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Nov
14
2023
By ELIZABETH PIPER
UK’s Sunak brings back Cameron, sacks Braverman

UK’s Sunak brings back Cameron, sacks Braverman

WORLD
BRITISH Prime Minister Rishi Sunak brought back former leader David Cameron as foreign minister in a reshuffle triggered by his firing of interior minister Suella Braverman after her criticism of police threatened his authority. It was the latest reset for a prime minister whose Conservative Party is badly lagging the Labour Party before an election expected next year. Cameron's return suggested Sunak wanted to bring in a more centrist, experienced hand rather than appease the populist right of his party which backed Braverman. It also reawakens divisive debate over Brexit: Cameron held the referendum on European Union membership in 2016…
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Oct
24
2022
By The African Mirror
Boris Johnson pulls out of UK Conservative leadership race

Boris Johnson pulls out of UK Conservative leadership race

WORLD
FORMER prime minister Boris Johnson pulled out of the contest to become Britain's next leader, saying he had the support of enough lawmakers to progress to the next stage but was well behind front-runner former finance minister Rishi Sunak. "There is a very good chance that I would be successful in the election with Conservative Party members - and that I could indeed be back in Downing Street on Friday," Johnson said in a statement. "But in the course of the last days, I have sadly come to the conclusion that this would simply not be the right thing to…
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Oct
23
2022
By The African Mirror
Boris Johnson returns to UK in bid for rapid political comeback

Boris Johnson returns to UK in bid for rapid political comeback

WORLD
ANDREW MACASKILL and MUVIJA M BORIS Johnson returned to Britain as he considers an audacious attempt to win a second term as prime minister only weeks after he was forced to step down, with some colleagues warning his comeback could create more political chaos. Potential candidates to replace Prime Minister Liz Truss, who quit on Thursday after six weeks in office, were embarking on a frantic weekend of lobbying to secure enough nominations to enter the leadership contest before Monday's deadline. Johnson, who was on holiday in the Caribbean when Truss resigned, has not commented publicly about a bid for his old…
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