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UK Government planning billions in budget cuts

evacastanedo — Sat, 26 Nov 2022 12:35:21 +0000

Last Thursday, the government's plans for how it intends to manage the nation's finances over the upcoming months was disclosed by Chancellor Jeremy Hunt.

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Conservative Leadership Contest: Rishi Sunak becomes UK’s new Prime Minister

Ellie Henderson — Fri, 04 Nov 2022 18:08:28 +0000

Rishi Sunak has emerged as the UK’s new Prime Minister—the fifth in six years—after winning the Conservative Party’s leadership contest on Monday.

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Truss resigns: What next for the Conservative Party?

Katie Nelmes — Mon, 24 Oct 2022 19:53:37 +0000

Liz Truss has resigned, making her the shortest serving Prime Minister in British history. But what legacy does she leave behind? Will the Conservative Party be healed with a new leader?

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Liz Truss resigns 44 days into her premiership as prime minister

Yasmin Walker — Thu, 20 Oct 2022 21:12:22 +0000

This afternoon Liz Truss resigned as prime minister, with plans of finding a new Conservative leader within the week.

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Liz Truss and the Glass Cliff

Katie Nelmes — Tue, 13 Sep 2022 19:48:56 +0000

On the 6th of September 2022, Liz Truss formally became Prime Minister of the United Kingdom after defeating Rishi Sunak in the Conservative Leadership race. Despite it being very early days into her premiership, there is already speculation that the newly appointed PM will be out of office by December, with rumours of no-confidence letters already being written. But why does it seem like Truss’ fate has already been sealed before her work has even begun? This could be explained by the glass cliff theory.

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King Charles: Changes and Causes of Concern

Deb — Sun, 11 Sep 2022 09:38:01 +0000

Long Live the King! God Save the King! In a day, our anthem changed and we lost our long-reigning monarch to gain the King of England.

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Liz Truss announced as UK Prime Minister

alanya — Fri, 09 Sep 2022 22:06:01 +0000

Liz Truss has been voted as Prime Minister of the United Kingdom and leader of the Conservative Party.

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Rishi Sunak promises economic support to tackle cost of living crisis

Jenny Laura Frost — Sat, 13 Aug 2022 08:39:55 +0000

Former Chancellor of the Exchequer Rishi Sunak has promised billions of pounds of financial support to help families and businesses during the cost of living crisis, set only to worsen into a recession during the winter and well into 2023.

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Conservative Leadership Race – Who’s Left?

alanya — Wed, 27 Jul 2022 23:05:46 +0000

Alanya Smith After Prime Minister Boris Johnson’s announcement of his resignation on Thursday 8th July, Conservative party members have been lining up to takeover leadership of the political party and rebuild public confidence in the House of Commons. Following a tumultuous week of televised debates and opinion polling, the original

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