Thursday, March 30, 2023

Boris Johnson

Liz Truss, Rishi Sunak clash over cost-of-living crisis

Rishi Sunak and Liz Truss, the two contenders vying to replace UK Prime Minister Boris Johnson, have clashed over the cost-of-living crisis. Truss or Sunak will be elected as Conservative Party leader on September 5, the day the Commons returns...

Channel 4 documentary to tell the story of Boris from Eton to No. 10

As the UK awaits its next Prime Minister, a documentary based on the departing UK PM Boris Johnson is currently in early development at a leading television network. The four-part series with the working title “Boris”, will feature hour-long...

Tory rivals clash over tax and spending

Tory leadership frontrunners have clashed over how best to fund public services and control inflation in the contest’s first TV debate.Foreign Secretary Liz Truss attacked tax rises introduced under ex-chancellor Rishi Sunak as “wrong” and pledged to reverse them.But...

Battle on for 2nd place to beat Sunak in PM race

With Rishi Sunak now firmly placed as the candidate to beat, the battle lines are drawn for second place in the race to replace Boris Johnson as Conservative Party leader and British prime minister, with the remaining five contenders...

UK PM race widens with foreign minister Liz Truss entering the fray

The race to replace Boris Johnson as Conservative Party leader and the next British prime minister widened further on Monday as Foreign Secretary Liz Truss became another high-profile contestant entering the fray to go head-to-head with British Indian former...

Wallace rules out bid to replace Johnson

Defence Secretary Ben Wallace, one of the bookies' favourites to succeed Boris Johnson, has said he will not run for the Conservative Party leadership.In a statement on Twitter, he said his focus is on his current job and "keeping...

Race to replace UK PM Boris Johnson picks up momentum

The race to elect a new Conservative Party leader to succeed Boris Johnson as British Prime Minister is gathering gradual momentum with two more candidates throwing their hat in the ring on Friday to join Indian-origin Suella Braverman. Tom...

Rupee falls 10 paise to 79.23 against US dollar

The rupee declined by 10 paise to close at 79.23 (provisional) against the US dollar on Friday, tracking the strength of the American currency in the overseas market.At the interbank foreign exchange market, the local currency opened at 79.20...

Boris resigns; to stay PM until new leader elected

British Prime Minister Boris Johnson on Thursday announced his resignation as Conservative Party leader following an unprecedented mutiny from within his Cabinet and after being abandoned by his close allies in the wake of a series of scandals that...

Boris Johnson govt hit by more resignations

In a fresh blow to UK Prime Minister Boris Johnson, who recently survived a leadership challenge, three more have resigned from his government on Wednesday, media reports said.Education ministers Will Quince and Robin Walker and ministerial aide Laura Trott...