prime minister in just over three months, and there will be few celebrations. A survey released in the last days of the Truss administration gave Labour a vast 36-point lead, which is the highest ever recorded…

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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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State Dept. Approves $1.1B Arms Sale to Taiwan

September 5, 2022
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The biggest Taiwan arms sale under President Joe Biden is coming in at $1.1 billion. But can Washington deliver the weapons in time? U.S. tariffs on Chinese imports will stay in place—at least for now, after requests from several industries. A major earthquake is shaking a city in southwest China. Twenty-one million are under lockdown…

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Liz Truss to Become New UK Prime Minister, Taking Over From Boris Johnson

September 5, 2022
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The UK’s Foreign Secretary Liz Truss is to be the next prime minister after she won the Conservative leadership contest, defeating former Chancellor of the Exchequer Rishi Sunak by a margin of more than 20,000 votes. She will replace current Prime Minister Boris Johnson, who resigned on July 7 after more than 50 government ministers resigned, saying…

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