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KIGALI (Reuters) – Britain’s Prince Charles on Friday acknowledged growing republican sentiment in some Commonwealth nations that currently have his mother Queen Elizabeth as head of state, saying it was for them to decide their constitutional arrangements. The Commonwealth is a 54-member club that evolved from the British Empire. The queen is head of state …

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KIGALI (Reuters) – British Prime Minister Boris Johnson spoke to finance minister Rishi Sunak on Friday morning and is not concerned about any further resignations from his top team following parliamentary election losses overnight, a party source said. The Conservative Party source said Johnson had been surprised by the resignation of the party’s chairman Oliver …

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By Ayenat Mersie and Clement Uwiringiyimana KIGALI (Reuters) – Commonwealth leaders settled in 2018 that Britain’s Prince Charles should succeed his mother Queen Elizabeth as head of the organisation, but as they gathered again in Rwanda some Caribbean member states were not at ease with the decision. The 54-nation club made up mostly of former …

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LONDON (Reuters) – Britain’s deputy prime minister Dominic Raab said the loss of two parliamentary seats on Friday by the ruling Conservative Party was a result of the many distractions that the party had faced. “I think we’ve had distractions because of partygate, because of too much Westminster internal, if you like, focus, when people …

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By Iain Withers LONDON (Reuters) -Barclays has struck a deal worth around 2.3 billion pounds ($2.8 billion) to buy specialist lender Kensington Mortgage Company, extending its reach in Britain’s housing market. The acquisition represents one of Barclays’ biggest recent transactions and a sizeable bet on the property market. British house prices have continued to rise …

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By William Schomberg LONDON (Reuters) -British consumers cut back on shopping in May in the face of fast-rising inflation, and a measure of their confidence sank to a record low this month, according to data that underscored the scale of the cost-of-living squeeze. The Office for National Statistics said on Friday that sales volumes in …

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KIGALI (Reuters) – British Prime Minister Boris Johnson said on Friday that he would listen to voters but “keep going” after his Conservative party suffered double by-election defeat. (Reporting by Andrew MacAskill, writing by Muvija M, editing by Alistair Smout)

KIGALI (Reuters) – British Prime Minister Boris Johnson said on Friday he would not disclose any conversation he has with heir-to-the-throne Prince Charles at a meeting in Rwanda. British newspapers have reported that Charles had privately criticised Britain’s plan to send tens of thousands of migrants who arrive on its shores illegally to the East …

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KIGALI (Reuters) – British Prime Minister Boris Johnson pledged on Friday to do more to tackle a cost-of-living crisis and listen to people’s concerns after suffering bruising defeats in two so-called by-elections in England. “I think as a government I’ve got to listen to what people are saying, in particular to the difficulties people are …

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