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LONDON (Reuters) - Foreign Secretary Liz Truss's bid to become Britain's next prime minister got a major boost on Monday when she received the backing of a lawmaker she narrowly defeated to make it to the final two candidates vying to replace Boris Johnson. Junior trade minister Penny Mordaunt was…

Carrie Johnson was the blushing bride when she arrived at her country-themed wedding to Boris Johnson. The pair held a wedding party on July 30 at Grade-I-listed mansion Daylesford House in the Cotswolds, owned by Tory donor and JCB chairman Lord Bamford. Carrie, 34, a former Conservative Party media official…

LONDON (AP) — Rishi Sunak, one of the two contenders to replace British Prime Minister Boris Johnson, on Monday defended his decision to quit the government and help end Johnson’s scandal-tarnished leadership. Allies of Johnson accuse Sunak of treachery for stepping down as U.K. Treasury chief last month as the…

While the elderly white men who run Britain’s Conservative Party chose between two deeply depressing choices for new leader, let’s take a minute to reckon just how much ruin the disgraced prime minister has inflicted on his country. August 1, 2022 “Them’s the breaks,” an unrepentant Boris Johnson told reporters…

In a series of outspoken interviews - one of which was interrupted by someone shouting at a cameraman - Nadine Dorries tore into Rishi Sunak and said she was 'bitterly disappointed' by Boris Johnson's resignation Nadine Dorries said she was 'bitterly disappointed' by Boris Johnson's resignation (Image: PA) Culture Secretary…

John McDonnell accuses Starmer of 'severe mistake' over Tarry sacking John McDonnell, the former shadow chancellor, has criticised Sir Keir Starmer for sacking Sam Tarry as he said it has sparked a "completely unnecessary row". The senior Labour MP said Sir Keir and his advisers had made a "severe mistake".  Speaking…

Ukraine President Volodymyr Zelensky. Ukraine's President Volodymyr Zelensky hopes British Prime Minister Boris Johnson stays in a frontline political role when he leaves office in September.Johnson made two trips to Ukraine since the February invasion.After announcing his resignation in the face of a cabinet revolt, Johnson urged his eventual successor…

Last Updated: 27th July, 2022 08:20 IST Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy, who has been leading the country at the time of the war, received the Winston Churchill Leadership Award. Image: President of Ukraine Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy, who has been leading the country at the time of the war, received…

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Boris Johnson was not sent a questionnaire by the Metropolitan Police before it decided not to fine him for attending two lockdown gatherings, it has been confirmed. The capital's police force issued fines to other attendees at the two events in November 2020 and December 2020 but not to the…