Liz Truss gets major leadership boost as 11 Tory whips declare support
Liz Truss’s hopes of winning the Conservative Party leadership contest received a major boost on Tuesday when 11 Tory whips declared their support.
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August 14, 2022 The return of Sarah Palin: how the Tea Party star is plotting a comeback
It has been 14 years since Sarah Palin became one of the most famous politicians on the planet as the first woman on a Republican presidential ticket.
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August 2, 2022 Jeremy Corbyn criticises UK for ‘prolonging war in Ukraine’
Jeremy Corbyn has criticised the UK and the West for supplying Ukraine with weapons, saying “pouring arms in” will only “prolong and exaggerate” the war.
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July 19, 2022 Rishi Sunak will be very satisfied with the latest leadership race results
When you reflect that the votes up for grabs this evening were from the arch-Brexiteer Suella Braverman, whose supporters are not necessarily the sort of backers you’d expect to naturally fall into the Sunak column, you can see why his team will be very satisfied with the results this evening.
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July 14, 2022 Penny Mordaunt suffers first setback as MPs attack over trans issues
Tory leadership favourite Penny Mordaunt suffered her first setback of the campaign when she was attacked by MPs over her stance on trans issues.
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July 13, 2022 Government triggers confidence vote in itself after rejecting Labour move
Downing Street has triggered a de facto vote of confidence in itself, conceding that it cannot block Labour’s attempt to hold a vote on Boris Johnson and the Government.
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July 12, 2022 Putin and Erdogan agree to hold a meeting in the near future
Russian President Vladimir Putin and his Turkish counterpart Recep Tayyip Erdogan held a telephone conversation on Monday in which they agreed to meet in person in the near future.
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July 10, 2022 Candidates to replace UK PM Johnson jostle in packed race
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.
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July 7, 2022 Tories fear Boris Johnson will disrupt smooth transfer of power
Britain has always been able to manage an orderly transfer of power from one prime minister to another, despite our uncodified constitution and its blend of practice, tradition and impromptu pragmatism.
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July 3, 2022 Labour’s Wes Streeting launches review to plan for national care service
Labour will aim to bring in a national care service in England free at the point of use, just as the 1945 government brought in the NHS, the shadow health secretary has said, launching a review of how it would work.
