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Factbox-Now UK’s Boris Johnson has quit, who could replace him?

By Andrew MacAskill and Kylie MacLellan LONDON (Reuters) – Who could replace Boris Johnson as Britain’s prime minister? Below is a summary of those who have announced they want the job and others who could be in the frame after Johnson announced on Thursday he was resigning. There is no clear favourite and the candidates …

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UK finance minister Zahawi promises to publish tax returns if chosen to be PM

LONDON (Reuters) – Britain’s finance minister Nadhim Zahawi, who is running to replace Prime Minister Boris Johnson, said on Monday he would publish his tax return annually if he becomes leader. “I will publish my accounts annually. That’s the right thing to do,” Zahawi told Sky News, after newspapers reported his tax affairs were being …

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Explainer-Why Russia drives European and British gas prices

By Susanna Twidale LONDON (Reuters) – The Nord Stream 1 pipeline that transports gas from Russia to Germany will undergo planned maintenance from Monday, cutting gas supplies to Europe and raising concerns about a prolonged halt to supply. Russia has already reduced production to 40% of the pipeline’s capacity, which has helped to push up …

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UK MP Rehman Chishti to run for next UK PM

(Reuters) – British parliament member Rehman Chishti said in a tweet on Sunday that he is standing to be the next leader of the Conservative party and also Britain’s next prime minister, replacing Prime Minister Boris Johnson. (Reporting by Baranjot Kaur in Bengaluru; editing by Diane Craft)

Candidates to replace UK PM Johnson jostle in packed race

By Alistair Smout LONDON (Reuters) – The contest to replace British Prime Minister Boris Johnson gathered pace on Sunday as five more candidates declared their intention to run, with many pledging lower taxes and a clean start from Johnson’s scandal-ridden premiership. Johnson on Thursday said he would resign as prime minister, after many of his …

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Junior trade minister Mordaunt announces bid to be next UK PM

LONDON (Reuters) – Britain’s junior trade minister Penny Mordaunt on Sunday launched her bid to replace Boris Johnson as prime minister, becoming the ninth Conservative lawmaker to announce they are running. “Our leadership has to change. It needs to become a little less about the leader and a lot more about the ship,” Mordaunt said …

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Rugby-Rule makers have gone too far, says England coach Jones

(Reuters) – England coach Eddie Jones criticised rugby’s rule makers on Saturday and called for the return of “common sense” after steering his side to a series-levelling win over Australia at Brisbane’s Lang Park. Jones’s team notched up a 25-17 victory over the Wallabies to level the three-test series before highlighting incidents in his side’s …

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Four more candidates join growing field of Conservatives vying to be UK PM

By Kylie MacLellan LONDON (Reuters) -Four further candidates have joined the increasingly crowded field of Conservatives vying to succeed Boris Johnson as British prime minister, as the committee overseeing the contest looks to speed up the process of whittling down the numbers. The Conservative Party’s so-called 1922 Committee of legislators will set out the exact …

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Former UK ministers Jeremy Hunt and Sajid Javid join leadership race

LONDON (Reuters) -British Conservative lawmakers and former health ministers Jeremy Hunt and Sajid Javid used interviews with the Telegraph newspaper to announce they were joining the race to succeed Boris Johnson as prime minister. Both Hunt, who lost out to Johnson in the 2019 leadership race, and Javid, said as leader they would cut corporation …

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UK finance minister Zahawi enters race to succeed Johnson as PM – newspaper

LONDON (Reuters) – Newly appointed British finance minister Nadhim Zahawi is running to replace Boris Johnson as prime minister, the Evening Standard newspaper reported on Saturday. “My aim is a simple one: to provide the opportunities that were afforded to my generation, to all Britons, whoever you are and wherever you come from. To steady …

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