In a bid to project an image of a resolute decision-maker and a catalyst for change, Mr Sunak made the surprising announcement during the Conservative Party’s annual conference at Manchester of cancelling a high-speed rail project to that city itself.
Blackman said Narendra Modi as Chief Minister turned Gujarat into the powerhouse of economy of India, and now he has transformed India as Prime Minister.
The new Conservative Party leader Rishi Sunak officially become the British prime minister following his meeting with King Charles III, where he was asked to form the next government.
On paper, the man who predicted everything that would go wrong with Ms Truss’ economic prescription for Britain, and which did go horribly wrong once she embarked on the path she had set out on, ought to be the front-runner to succeed her, especially as he did enjoy some support within the party.
Asked if she was now prime minister in name only, Truss said she had appointed Hunt because she knew she had to change direction, reported Australian daily, The Islander.
Soon, a Conservative leadership race will take place for the position of a new Prime Minister. It will be in place in time for the Conservative Party conference in October.
In London, the three previously “true blue” local authorities under the Conservatives, notably Wandsworth, Westminster and Barnet have been lost to Labour.
Britain has been the worst-affected country in Europe according to official figures, with 260,916 cases of infection and 36,875 confirmed fatalities, up 118 in the last 24 hours.
"Though the UK will be changed by this experience, I believe we can be stronger and better than ever before," said UK Prime Minister Boris Johnson.
Despite the raging coronavirus crisis, a fretful Democratic party establishment, deeply deferential to big donors, proceeded with primary elections in Illinois, Ohio, and Florida that were guaranteed to bolster their preferred presidential candidate, Joseph Biden. He will stabilize, not reverse, what Trump has done, and that’s about it. Some years ago a renowned film director, a genuine artist in that often crass trade, ruefully told one of us that an amply funded publicity campaign can make a success of the most mediocre product. Looks like he’s still right
