Liz Truss becomes the 16th prime minister to have served the UK during the reign of Queen Elizabeth II. The Conservative Party leader officially became the country's prime minister after meeting the monarch in what is known as the 'kissing hands' ceremony. It is ceremony da...
Leading members of Britain’s main political parties are reacting to the exit poll suggesting the opposition Labour Party winning a landslide victory and returning to power for the first time since 2010. Labour’s deputy leader Angela Rayner told Sky News that ...
Gordon Brown is a Scottish-born British Labour Party politician who served as chancellor of the Exchequer (1997–2007) and prime minister of the United Kingdom (2007–10). At the time of his elevation to prime minister, he had been the longest continuous
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With May’s premiership being dogged by leaks and cabinet in-fighting, she pointed to the need for a future return of collective ministerial responsibility, the convention whereby ministers support the government’s line in public. “Good cabinet government depends on collective respon...
Eight Prime Ministers in UK history have had terms shorter than one year In October 2022, Liz Truss became the shortest-serving PM, with just 44 days in the role UK Prime Ministers with the Shortest Term Length After six weeks that many have described as “chaotic”, UK Prime Minister Liz...
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(as defined under the 2010 Equality Act). This goes beyond sexual harassment and could cover situations where for example an entertainment venue books a comedian whose riff, though legal, is maybe offensive to some people. If there are employees who say, we really hate what this comedian’s ...
Antony Seldon has written biographies of Britain’s last eight consecutive prime ministers, but the recent churn of leaders has left him “a bit jaded.” Boris Johnson, who won the last general election in 2019, was “so awful.” Liz Truss was “just hopeless – but ve...
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