Chancellor Nadhim Zahawi has been knocked out of the contest for the leadership of the Conservative Party, with his predecessor Rishi Sunak leading the field after the first round of voting by Tory MPs on Wednesday. Zahawi and former Health Secretary Jeremy Hunt both failed to reach the 30 votes necessary to make it through…
Zahawi Knocked Out of Tory Leadership Contest as Rishi Sunak Leads Field
Zahawi Knocked Out of UK Tory Leadership Contest as Sunak Leads Field
Chancellor Nadhim Zahawi has been knocked out of the contest for the leadership of the Conservative Party, with his predecessor, Rishi Sunak, leading the field after the first round of voting by Tory MPs on July 13. Zahawi and former Health Secretary Jeremy Hunt both failed to reach the 30 votes necessary to make it…
8 UK Prime Minister Candidates Face 1st Field-Narrowing Vote
The UK’s Conservative MPs will vote on Wednesday to narrow the field among eight candidates who secured nominations to become the UK’s next prime minister. Three out of 11 leadership hopefuls have dropped out of the race after apparently failing to secure 20 signatures to pass the nomination threshold. Former Chancellor Rishi Sunak, who, along with former…
UK’s New Prime Minister to Be Announced on Sept 5
The UK’s outgoing Prime Minister Boris Johnson is expected to step down in eight weeks as his successor will be announced on Sept. 5. The timetable of the Conservative Party leadership contest, triggered by Johnson’s resignation on July 7, was set out on Monday evening following a meeting of the 1922 Committee executives. The 1922 Committee,…
Boris Johnson’s Long, but Not Last, Week in Politics
Commentary At the beginning of last week, no one saw the resignation of British Prime Minister Boris Johnson coming. Then came the resignation of health minister Sajid Javid, quickly followed by Rishi Sunak, the Chancellor of the Exchequer (finance minister), who was then followed by 54 other members of the government, and it was game…
Johnson Declines to Voice Opinion on Candidates in Tory Leadership Race
Britain’s outgoing Prime Minister Boris Johnson on Monday refused to comment on candidates vying to succeed him and suggested his support may be damaging. Johnson was forced to resign on July 7 following a series of political blunders that culminated in the mass resignation of his Cabinet, including senior ministers who are now competing to replace him….
3 More Candidates Join Race to Replace Johnson as UK Prime Minister
Three more candidates—Jeremy Hunt, Sajid Javid, and Penny Mordaunt—have joined the race to replace Boris Johnson as leader of the Conservative Party, meaning nine Tory MPs have now put themselves forward to become the next prime minister. Declaring their candidacies in The Telegraph, Hunt billed himself as the most “experienced” hand in the leadership contest…
Grant Shapps, Nadhim Zahawi Join UK Conservative Party Leadership Race
Transport Secretary Grant Shapps and Chancellor of the Exchequer Nadhim Zahawi on Saturday evening launched their bids to be the next British prime minister. Shapps: Strategic Government In an interview with The Sunday Times, 53-year-old Shapps said he wants to end the “two-and-a-half years of tactical government by an often distracted centre” and build a “strategic…
Ex-Chancellor Rishi Sunak Enters Race to Replace Boris Johnson as Prime Minister
Britain’s former Chancellor of the Exchequer Rishi Sunak has announced he will stand in the Conservative Party leadership contest, promising to “rebuild trust” following Boris Johnson’s scandal-laden term in office. Sunak, whose resignation as chancellor on July 5 helped to trigger an avalanche of ministerial resignations, announced his decision on Twitter saying: “Let’s restore trust,…
China Exerting Growing Influence Over Global Tech Standards, UK Lawmakers Warn
July 8, 2022
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The Chinese regime and other malign actors are trying to exert their influence over global technological standards, but the UK government’s response has been “incoherent and muted,” a committee of MPs has warned. In its latest report published on July 8, the Foreign Affairs Select Committee in the House of Commons said that malign actors…
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