LONDON (Reuters) – New British finance minister Nadhim Zahawi says his rise from “an immigrant boy” to hold the job as steward of the country’s treasury showed what a great country Britain was. Zahawi was appointed Chancellor of the Exchequer late on Tuesday after a series of ministerial resignations in protest at Prime Minister Boris …
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LONDON (Reuters) – Robin Walker, a junior lawmaker in British Prime Minister Boris Johnson’s government, resigned as minister of state for school standards on Wednesday, the latest in a series of departures in protest over Johnson’s leadership. “Recent events have made it clear to me that our great party .. has become distracted from its …
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By William Schomberg LONDON (Reuters) -Britain’s new finance minister Nadhim Zahawi pledged on Wednesday to rebuild and grow the struggling economy and said he would look at all options to do that, including the possibility of tax cuts. Zahawi, who moved from the education ministry to the Treasury on Tuesday after the resignation of Rishi …
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LONDON (Reuters) – Britain’s new finance minister, Nadhim Zahawi, set out his priorities for the economy in a series of interviews early on Wednesday, hours after he was appointed to replace Rishi Sunak. Below are the highlights: ON HIS PRIORITIES “I’ve got to rebuild and grow the economy. We’ve just come out of the equivalent …
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LONDON (Reuters) – British Prime Minister Boris Johnson was clinging to power on Wednesday, gravely wounded by the resignation of ministers who said he was not fit to govern and with a growing number of lawmakers calling for him to go. Johnson narrowly survived a confidence vote last month, giving him 12 months of immunity …
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LONDON (Reuters) – British minister for children and families Will Quince resigned on Wednesday, saying he was going after being given an “inaccurate” briefing over Prime Minister Boris Johnson’s appointment of a politician who was the subject of complaints. “Thank you for meeting with me yesterday evening and for your sincere apology regarding the briefings …
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LONDON (Reuters) – Laura Trott, a British lawmaker belonging to Prime Minister Boris Johnson’s Conservative Party, stepped down from her role as parliamentary private secretary to the department of transport on Wednesday, as resignations in protest of Johnson continue. “Trust in politics is – and must always be – of the utmost importance, but sadly …
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(Reuters) – Joe Root is thriving under new England captain Ben Stokes’ aggressive approach to the game but while he is happy to rack up the runs and play like a “rock star”, he says there are times when his inner voice is urging a bit more caution. Former skipper Root and Jonny Bairstow smashed …
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By Elizabeth Piper, Alistair Smout and Andrew MacAskill LONDON (Reuters) -British Prime Minister Boris Johnson was fighting for his political survival on Tuesday after finance minister Rishi Sunak and another senior minister abruptly resigned over the latest scandal to blight his administration. Sunak and health minister Sajid Javid sent resignation letters to Johnson within minutes …
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LONDON (Reuters) – Britain’s finance and health ministers resigned on Tuesday in what looked to be the final blow for Prime Minister Boris Johnson’s premiership after he had tried to apologise for the latest scandal to dog his administration. REACTION FROM FINANCIAL MARKETS: PHILIP SHAW, CHIEF ECONOMIST, INVESTEC “It’s increasingly difficult for the prime minister …
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