Category: liz truss

Boris Johnson Had Enough Nominations to Challenge Rishi Sunak in PM Race: Top UK Tory

Boris Johnson had enough nominations from Conservative MPs to mount a challenge to Rishi Sunak in last month’s race to become Tory party leader and UK prime minister, a senior Tory MP has said. Johnson dramatically pulled out of the contest on Oct. 23, saying he had secured enough nominations but admitting he would not…


UK Ditches Former PM Truss’s Plan to Relocate Embassy in Israel to Jerusalem

Britain’s new Prime Minister Rishi Sunak has abandoned plans by his predecessor to move the UK embassy in Israel to Jerusalem, Downing Street has revealed. Liz Truss, when she was prime minister, ordered a review into whether the UK should follow the Trump administration in relocating the embassy from Tel Aviv. Asked whether the government…


What Is Next for the United Kingdom?

Commentary  I wrote an article recently which stated that Prime Minister Liz Truss and Chancellor of the Exchequer Kwasi Kwarteng might have cut their careers short. I did not expect both of them to be gone so soon. Now there is a new prime minister and a new chancellor. In the rush to replace Liz Truss,…


UK Prime Minister Rishi Sunak Won’t Attend Cop27 Climate Summit: Downing Street

UK Prime Minister Rishi Sunak will not be attending the Cop27 climate summit in Egypt next month, Downing Street has confirmed. A Number 10 spokeswoman said on Oct. 27: “The prime minister is not expected to attend Cop27 and this is due to other pressing domestic commitments including preparations for the Autumn Budget. The UK…


Rishi Sunak Restores Fracking Ban as Video Emerges of him Supporting it During Leadership Contest

The new Prime Minister, Rishi Sunak, has restored the moratorium on fracking only weeks a month after Liz Truss’s government lifted the ban. A Downing Street spokesman confirmed the news after Sunak was asked about the issue at his first Prime Minister’s Questions on Wednesday. Fracking, or hydraulic fracturing, is a process in which high-pressure…


PREMIERING NOW: The Gills Discuss the Global Desire for Promises Made, Promises Kept From Our Leaders

In this episode of Counterculture, Danielle explains how former UK Prime Minister Liz Truss forfeited her leadership, and also dives into government censorship and government corruption. She interviews Brandon Gill, founder and editor of DCEnquirer.com, about how former President Donald Trump remade the Republican Party and kept his promises. – BUY Jan 6 DVD: www.epochtv.shop/product-page/dvd-the-real-story-of-january-6,…


The Gills Discuss the Global Desire for Promises Made, Promises Kept From Our Leaders

In this episode of Counterculture, Danielle explains how former UK Prime Minister Liz Truss forfeited her leadership, and also dives into government censorship and government corruption. She interviews Brandon Gill, founder and editor of DCEnquirer.com, about how former President Donald Trump remade the Republican Party and kept his promises. – BUY Jan 6 DVD: www.epochtv.shop/product-page/dvd-the-real-story-of-january-6,…


Sunak Vows to Restore UK Economic Stability in ‘Fair and Compassionate Way’

New UK Prime Minister Rishi Sunak has pledged to restore economic stability in a way that is “fair and compassionate” and protects the most vulnerable people in society. At the Prime Minister’s Questions in the House of Commons on Oct. 26, Labour leader Sir Keir Starmer said the “Tories have crashed the economy” and argued…


UK’s New Government Delays Debt-Cutting Plan to Nov. 17

The Treasury’s medium-term fiscal plan is pushed back from Halloween to Nov. 17 and it’s upgraded to a full autumn statement, Downing Street said on Thursday, one day after Prime Minister Rishi Sunak took the job. Chancellor of the Exchequer Jeremy Hunt said it’s “prudent” to delay the announcement to allow time for more accurate economic…


Pound Rebounds, UK Borrowing Costs Drop as Sunak Becomes Prime Minister

The value of the pound has rallied back to its highest levels since before last month’s crash and the cost of UK government borrowing has decreased, as financial markets react to Rishi Sunak’s appointment as the new UK prime minister. Sterling lifted 1.9 percent higher to 1.149 against the U.S. dollar after the new prime…