British Conservative leadership contender Liz Truss on Friday got a major boost to her campaign as Defence Secretary Ben Wallace said she is the candidate who “will do best by defence of this nation.” Citing some of Truss’s previous roles, Wallace wrote in The Times of London that the foreign secretary is “the only candidate who…
Liz Truss Gets Major Endorsement From Defence Secretary in Leadership Race
Union Boss Threatens UK General Strike in Response to Crackdown on Industrial Action
A union boss has called for a general strike if Britain’s next prime minister brings in legislation to crack down on industrial action that affect the country’s vital national infrastructure. Foreign Secretary Liz Truss has pledged to ensure “militant action” from trade unions can no longer paralyse the economy if she wins the Conservative leadership…
Truss Vows to Publish Police League Tables, Tell Police to Tackle ‘Real Crimes’
Conservative leadership candidate Liz Truss said on Wednesday that if she becomes the prime minister, she will set a target for the police, telling them to cut serious crime by 20 percent. She also vowed to publish police league tables and have underperforming force leaders explain “how they will turn things around.” Writing in the Daily…
Iran Releases US-British-Iranian Conservationist on Furlough
A British–U.S.–Iranian environmentalist who has spent over four years in an Iranian prison has been released on furlough with an electronic tag. Morad Tahbaz, 66, has been released from the Evin prison and is at his family’s home in the Iranian capital Tehran, Britain’s Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office (FCDO) said on July 27. An…
UK Rail Network Disrupted Again Amid Renewed Strike Action
British rail passengers are suffering fresh travel chaos after thousands of workers walked out on strike, crippling services across the country. Some 40,000 members of the Rail, Maritime, and Transport (RMT) union at Network Rail and 14 train operators went on strike on July 27, and the Transport Salaried Staffs’ Association (TSSA) has also announced…
UK Conservative Leadership Contenders Clash Over China and Taxes in BBC Debate
The two remaining candidates in the race to become Conservative Party leader and UK prime minister—Foreign Secretary Liz Truss and former chancellor Rishi Sunak—have traded blows over policies regarding China and taxation in a TV debate hosted by the BBC. While the tax and economic policy was the focus of the earlier stages of the…
UK Conservative Leadership Candidates Trade Blows on China
Former Chancellor Rishi Sunak and Foreign Secretary Liz Truss clashed over China on Sunday amid an increasingly tense race to become the UK’s next prime minister. The two candidates initially battled mainly over economics. The battleground has now expanded to include immigration and China policies as they vie for the support of Conservative grassroots. Previously…
England Channel Travel Chaos Continues as Eurotunnel Becomes ‘Hotspot of Holiday Hell’
Disruption at the Port of Dover has cleared with traffic said to be “flowing normally” but travellers trying to cross the English Channel to France are now facing lengthy delays at the Eurotunnel. The AA motoring group branded the Eurotunnel Shuttle terminal in Folkestone the new “hotspot of holiday hell”, after two days of disruption at Dover saw…
Final 2 in UK Conservative Leadership Race Vow to Crack Down on Illegal Immigration
Both candidates in the race to become Conservative Party leader and UK prime minister have pledged fresh measures to tighten Britain’s borders and crack down further on illegal immigration. Liz Truss, the foreign secretary, has promised an expanded Border Force, while Rishi Sunak, the former chancellor, committed to an annual cap on the number of…
UK Conservative Leadership Contenders Vow to Crack Down on Illegal Immigration
Both candidates in the race to become Conservative Party leader and UK prime minister have pledged fresh measures to tighten Britain’s borders and crack down further on illegal immigration. Liz Truss, the foreign secretary, has promised an expanded Border Force, while Rishi Sunak, the former chancellor, committed to an annual cap on the number of…
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