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Liz Truss to be next UK prime minister after winning party vote?
Liz Truss will be the UK's new prime minister after beating Rishi Sunak in the race to lead the Conservative Party.
Truss, who will become prime minister when Queen Elizabeth II invites her to form a new government at a reception at Balmoral Castle in Scotland tomorrow, defeated former finance minister Rishi Sunak in an intra-party vote.
Liz Truss is the new UK Prime Minister
The announcement triggers the start of a handover from Boris Johnson
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Document leaked to the public: There is no money, there will be chaos
As reported by Sputnik, the writing of the Sunday Times, which in turn had access to a leaked document drawn up by high officials of the British police, warns of "economic turmoil and financial instability".
Police chiefs are drawing up contingency plans to deal with an expected rise in crime this winter as the cost of living crisis worsens, it has been reported.
UK PM race: Rishi Sunak or Liz Truss? Conservative Party to Announce Result Today
The UK is set to announce its new Prime Minister on Monday, after a six-week long head-to-head competition between Indian-origin former Chancellor of the Exchequer Rishi Sunak and Foreign Secretary Liz Truss, to elect the new leader of the Conservative Party who will replace the outgoing Prime Minister Boris Johnson.
Liz Truss named as UK’s third woman prime minister
Britain's new Conservative leader Liz Truss Monday vowed "bold" action to confront a biting economic crisis as she was confirmed as successor to Prime Minister Boris Johnson after a gruelling party contest.
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Johnson: Winter Electricity Bills will Make British Citizens Cry
"British citizens' electricity bills - now, but even more so in winter - will make people cry". This is what the outgoing British Prime Minister Boris Johnson says in an article for "The Mail on Sunday".
In the text, Johnson admits that winter heating costs will be "frightening" for some households.
22 reported killed in Independence Day attack in Ukraine
Russian forces Wednesday launched a rocket attack on a Ukrainian train station on the embattled country's Independence Day, killing 22 people, President Volodymyr Zelenskyy said after warning for days that Moscow might attempt "something particularly cruel" this week.
Wave of strikes gripping UK economy
Railway and postal staff, dockers too. Britain's workers are striking in vast numbers as decades-high inflation erodes the value of wages at a record pace.
Britain's train network faces further heavy disruption today and on Aug. 20 in major walkouts that follow the sector's biggest strike action for 30 years already this summer.
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British PM Johnson on holiday in Slovenia
Ljubljana – Outgoing British PM Boris Johnson is on a short private trip to Slovenia, the office of Slovenian Prime Minister Rober Golob confirmed British media reports for the STA on Friday. Golob’s office also said that no meeting between the two prime ministers was planned.
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Ankara slams British foreign secretary’s statements over refugees
The Turkish Foreign Ministry has slammed British Foreign Secretary Liz Truss' statement that she will seek an agreement with Türkiye on asylum partnership just like London did with Rwanda, saying the country cannot be considered a refugee camp.