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☆ Factbox-Seven Turbulent Years: British Ministerial Churn Since the Brexit Vote
▼ + stars: | 2023-11-13 | by ( Nov. | At A.M. | ) www.usnews.com time to read: +4 min

PRIME MINISTERCameron served as prime minister until July 13, 2016, three weeks after the Brexit vote on June 23. She holds the record for Britain's shortest-serving prime minister after she quit after 49 days, having triggered a financial market meltdown. Philip Hammond was foreign secretary from July 2014 until three weeks after the Brexit vote in 2016. INTERIOR MINISTERBritain's interior ministry has changed leadership eight times since the Brexit vote, including Cleverly who stepped into the role on Monday. There have been 13 housing ministers since the Brexit vote, including six since Feb. 8, 2022.

Persons: Sarah Young, Rishi Sunak, David Cameron, Cameron, Theresa May, Boris Johnson, Liz Truss, Sunak, James, Dominic Raab, Jeremy Hunt, Johnson, Philip Hammond, Suella Braverman, Grant Shapps, Truss, Hunt, Kwarteng, Victoria Atkins, Monday, Steve Barclay, Gillian Keegan, Kate Holton, Alex Richardson Organizations: Sarah Young LONDON, British, European Union, Conservative Party, FINANCE, National Health Service Locations: Westminster, Britain, European, Truss, Crete, Kabul, Cameron

☆ UK PM Sunak considers bullying report into his deputy Raab
▼ + stars: | 2023-04-20 | by ( ) www.reuters.com time to read: +2 min

LONDON, April 20 (Reuters) - British Prime Minister Rishi Sunak has received an independent report into allegations of bullying against Deputy Prime Minister Dominic Raab and is considering his response, Sunak's spokesperson said on Thursday. "The prime minister has received the report from Adam Tolley the independent investigator. He is considering those findings," Sunak's spokesperson said. The spokesperson said that Sunak wished to publish his response as soon as possible, but did not say if that would be on Thursday. Raab, who is also justice minister, has said he was confident he had behaved professionally throughout, while Sunak initially defended his deputy when the reports surfaced, saying he did not recognise allegations that Raab had bullied staff.

Sunak spent much of Thursday considering the findings of the independent investigation into claims against Dominic Raab, his most senior minister and ally. A spokesman for Sunak said the prime minister had received the report and was "considering the findings". One government official later said the report would not be published on Thursday as the prime wanted to go through the report thoroughly. The investigation was asked to establish the facts, but not to form a conclusion about whether Raab was guilty of bullying. The ultimate arbiter will be the prime minister, who will decide whether Raab has broken the ministerial code, which states ministers should treat officials with respect.

☆ UK PM Rishi Sunak overhauls government departments after bumpy 100 days in power
▼ + stars: | 2023-02-07 | by ( Karen Gilchrist | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +1 min

U.K. Prime Minister has announced a mini overhaul of his government as he seeks to reassert his authority after a shaky first 100 days in office. U.K. Prime Minister Rishi Sunak on Tuesday unveiled a new government department focused on energy security and announced a mini reshuffle of his cabinet as he seeks to reassert his authority after a shaky first 100 days in office. Sunak named former business minister Grant Shapps as head of the newly launched Department for Energy Security and Net Zero, whose focus will be on securing "long-term energy supply, bringing down bills and halving inflation." The prime minister also appointed former Trade Minister Greg Hands as his new party chairman, replacing sacked Nadhim Zahawi, in a mini-reshuffle of his top leadership team. The U.K. previously had a Department of Energy and Climate Change, but it was merged with the business department in 2016.

☆ UK PM Sunak expected to launch reshuffle to better suit his priorities
▼ + stars: | 2023-02-07 | by ( ) www.reuters.com time to read: +2 min

LONDON, Feb 7 (Reuters) - British Prime Minister Rishi Sunak is expected to launch a mini reshuffle on Tuesday, breaking up two departments to better suit his pledge to spur the economy and turn around his party's fortunes before an election expected next year. Sources confirmed reports from the Sun and the Times newspapers late on Monday that there were plans to break up the department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy (BEIS)and the department for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport (DCMS). He was also expected to name the new chair of the party, a position made ever more important before the next national election expected in 2024, after Nadhim Zahawi was sacked over his tax affairs. He has so far failed to reduce the commanding lead in the opinion polls held by the opposition Labour Party, which is increasingly presenting itself as Britain's next government. Reporting by Elizabeth Piper and Sinead Cruise; Editing by Kate HoltonOur Standards: The Thomson Reuters Trust Principles.

☆ UK PM Rishi Sunak may announce mini cabinet reshuffle on Tuesday -source
▼ + stars: | 2023-02-06 | by ( ) www.reuters.com time to read: +2 min

LONDON, Feb 6 (Reuters) - British Prime Minister Rishi Sunak may announce a mini reshuffle of his Cabinet on Tuesday and is considering breaking up the government's business department into three separate ministries, a source familiar with the discussions said on Monday. The reshuffle of ministers comes just over a week after Sunak sacked Conservative Party chair Nadhim Zahawi over his tax affairs, and as the government has fallen further behind the main opposition Labour Party in opinion polls. Sunak's office declined to comment on the possible reshuffle, which was first reported by The Sun. The government's Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy (BEIS) could be broken up to see a new energy department, with business and trade merged. The governing Conservative party is currently around 20 percentage points behind Labour in most polls.

☆ 'I acted pretty decisively', says UK's Sunak after sacking party chair
▼ + stars: | 2023-01-30 | by ( ) www.reuters.com time to read: +2 min

LONDON, Jan 30 (Reuters) - British Prime Minister Rishi Sunak said on Monday he had acted "pretty decisively" by sacking Conservative Party chair Nadhim Zahawi over his personal tax affairs, moving to quell criticism that he had acted too slowly. He said he had moved quickly to sack Zahawi, who was briefly finance minister last year under former prime minister Boris Johnson, when his independent adviser ruled that the party chair had broken the rules guiding the behaviour of ministers. The opposition Labour Party has described Sunak as being too weak to deal with his party, which ousted two prime ministers last year over scandal and economic chaos. Sunak now faces a challenge to appoint a new chair to the Conservative Party, a position made ever more important before an election widely expected next year. Late last year, Gavin Williamson resigned from Sunak's cabinet team of top ministers over bullying allegations, while Deputy Prime Minister Dominic Raab is under investigation on bullying charges.

☆ U.K. Prime Minister Fires Top Official Over Tax Probe
▼ + stars: | 2023-01-29 | by ( Max Colchester | ) www.wsj.com time to read: 1 min

LONDON—British Prime Minister Rishi Sunak on Sunday fired Nadhim Zahawi as chairman of the U.K.’s ruling Conservative Party, after an internal probe concluded Mr. Zahawi failed to disclose an investigation into his tax affairs last year, the latest in a series of controversies to wash over the government. Mr. Sunak dismissed the former businessman after the government’s ethics adviser concluded on Sunday that not disclosing the tax probe was a serious failure.

☆ UK PM Sunak fires party chairman Zahawi over tax affairs
▼ + stars: | 2023-01-29 | by ( ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +1 min

British Prime Minister Rishi Sunak fired the Conservative Party chair Nadhim Zahawi from government on Sunday after an investigation into his tax affairs found a serious breach of the ministerial code. Sunak had ordered independent adviser to investigate questions over the tax affairs of Zahawi, who was briefly finance minister during a period of political turmoil in Britain last year. Zahawi has said Britain's tax authorities ruled he had been "careless" with his declarations but hadn't deliberately made an error to pay less tax. The independent adviser Laurie Magnus found that Zahawi had been misleading when he said that reports last July over his tax affairs were "clearly smears." "Mr. Zahawi's conduct as a Minister has fallen below the high standards that, as Prime Minister, you rightly expect from those who serve in your government," he said.

☆ CBI says UK recession could turn into a 'lost decade' of growth
▼ + stars: | 2022-12-05 | by ( Hanna Ziady | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +3 min

London CNN Business —The United Kingdom faces a “lost decade” of growth if action isn’t taken to address slumping business investment and worker shortages, a leading business lobby group has warned. “Britain is in stagflation — with rocketing inflation, negative growth, falling productivity and business investment. The CBI expects the UK economy to shrink by 0.4% in 2023 — a significant downgrade from the growth of 1% it predicted in June. The group expects business investment to fall from the middle of next year, leaving it 9% below its pre-pandemic level at the end of 2024. “We cannot afford to have another decade where both [investment and productivity] are stagnant,” Danker said.

☆ UK government could bring in military to ease strikes- Conservative chairman
▼ + stars: | 2022-12-04 | by ( ) www.reuters.com time to read: +2 min

LONDON, Dec 4 (Reuters) - The British government is looking at bringing in the military to help keep public services running if key workers, including in the state-run National Health Service, take strike action, the chairman of the governing Conservative Party said on Sunday. "We're looking at the military, we're looking at a specialist response force... a surge capacity," he said, adding that the military could be brought in to drive ambulances. Zahawi again blamed Russian President Vladimir Putin's invasion of Ukraine for fuelling energy price rises and inflation, calling on public sector workers to "come together". "There is a minimum safety level of delivery in place already, but the NHS will look at all contingency planning," he said. Reporting by Elizabeth Piper Editing by Gareth Jones and Susan FentonOur Standards: The Thomson Reuters Trust Principles.

☆ UK could use military to ease strikes, Conservative chairman says
▼ + stars: | 2022-12-04 | by ( ) www.reuters.com time to read: +3 min

LONDON, Dec 4 (Reuters) - Britain's government is looking at bringing in the military to help keep public services running if key workers, including in the state-run National Health Service, take strike action, the chairman of the governing Conservative Party said on Sunday. "We're looking at the military, we're looking at a specialist response force... a surge capacity," he said, adding that the military could be brought in to drive ambulances. Workers at post and parcel company Royal Mail have held several rounds of strikes this year in a dispute over pay and working conditions and more strikes are planned this month. Zahawi again blamed Russian President Vladimir Putin's invasion of Ukraine for fuelling energy price rises and double-digit inflation, calling on public sector workers to "come together". "There is a minimum safety level of delivery in place already, but the NHS will look at all contingency planning," he said.

☆ UK Labour's Starmer supports plans to spread power away from Westminster
▼ + stars: | 2022-12-04 | by ( ) www.reuters.com time to read: +2 min

LONDON, Dec 4 (Reuters) - British opposition Labour leader Keir Starmer will on Monday support plans to spread power away from the political centre of Westminster, aiming to offer people more control over their lives and local politicians a greater say on transport, housing and jobs. Starmer, whose centre-left Labour Party is leading the governing Conservative Party in opinion polls, is moving to outline his agenda to show voters how he might govern before an election widely expected to be held in 2024. In response to the government's effort to "level up" the country by tackling regional inequalities, Starmer will say this can only be achieved by delivering "the biggest ever transfer of power from Westminster to the British people". Starmer will say there would now be a consultation on the proposals. "Now, if you dig beneath the data, I'd be worried if I was Keir Starmer, because if you look at his numbers, it's very soft."

☆ Fact Check-Tweet showing British MP misidentifying late actor is fabricated
▼ + stars: | 2022-11-09 | by ( Reuters Fact Check | ) www.reuters.com time to read: +1 min

A screenshot of a tweet spreading on social media purports to show British Conservative Cabinet minister Nadhim Zahawi misidentifying late British actor Leslie Phillips. A search on Twitter for Zahawi and the text “RIP Leslie Philips” returns no results (tinyurl.com/yx6fv5yb) , nor is there any evidence of such a tweet being archived. The text of the quote also appears more defined than the rest of the text in the screenshot, which is pixelated. The screenshot features a fabricated tweet from British MP Nadhim Zahawi. Read more about our work to fact-check social media posts here .

We now have our third Tory prime minister in seven weeks — Rishi Sunak, a former finance minister. But perhaps one of the most head-scratching moments of this whole ordeal was how Boris Johnson’s supporters were pushing for him to make a comeback following Liz Truss’ disastrous 44 days as prime minister. He won by default without the vote being decided online by all Conservative Party members, as planned. Of course, limiting the decision of a new prime minister to the members of one party alone is undemocratic. That just scratches the surface of the damage he did as prime minister.

☆ Boris Johnson battles to win support in shock U.K. PM comeback bid
▼ + stars: | 2022-10-23 | by ( Hyder Abbasi | ) www.nbcnews.com time to read: +5 min

LONDON — Thousands tracked his flight back to the U.K. as he returned from a Caribbean vacation, and several lawmakers have tweeted “welcome back boss,” but on Sunday, Boris Johnson was fighting to get enough support to make a shock return as Britain’s prime minister. British Prime Minister Boris Johnson speaks during a Cabinet meeting alongside Chancellor of the Exchequer Rishi Sunak in London in May. Former Conservative party leader William Hague said Friday that Johnson’s return would lead to a “death spiral” for the party. A selection of the front pages of British national newspapers showing the reaction to the resignation of Prime Minister Liz Truss in London on Friday. “A significant majority of the British people wanted him to resign as prime minister, and his approval ratings were historically low by the time he stopped being prime minister,” he said.

☆ Britain's Ofgem to urge public to reduce energy usage - FT
▼ + stars: | 2022-10-13 | by ( ) www.reuters.com time to read: +1 min

Oct 13 (Reuters) - Britain's energy regulator Ofgem will on Thursday urge consumers to reduce their energy usage "where possible", the Financial Times reported, less than a week after climate minister Graham Stuart said that the country would not ask its people to use less energy. The energy regulator's move would come as it prepares to launch a campaign to help households reduce their electricity and gas usage, the FT said. Senior Cabinet Office Minister Nadhim Zahawi said on Sunday it was "extremely unlikely" Britain would have planned power cuts over winter, responding to a warning from National Grid (NG.L) that the country could face blackouts if it cannot import enough energy. Register now for FREE unlimited access to Reuters.com RegisterReporting by Jose Joseph in Bengaluru; Editing by Muralikumar AnantharamanOur Standards: The Thomson Reuters Trust Principles.

☆ Strikes, possible blackouts and a plunging currency: Brits are being hit by a wave of bad news
▼ + stars: | 2022-10-13 | by ( Elliot Smith | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +7 min

'The recession has begun' The U.K. is the only G-7 economy not to have re-attained its pre-pandemic GDP level by the second quarter of 2022, Citibank Chief U.K. The ONS said GDP was only just returning to its pre-pandemic level, highlighting the challenge facing Prime Minister Liz Truss' "growth, growth, growth" agenda. "We now believe the recession in the U.K. has begun in the third quarter of 2022 and will likely last for three quarters. "The cost of living crisis is having a detrimental effect on individuals, not only financially, but physically and mentally too." Members of the CWU (Communication Workers Union) also continue to strike, including 115,000 postal employees of former state monopoly Royal Mail.

☆ Care sunt principalele cinci simptome dacă ai făcut Covid după ce ai fost vaccinat
▼ + stars: | 2021-06-27 | by ( Publika.Md - Aici Sunt Știrile | ) www.publika.md time to read: +1 min

În ordine, acestea sunt: dureri de cap, nas care curge, gât iritat, strănuturi și tuse persistentă. Simptomele sunt similare și la cei care au primit și cea de-a doua doză de vaccin, doar că din top 5 lipsește tusea. Potrivit site-ului aplicației, mai puține simptome au fost raportate într-o scurtă perioadă de timp de cei care au primit deja o doză, „sugerând că se fac forme mai ușoare și se însănătoșesc mai repede”. El a mai afirmat că 14.000 de vieți au fost până acum salvate de vaccinuri și 44.500 de spitalizări au fost evitate, din care 2.500 în ultimele două săptămâni. Vaccinurile îi protejează pe cei care au primit două doze, dar mai puțin pe cei cu una singură.

Persons: Zoe Organizations: Yahoo ! News Locations: Oxford

☆ Marea Britanie ar putea face vaccinarea anti-COVID-19 obligatorie pentru personalul medical
▼ + stars: | 2021-05-31 | by ( ) www.jurnal.md time to read: 1 min

Sursa foto: ProfimediaMarea Britanie ar putea face vaccinarea anti-COVID-19 obligatorie pentru personalul medicalGuvernul britanic are în vederea impunerea obligativităţii vaccinării împotriva COVID-19 pentru personalul medical, în încercarea de a stopa infecţiile din mediul spitalicesc, a declarat duminică secretarul de stat pentru vaccinarea anti-COVID-19, Nadhim Zahawi, transmite Reuters, citată de Agerpres. „Orice guvern responsabil trebuie să aibă această dezbatere, să se gândească la modalităţi de a-i proteja pe cei mai vulnerabili asigurându-se că personalul care trebuie să aibă grijă de aceste persoane este vaccinat”, a declarat coordonatorul campaniei britanice de vaccinare pentru Sky News. „Există un precedent pentru acest lucru; evident că medicii chirurgi sunt vaccinaţi împotriva hepatitei B. Deci este o soluţie pe care o avem, cu certitudine, în vedere”.

Organizations: Reuters, Agerpres, Sky News

☆ Prima imagine de la nunta secretă ţinută de premierul britanic Boris Johnson şi Carrie Symonds
▼ + stars: | 2021-05-30 | by ( Publika.Md - Aici Sunt Știrile | ) www.publika.md time to read: +2 min

Premierul Marii Britanii, Boris Johnson, a făcut nunta în secret cu logodnica sa, Carrie Symonds, la Catedrala Westminster, din Londra, în cadrul unei ceremonii restrânse, plănuită în secret, informează BBC. De asemenea, Johnson a fost felicitat de Twitter de premierul Irlandei de Nord, Arlene Foster, și de secretarul pentru Muncă și Pensii, Therese Coffey. De asemenea, un grup de muzicieni care-și cărau instrumentele a fost văzut părăsind reședința premierului de pe Downing Street nr. Ultimul premier britanic care s-a căsătorit în timpul mandatului a fost Robert Banks Jenkinson, în 1822. Legătura lui Johnson, 56 de ani, cu Carrie Symonds, a fost observată pentru prima oară de presă la începutul anului 2019.

Persons: Marii Britanii, Boris Johnson, Carrie Symonds, Johnson, El, Arlene Foster, Therese Coffey, Robert Banks Jenkinson, Ea, Symonds, Cuplul Organizations: Catedrala Westminster, BBC, Sky News, Romano - Catolică, Partidului Conservator Locations: Londra, Irlandei de Nord, Anglia, Londrei

☆ Marea Britanie vaccinează în medie 140 de persoane pe minut împotriva COVID-19
▼ + stars: | 2021-01-18 | by ( Publika.Md - Aici Sunt Știrile | ) www.publika.md time to read: +2 min

Marea Britanie vaccinează în medie 140 de persoane pe minut împotriva COVID-19, a declarat luni Nadhim Zahawi, ministrul responsabil cu campania de vaccinare, relatează Reuters, citat de agerpres.ro. Potrivit celor mai recente cifre, în Marea Britanie 3.857.266 de persoane au primit prima doză de vaccin şi 449.736 au primit cea de-a doua doză. Aceasta este media, aşa că unele zone se descurcă mai bine", a declarat Zahawi pentru Sky. În prezent, Marea Britanie vaccinează persoanele considerate cele mai vulnerabile, începând cu cele care trăiesc în căminele pentru bătrâni şi cele peste 80 de ani. "A fost cam anevoios", a spus Zahawi despre fabricarea vaccinurilor.

Persons: El, Zahawi Organizations: Sky, BBC Locations: Londra, Britanie

☆ Marea Britanie: Aproape 140.000 de persoane au primit prima doză de vaccin anti COVID-19 în prima săptămână
▼ + stars: | 2020-12-16 | by ( Publika.Md - Aici Sunt Știrile | ) www.publika.md time to read: +1 min

Aproape 140.000 de persoane au primit prima doză de vaccin anti COVID-19 dezvoltat de Pfizer-BioNTech în prima săptămână a campaniei de imunizare, a informat miercuri ministrul responsabil cu acest program, transmite Reuters, citat agerpres.ro. Vaccinul a fost aprobat în urmă cu două săptămâni pentru utilizare de urgenţă, iar campania a început pe 8 decembrie, ceea ce a făcut din Marea Britanie prima ţară unde vaccinul a fost administrat în afara testelor clinice. Au trecut 7 zile şi am realizat: Anglia - 108.000, Ţara Galilor - 7.897, Irlanda de Nord - 4.000, Scoţia - 18.000. Marea Britanie a comandat în total 40 milioane de doze de vaccin de la Pfizer, iar ministrul sănătăţii Matt Hancock a spus că se aşteaptă ca până la sfârşitul anului să sosească milioane de doze. Luni, Statele Unite şi Canada au început la rândul lor campaniile de vaccinare împotriva COVID-19.

Persons: Matt Hancock, Luni Organizations: Reuters Locations: Anglia, Ţara Galilor, Irlanda de Nord, Statele Unite, Canada

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