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By Michael Holden LONDON (Reuters) -Mark Rowley, Britain’s former counter-terrorism police chief who led investigations into a series of attacks in 2017, was on Friday named the new head of London’s beleaguered police force, which is reeling from a series of shocking failings and revelations. Just last month, the Metropolitan Police was placed in a …

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LONDON (Reuters) – Richard Fuller was appointed as the new Economic Secretary to the Treasury on Friday filling a post vacated by lawmaker John Glen who earlier this week resigned in protest at Prime Minister Boris Johnson’s leadership. The post is junior to the finance minister and typically covers the financial services brief. (Reporting by …

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LONDON (Reuters) – Former British finance minister Rishi Sunak will pitch himself as a “serious candidate for a serious time” for the leadership race, arguing he is the only candidate with integrity, the Times reported on Friday. Sunak, who resigned this week in protest at Johnson’s leadership, will argue that he can salvage the Conservative …

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(Reuters) – Jos Buttler said England had no answer to India’s display of swing bowling after the hosts were beaten by 50 runs in the first Twenty20 of their three-match series. India made a flying start after opting to bat on Thursday, putting up 198-8 in 20 overs, before Bhuvneshwar Kumar (1-10) removed new limited-overs …

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PARIS (Reuters) – The resignation of British Prime Minister Boris Johnson demonstrates that populism and Brexit were not a good mix, said French Finance Minister Bruno Le Maire, adding that he personally would not miss Johnson. The scandal-ridden Johnson announced on Thursday he would quit as Prime Minister after he dramatically lost the support of …

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LONDON (Reuters) – Britain’s new finance minister Nadhim Zahawi sent his condolences on Friday to Japan in the mistaken belief that former prime minister Shinzo Abe had died after being shot by an attacker, although Abe is still alive. Zahawi, appointed on Tuesday as the government of British Prime Minister Boris Johnson started to collapse, …

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By Huw Jones and Carolyn Cohn LONDON (Reuters) -Reform of insurance capital rules would free up to 90 billion pounds ($108.05 billion) of capital for investment, but it should not be a “free lunch” that puts pensioners and policyholders at risk, Bank of England Deputy Governor Sam Woods said on Friday. Changing insurance rules known …

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LONDON (Reuters) -British Education Secretary James Cleverly said on Friday he did not agree with calls for Prime Minister Boris Johnson to stand down immediately, saying the Conservative Party needed to hold a full contest to find the best leader. “(Johnson) remains prime minister until a new prime minister is found, that’s how our system …

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By Elizabeth Piper, Andrew MacAskill and Tsvetelia Tsolova LONDON (Reuters) – Ninety minutes after resigning as British prime minister on Thursday, Boris Johnson called Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskiy. He told the Ukrainian leader his people had the UK’s unwavering support in its fight against Russia, and said Britain would continue to supply vital defensive aid …

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RIYADH (Reuters) -Britain’s Royal Navy said on Thursday one of its warships had seized Iranian weapons, including surface-to-air-missiles and engines for cruise missiles, from smugglers in international waters south of Iran early this year. A helicopter from the frigate HMS Montrose spotted speedboats moving away from the Iranian coast on Jan. 28 and Feb. 25 …

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