(Reuters) – (This Nov. 13 story has been refiled to correct the first paragraph to say Sunak arrived at the G20 Summit on Monday) UK Prime Minister Rishi Sunak arrived at the G20 Summit in Indonesia on Monday, a Downing Street spokesperson said in a statement late Sunday. Sunak is expected to meet Russian Foreign …
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LONDON (Reuters) -Britain said on Monday it was sanctioning two dozen Iranian officials including a government minister over what it called a “violent repression of protests” sparked by the death of a 22-year-old woman in police custody. The sanctions, coordinated with international partners, include Iranian Communications Minister Issa Zarepour as well as the chief of …
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By Jennifer Rigby LONDON (Reuters) – The British government said on Monday it would contribute 1 billion pounds ($1.18 billion) to the Global Fund to fight AIDS, tuberculosis and malaria, more than six weeks after other countries made their commitments. The total, which covers 2023-25, is 30% less than Britain pledged during the previous funding …
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LONDON (Reuters) – British Prime Minister Rishi Sunak said a new deal with France to tackle illegal migration across the Channel would “make a difference”, but the numbers making the perilous crossing would not go down overnight. “I’m confident that we can get the numbers down but I also want to be honest with people …
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LONDON (Reuters) – Britain’s King Charles celebrated his 74th birthday on Monday, with the occasion marked by him replacing his late father as The Ranger of Great Windsor Park, a position which dates back more than four centuries. Charles, who became the oldest monarch in British history when he succeeded his mother on the throne …
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LONDON (Reuters) – Britain and France have signed an agreement worth 72.2 million euros ($74.50 million) in 2022/23 to tackle the problem of illegal immigrants crossing the English Channel in small boats, the British government said on Monday. Britain’s interior ministry said the deal would see a 40% increase in the number of UK-funded officers …
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LONDON (Reuters) – Britain’s Foreign Secretary James Cleverly said on Monday that the government will keep working to secure consular access for Egyptian-British hunger striker Alaa Abd El-Fattah. His family said last week that they had been informed by prison authorities that medical intervention was taken to maintain his health. “What we what we will …
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By Suban Abdulla LONDON (Reuters) – Asking prices for British residential properties are dropping and there are signs that the fallout from the “mini-budget” bond market rout is weighing on first-time buyers, property website Rightmove said on Monday. Asking prices for homes dropped 1.1%, or by 4,159 pounds ($4,886.41) month-on-month in the Oct. 9 – …
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LONDON (Reuters) – The British government must be willing to make politically unpopular choices in areas such as immigration and regulation to boost business investment and economic growth, the Confederation of British Industry (CBI) said on Monday. Finance minister Jeremy Hunt is due to set out a raft of spending cuts and tax rises at …
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By Suban Abdulla LONDON (Reuters) – British employers are planning the biggest pay hikes in a decade to fill roles but real-term wages will still grow more slowly than inflation, a survey showed on Monday. The quarterly survey by the Chartered Institute of Personnel and Development (CIPD) found employers expect to raise their basic pay …
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