Tag: UK prime minister

• Friday, July 5th 2024 - 18:42 UTC

  Starmer goes through “kissing of the hands” and forms new UK gov't

  

  Sir Keir Starmer was sworn in Friday as the UK’s new prime minister in lieu of the Conservative Rishi Sunak who turned in his resignation following Thursday's appalling electoral defeat earning Labour at least 412 of the 650 seats in Parliament.

• Tuesday, September 6th 2022 - 23:02 UTC

  Next British Prime Minister strong supporter of the Falklands

  

  On Monday 5 September 2022, it was announced that the Rt Hon Liz Truss MP had been elected the new leader of the Conservative Party, following the resignation of Boris Johnson MP and subsequent leadership election.

• Monday, September 5th 2022 - 23:13 UTC

  Tories pick Liz Truss to become UK's next PM

  

  Foreign Secretary Liz Truss beat former Chancellor of the Exchequer Rishi Sunak by 81,326 votes to 60,399 and will thus become the British Conservative Party's New Leader who is to be appointed Prime Minister Tuesday by Queen Elizabeth II in Balmoral Castle.

• Wednesday, August 24th 2022 - 17:52 UTC

  Likely future UK PM would not hesitate to use nukes

  

  Foreign Minister Liz Truss, the leading candidate to become the United Kingdom's Prime Minister next month, has said she would not hesitate to use nuclear weapons if the time comes. “I am ready to do it,” said the Conservative leader who is competing against former Chancellor of the Exchequer Rishi Sunak to succeed Boris Johnson.

• Thursday, July 25th 2019 - 05:08 UTC

  Johnson names cabinet: Sajid Javid, finance; Raab. foreign secretary, Priti Patel home secretary

  

  New Prime Minister Boris Johnson sacked most of Britain's cabinet on Wednesday as he took office vowing to get a new divorce deal with the European Union or leave without one by Oct 31. The former London mayor has pledged to break the political deadlock that has left Britain in crisis and forced his predecessor Theresa May to delay Brexit twice.

• Tuesday, July 23rd 2019 - 09:40 UTC

  UK pound down on fears of Johnson PM and a no deal exit from the EU

  

  Expectations of policy easing by major central banks such as the Federal Reserve propped up global stocks on Tuesday, while the pound sagged as Britain braced for a new prime minister who could pave the way for a no-deal exit from the European Union.

• Wednesday, July 3rd 2019 - 09:00 UTC

  Boris Johnson favors reviewing taxes on products high in salt, fat and sugar

  

  Boris Johnson, the frontrunner to become Britain's next prime minister, will launch a review into the so-called sin taxes on products high in salt, fat, and sugar if he wins the contest for leader, he will say on Wednesday.

• Tuesday, June 25th 2019 - 08:10 UTC

  Boris Johnson's tax proposals questioned by the Institute for Fiscal Studies

  

  Boris Johnson's tax proposals would cost “many billions” and benefit the wealthy the most, according to the Institute for Fiscal Studies. Mr Johnson, the front-runner in the race to lead the Conservative Party, has outlined plans to raise the threshold for the highest rate of income tax to £80,000.

• Saturday, June 22nd 2019 - 09:17 UTC

  Typical Boris: Tory leadership campaign takes off with a domestic incident involving police

  

  Police was called to the home of leadership candidate Boris Johnson and his partner after reports of a heated row, according to British media, hours after he was named in the final two in the race to become prime minister.

• Saturday, June 22nd 2019 - 08:13 UTC

  Brexit: EU reiterates, no changes to divorce deal and praises ex PM Theresa May

  

  The EU's top leaders on Friday fired a Brexit warning to whoever wins the battle to become the next British prime minister, saying the existing divorce deal could not be changed.