Liz Truss has officially become the new prime minister of the UK after meeting Queen Elizabeth at Balmoral Castle in Scotland. She has become the UK’s third female prime minister, and the 15th premier of the Queen’s 70 years on the throne. In a statement, Buckingham Palace said: “The Queen received in audience The Right…
Boris Johnson Defends Record, Encourages Unity in Final Speech as UK Prime Minister
Boris Johnson has defended his record in office and has called on the Conservative Party to rally around his successor Liz Truss, who is set to take over as prime minister. Johnson, who was forced out of office by his own party over a series of scandals, used his departure speech to boast about his…
Liz Truss to Become New UK Prime Minister, Taking Over From Boris Johnson
The UK’s Foreign Secretary Liz Truss is to be the next prime minister after she won the Conservative leadership contest, defeating former Chancellor of the Exchequer Rishi Sunak by a margin of more than 20,000 votes. She will replace current Prime Minister Boris Johnson, who resigned on July 7 after more than 50 government ministers resigned, saying…
Voting in UK Conservative Leadership Contest Enters Final Day
The final day of voting in the UK Conservative Party leadership contest has begun, with the result set to be announced on Sept. 5. Either Foreign Secretary Liz Truss or former chancellor Rishi Sunak will be announced as the new party leader and UK prime minister next week. Outgoing Prime Minister Boris Johnson and his…
Quebec Conservative Party Becomes First to Launch 2022 Provincial Election Campaign
Quebec’s Conservative Party is launching its electoral campaign today in Quebec City even though the official first day of campaigning has yet to be called. Conservative Party Leader Éric Duhaime announced the launch on Twitter this morning, making him the first of the provincial party leaders to do so. Premier François Legault has yet to…
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August 17, 2022
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Commentary Like many political junkies, I have been following the leadership race for the next leader of the UK Conservative Party and, thus, the next prime minister. The contest will soon be decided by party members, who will choose between the current chancellor of the exchequer, Rishi Sunak, and the current foreign secretary, Liz Truss….
Liz Truss May Have the Edge Over Rishi Sunak but ‘Foreign Policy Doesn’t Win Elections’: Experts
Conservative Party members are voting for who will become their next leader and succeed Boris Johnson as prime minister, but what difference will it make if the government is led by Liz Truss or Rishi Sunak? The Epoch Times spoke to Matthew Lesh, the head of public policy at the Institute for Economic Affairs, Stepan…
Liz Truss Slams ‘Gordon Brown Economics’ of Raising Tax and Benefits
Foreign Secretary Liz Truss made a veiled dig at Conservative Party leadership contest rival Rishi Sunak by criticising a policy of “putting up taxes and then also giving out benefits” to help with the cost of living crisis. Truss referred to it as “Gordon Brown economics” during a hustings debate in Darlington, in the northeast…
Jean Charest Pressed to Outline Political Future After Conservative Leadership Race
Jean Charest spent the last official debate of the federal Conservative leadership race on Wednesday stressing that his experience as a political leader is what the party needs to unite. But with six weeks left in the contest, the former Quebec premier, who once led the erstwhile federal Progressive Conservative party, would not say whether…
Conservative Party Says It Had Evidence to Disqualify Brown, Releases New Allegations
A Conservative committee reviewing Patrick Brown’s disqualification from the leadership race has concluded the party had the evidence it needed to recommend he be removed from contention. Its decision, released late Friday, contains new allegations Brown used money orders to purchase memberships and allowed non-compliant membership sales through a portal. “Mr. Brown was afforded ample…
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