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Montevideo, July 28th 2026 - 08:23 UTC

Tag: United Kingdom

  • Thursday, July 14th 2022 - 07:34 UTC

    Underdog contender jumps into the limelight in UK PM race

    Mordaunt's face was recognized by one in 10 people, according to a poll

    British Foreign Trade Secretary Penny Mordaunt Wednesday came out of near-anonymity and became a serious contender to succeed Boris Johnson as leader of the Conservative Party and take over as the new Prime Minister following Wednesday's round of voting in which Economy Minister Nadhim Zahawi and former Health Minister Jeremy Hunt were cast aside.

  • Wednesday, July 13th 2022 - 09:20 UTC

    Milestone Parliament debate on Queen's Guards iconic bear skin caps

    The petition rapidly hit over 100,000 signatures, triggering the important debate.

    A milestone debate took place in the House of Commons on Monday, during which Members of Parliament from several political parties scrutinized the Ministry of Defense’s (MoD) continued use of real bear fur for the Queen’s Guard’s caps and spoke passionately about the need to switch to faux fur.

  • Wednesday, July 13th 2022 - 09:14 UTC

    UK Ministry of Defense criticizes BBC Panorama program for putting “armed forces personnel at risk”

    MOD has put out a strong statement criticising “unjustified conclusions” in an upcoming documentary, “SAS Death Squads Exposed: A British War Crime?”

    British Armed Forces personnel have been put “at risk both in the field and in reputation” by BBC Panorama's episode about SAS operations in Afghanistan, the Ministry of Defense (MOD) has said. MOD has put out a strong statement criticizing “unjustified conclusions” in an upcoming hour-long documentary, called SAS Death Squads Exposed: A British War Crime?

  • Tuesday, July 12th 2022 - 12:07 UTC

    Voting for next Conservative party leader and to replace Boris Johnson begins

    Rishi Sunak, who served as chancellor until he stood down last week, is expected to pledge to cut taxes - but only once inflation has been “gripped”.

    Voting will get underway this Wednesday for candidates striving to become the leader of the Conservative party and the next British prime minister. So far eleven MPs have put themselves forward to replace Boris Johnson which comes after the party increased the number of nominations needed to make it to the first-round ballot, in order to speed up the election process.

  • Monday, July 11th 2022 - 09:46 UTC

    Queen's Guards bearskin caps debate in Commons: petition to replace them by fake ones

    The “caps” were first worn by British soldiers in 1815, following the defeat of Napoleon’s forces (Republican Guard) at the Battle of Waterloo

    This Monday 11 July, the House of Commons will debate a petition relating to the use of real bearskin hats by the Queen's Guards.

  • Friday, July 8th 2022 - 09:54 UTC

    Gibraltar tells Andalucía, “cooperation YES, joint sovereignty NO, they don't mix!”

    Partido Popular celebrate their landslide victory in Andalucía

    The Government of Gibraltar announced it has taken notice of the positive statements by the President of the Junta de Andalucía on cooperation. The President made the comments in the context of the political changes happening in the United Kingdom, and also on the recent June election overwhelming victory of the conservative opposition, Popular Party described as “historic”.

  • Thursday, July 7th 2022 - 19:00 UTC

    Boris Johnson makes it official: he has resigned as Tory Party leader

    Johnson will remain caretaker PM until a successor is appointed, but the opposition would prefer to hold snap elections

    British Prime Minister Boris Johnson finally admitted the scandals surrounding his administration were too many for him to stay in office and turned in his resignation as leader of the Conservative Party, which has triggered the process for the appointment of a replacement who will also take over as head of government.

  • Thursday, July 7th 2022 - 09:03 UTC

    Boris Johnson accepts “to leave with dignity”, by next autumn

    The Prime Minister was urged to stand down by senior members of his cabinet, including newly-appointed chancellor Nadhim Zahawi.

    Boris Johnson is to stand down as Conservative Party leader after losing the support of his ministers and MPs, BBC has reported. A Conservative leadership contest will take place this summer and a new prime minister will be in place in time for the party conference in October.

  • Wednesday, July 6th 2022 - 08:49 UTC

    Top ministers leave Boris Johnson's cabinet, displeased with his attitudes

    Resigned ministers, Sajid Savid and Rishi Sunak

    Two of the most senior members of British Prime Minister Boris Johnson Cabinet resigned on Tuesday, which could be marking the beginning of the end of Johnson's leadership. Health Secretary Sajid Javid was the first to go, saying he could “no longer continue in good conscience” at his post. He was immediately followed by Chancellor of the Exchequer Rishi Sunak' who announced he was stepping down, because “the public rightly expect government to be conducted properly, competently and seriously.”

  • Tuesday, July 5th 2022 - 21:56 UTC

    Things will not change under Boris, UK ministers say upon resigning

    How much longer can PM Johnson survive the current scandal streak?

    The British Conservative Government of Boris Johnson has been apparently left against the ropes following Tuesday's back-to-back resignations from the ministers of finance and health citing a “loss of confidence” in Boris Johnson's management.