Rishi Sunak is set to become the UK’s third prime minister this year after Boris Johnson dropped out of the Conservative party leadership race. While Johnson never formally declared his candidacy, he withdrew from the leadership race despite claiming in a statement that he had “cleared the very high hurdle of 102 nominations” from Tory […]
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Sir Keir Starmer is calling for an immediate general election regardless of whether Liz Truss remains in No 10 or is forced out by her party. “Change in personnel at the top of the Tory party is not the change we need. We need a change of government,” said Starmer, after Truss sacked Kwasi Kwarteng […]
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Michael Gove has been sacked and called a “snake” by Downing Street as the constitutional crisis – caused by a prime minister unwilling to face reality – deepens. The rate of resignations from Boris Johnson’s government has not abated with more than 50 ministers – including at least five secretaries of state – abandoning the […]
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Yesterday (14/10/19) saw the opening of a new session of parliament with a Queen’s Speech outlining the government’s agenda. Number 10 has emphasised the need for a Queen’s Speech by pointing to the extraordinary duration of the previous parliamentary session which, at 28 months, was the longest for nearly 400 years. Opposition parties, however, have […]
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