LONDON (Reuters) – British Prime Minister Rishi Sunak wants to see a fall in net migration as set out in the Conservative Party’s 2019 election manifesto, his spokesman said on Wednesday. The spokesman also said that the government’s planned law to override some post-Brexit trade rules for Northern Ireland will proceed through parliament while talks …
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LONDON (Reuters) – British Prime Minister Rishi Sunak on Tuesday appointed key ministers to his government after replacing Liz Truss as leader earlier in the day. Below are the main Cabinet and ministerial appointments: POSITION MINISTER APPOINTED PREVIOUS MINISTER Chancellor of the Jeremy Hunt Exchequer (finance (re-appointed) minister) Foreign Secretary James Cleverly (re-appointed) Leader of …
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(Reuters) – Wrexham have barred a player from wearing boots displaying an abusive message about Britain’s governing Conservative Party, the fifth-tier National League club said in a statement on Tuesday. Forward Paul Mullin posted pictures of the boots, taken at the club’s Racecourse Ground, on Instagram on Monday. Promotion-chasing Wrexham, owned by Hollywood stars Ryan …
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LONDON (Reuters) – Britain’s competition watchdog said on Wednesday it had cleared London Stock Exchange Group’s (LSEG) takeover of Quantile Group after an in-depth investigation. The Competition and Markets Authority (CMA) concluded that the deal did not raise substantial competition concerns in Britain. LSEG agreed to buy Quantile last year for up to 274 million …
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LONDON (Reuters) – British finance minister Jeremy Hunt met Bank of England Governor Andrew Bailey on Tuesday and reaffirmed his commitment to the central bank’s independence and its inflation target, the Treasury said on Wednesday. “Both agreed to work closely to restore confidence and stability in the UK economy,” the finance ministry said in a …
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(Reuters) – British Prime Minister Rishi Sunak spoke with U.S. President Joe Biden on Tuesday evening and they are set to meet in person at the upcoming G20 Summit in Indonesia, a Downing Street spokesperson said. The leaders discussed the extent of UK-U.S. cooperation, both bilaterally and in regions such as the Indo-Pacific where the …
LONDON (Reuters) – British Prime Minister Rishi Sunak is now ready to face the hard work of government after appointing his senior ministerial team on Tuesday, a source in his office said, adding the new cabinet would ensure unity and stability through uncertain times. Sunak, who replaced Liz Truss as leader after her brief stint …
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LONDON (Reuters) – British Prime Minister Rishi Sunak promised his Ukrainian counterpart Volodymyr Zelenskiy on a call that the UK’s support for Ukraine would be steadfast and “as strong as ever under his premiership,” a Downing Street spokesperson said. “The Prime Minister said the United Kingdom’s support for Ukraine would be as strong as ever …
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LONDON (Reuters) – British lawmaker Michael Gove has been appointed as the country’s levelling-up minister by new Prime Minister Rishi Sunak, his office said on Tuesday. Gove, an influential figure in British politics for more than a decade, replaces Simon Clarke, who resigned earlier in the day after Sunak officially took office. Gove had previously …
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By Kate Holton, Elizabeth Piper and Alistair Smout LONDON (Reuters) -Rishi Sunak became Britain’s third prime minister in two months on Tuesday and pledged to lead the country out of a profound economic crisis and rebuild trust in politics. Sunak quickly reappointed Jeremy Hunt as his finance minister in a move designed to calm markets …
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