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By The Conversation Liz Truss is set to be confirmed as the new British prime minister after a lengthy and intense leadership contest against former chancellor Rishi Sunak. But the UK faces significant economic problems this autumn that might leave the new PM wishing she hadn't fought so hard for the job. Truss appealed to the members of the Conservative party – the people eligible to vote in the contest – thanks to the simplicity of her message: she promised to cut taxes, get rid of EU laws, reverse the national insurance increase and put a moratorium on the green energy levy, which sees cons...
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By The Conversation The United Kingdom's next prime minister will be Liz Truss. After a two-month contest, Conservative Party members have chosen her as their new leader. All that remains is for Truss to travel to Balmoral in Scotland where she will be formally invited by the Queen to form a government. Truss will become the Conservatives' fourth leader and prime minister in just over six years. She's Queen Elizabeth's fifteenth prime minister, and the third woman to hold the job. Her rapid rise to the top started in 2010 when she was first elected to Parliament. Four years later, she joined D...
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By The Conversation Conservative MPs in the UK parliament have selected former chancellor Rishi Sunak and foreign secretary Liz Truss as the final two candidates in the competition to become the next leader of their party. The winner of their head-to-head battle will also replace Boris Johnson as prime minister, following his resignation in early July. Sunak and Truss will now spend the coming weeks campaigning to win votes among the Conservative party membership, a selectorate of between 100,000 and 140,000 people. The winner will be announced on September 5. The two represent largely similar...
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By Archis Chowdhury A video purportedly showing outgoing British Prime Minister Boris Johnson being questioned on topics of corruption is viral on social media as an actual footage Johnson being grilled on the accusations of corruption he has faced during his tenure as prime minister. Posts sharing the video lauded the efforts by the law enforcement to carry out such a questioning of a prime minister, and stated that such questioning will never happen with leaders in India. BOOM found these posts to be misleading; while the accusations mentioned in the video are true, the video itself is spoof...
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By The Conversation Boris Johnson has been called a Heineken politician – he can reach parts of the public other politicians cannot. Yet scandal after scandal amid worsening economic conditions and a swathe of strikes has left the country with a hangover. The public and, most importantly for Johnson, the Conservative party, are showing signs that they are ready to give up the battle. Rishi Sunak and Sajid Javid, two of the country's most senior politicians, resigned following the government's disastrous handling of allegations of sexual assault against former deputy chief whip Chris Pincher. T...
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