prime minister Archives - Empoword Journalism https://www.empowordjournalism.com/tag/prime-minister/ Led by women. Uniting and empowering journalists across the globe. Mon, 24 Oct 2022 19:53:37 +0000 en-GB hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.9.4 Truss resigns: What next for the Conservative Party? https://www.empowordjournalism.com/all-articles/opinion/truss-resigns-what-next-for-the-conservative-party/ https://www.empowordjournalism.com/all-articles/opinion/truss-resigns-what-next-for-the-conservative-party/#respond Mon, 24 Oct 2022 19:53:37 +0000 https://www.empowordjournalism.com/?p=32615 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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]]> https://www.empowordjournalism.com/all-articles/opinion/truss-resigns-what-next-for-the-conservative-party/feed/ 0 Liz Truss announced as UK Prime Minister https://www.empowordjournalism.com/all-articles/liz-truss-announced-as-uk-prime-minister/ https://www.empowordjournalism.com/all-articles/liz-truss-announced-as-uk-prime-minister/#comments Fri, 09 Sep 2022 22:06:01 +0000 https://www.empowordjournalism.com/?p=30472 Liz Truss has been voted as Prime Minister of the United Kingdom and leader of the Conservative Party.

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]]> https://www.empowordjournalism.com/all-articles/liz-truss-announced-as-uk-prime-minister/feed/ 2 Rishi Sunak promises economic support to tackle cost of living crisis https://www.empowordjournalism.com/all-articles/current-affairs/rishi-sunak-promises-economic-support-to-tackle-cost-of-living-crisis/ https://www.empowordjournalism.com/all-articles/current-affairs/rishi-sunak-promises-economic-support-to-tackle-cost-of-living-crisis/#respond Sat, 13 Aug 2022 08:39:55 +0000 https://www.empowordjournalism.com/?p=29174 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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]]> https://www.empowordjournalism.com/all-articles/current-affairs/rishi-sunak-promises-economic-support-to-tackle-cost-of-living-crisis/feed/ 0 Conservative Leadership Race – Who’s Left? https://www.empowordjournalism.com/all-articles/conservative-leadership-race-whos-left/ https://www.empowordjournalism.com/all-articles/conservative-leadership-race-whos-left/#comments Wed, 27 Jul 2022 23:05:46 +0000 https://www.empowordjournalism.com/?p=28309 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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]]> https://www.empowordjournalism.com/all-articles/conservative-leadership-race-whos-left/feed/ 1 The Slow Downfall of Boris Johnson https://www.empowordjournalism.com/all-articles/current-affairs/uk/the-slow-downfall-of-boris-johnson/ https://www.empowordjournalism.com/all-articles/current-affairs/uk/the-slow-downfall-of-boris-johnson/#comments Sat, 09 Jul 2022 16:41:54 +0000 https://www.empowordjournalism.com/?p=27159 We're only three years into the Boris Johnson government, and his downfall has finally arrived. Johnson is clearly a leader like no other, surviving scandal after scandal. But what tipped his closest allies over the edge, and why did it take so long?

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]]> https://www.empowordjournalism.com/all-articles/current-affairs/uk/the-slow-downfall-of-boris-johnson/feed/ 1 Boris Johnson Steps Down as Conservative Party Leader https://www.empowordjournalism.com/all-articles/boris-johnson-steps-down-as-conservative-party-leader/ https://www.empowordjournalism.com/all-articles/boris-johnson-steps-down-as-conservative-party-leader/#comments Sat, 09 Jul 2022 15:49:55 +0000 https://www.empowordjournalism.com/?p=27339 Boris Johnson has stepped down as Conservative Party Leader following a stream of over 50 resignations from the government since Tuesday. Mr Johnson announced in his resignation statement yesterday that he would remain as a caretaker Prime Minister until the Conservatives choose a new leader.

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]]> https://www.empowordjournalism.com/all-articles/boris-johnson-steps-down-as-conservative-party-leader/feed/ 1 Pressure mounts on Johnson as he suffers the greatest number of ministerial resignations since 1932 https://www.empowordjournalism.com/all-articles/current-affairs/pressure-mounts-on-johnson-as-he-suffers-the-greatest-number-of-ministerial-resignations-since-1932/ https://www.empowordjournalism.com/all-articles/current-affairs/pressure-mounts-on-johnson-as-he-suffers-the-greatest-number-of-ministerial-resignations-since-1932/#comments Thu, 07 Jul 2022 23:02:48 +0000 https://www.empowordjournalism.com/?p=27173 Following the resignations of Sajid Javid and Rishi Sunak on Tuesday, at least 40 ministers and aides have followed suit, meaning that Johnson has endured the greatest number of government resignations recorded in a single day for 90 years.

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]]> https://www.empowordjournalism.com/all-articles/current-affairs/pressure-mounts-on-johnson-as-he-suffers-the-greatest-number-of-ministerial-resignations-since-1932/feed/ 1 Partygate: Boris Johnson apologises to MPs https://www.empowordjournalism.com/all-articles/partygate-boris-apologises-to-mps/ https://www.empowordjournalism.com/all-articles/partygate-boris-apologises-to-mps/#respond Tue, 19 Apr 2022 15:38:50 +0000 https://www.empowordjournalism.com/?p=24169 Boris Johnson addresses MPs and apologises for breaking his own lockdown rules in the 'Partygate' scandal. Back after the Easter weekend break, Boris speaks in front of MPs for the first time since he was fined by the police for his lockdown breaches. 

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]]> https://www.empowordjournalism.com/all-articles/partygate-boris-apologises-to-mps/feed/ 0 Tory rebellion over new Covid-19 measures endangers Boris Johnson’s premiership https://www.empowordjournalism.com/all-articles/tory-rebellion-over-new-covid-19-measures-endangers-boris-johnsons-premiership/ https://www.empowordjournalism.com/all-articles/tory-rebellion-over-new-covid-19-measures-endangers-boris-johnsons-premiership/#respond Sun, 19 Dec 2021 22:06:01 +0000 https://www.empowordjournalism.com/?p=21135 Fran Di Fazio A significant number of Conservative backbenchers voted against a Government proposal to introduce stricter Covid-19 safety measures on 14th December. The bill, aimed to control the spread of the highly transmissible Omicron variant of Covid-19, only passed with the support of 142 Labour votes. This is alarming

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