LONDON (Reuters) – The Bank of England on Thursday published its plans for gilt sales until the end of this year on Friday, which had been pushed back as a result of market volatility produced by the government’s fiscal plans. The first gilt sales will commence on Nov. 1 and run until Dec. 8, with …
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LONDON (Reuters) -Candidates competing to become Britain’s next prime minister will need the backing of at least 100 Conservative Party lawmakers to enter the parliamentary stage of the contest, which will take place on Monday, organisers said. The high threshold means a maximum of three candidates will make it to the first stage. Nominations close …
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LONDON (Reuters) – The first results in the Conservative Party’s contest to replace Liz Truss as leader will be announced at 1700 GMT on Monday, the party said in a statement setting out details of the process. If a second ballot is needed, the result would be announced at 2000 GMT on Monday. (Reporting by …
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LONDON (Reuters) – Britain said on Thursday Iran’s support for Russia’s war in Ukraine was deplorable as it sanctioned senior military figures and a firm it said were involved in the supply of Iranian drones to Moscow. “Iran’s support for Putin’s brutal and illegal war against Ukraine is deplorable,” Foreign Secretary James Cleverly said in …
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LONDON (Reuters) – British Conservative lawmaker Sheryll Murray said on Thursday she had submitted a letter of no confidence in Prime Minister Liz Truss. “I had high hopes for Liz Truss but after what happened last night her position has become untenable and I have submitted a letter to Sir Graham Brady,” Murray said on …
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LONDON (Reuters) – British Defence Secretary Ben Wallace will make a statement to parliament on Ukraine later on Thursday, the House of Commons said on Twitter. (Reporting by Kylie MacLellan and Muvija M, Editing by Paul Sandle)
LONDON (Reuters) – One member of the executive of the 1922 Committee of Conservative lawmakers, which sets the rules for selecting and changing the party’s leader, said the “odds are against” Britain’s Liz Truss surviving the day as prime minister, an ITV journalist reported. The committee is expected to meet later to discuss the leadership …
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LONDON (Reuters) – British transport minister Anne-Marie Trevelyan said she believed Prime Minister Liz Truss would lead the ruling Conservatives into the next general election after a day of chaos for the government on Wednesday. When asked by Times Radio if Liz Truss will fight the next election, Anne-Marie Trevelyan said: “I think at the …
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LONDON (Reuters) – Britain’s transport minister Anne-Marie Trevelyan said on Thursday she was shocked to hear reports claiming politicians in Prime Minister Liz Truss’s Conservatives were manhandled to force them to vote with the government. When asked about the scenes in parliament on Wednesday, Trevelyan said: “I wasn’t in the lobbies, but I am shocked …
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LONDON (Reuters) – British Conservative lawmaker Wendy Morton, the member of the government responsible for enforcing Conservative Party discipline, and her deputy remain in post, Prime Minister Liz Truss’s office said on Wednesday, after reports they had quit. Truss’s office said “Chief and deputy chief whip remain in post,” referring to Morton and her colleague …
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