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Britain’s government wins confidence vote it called in itself

British Prime Minister Boris Johnson's government on Monday won a confidence vote it had called in itself, with members of the governing Conservative Party voting in support of ministers to…

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UK’s Rishi Sunak wins third round leadership vote

Britain's former finance minister Rishi Sunak held onto his lead in the race to become Britain's next prime minister on Monday as another hopeful was knocked out, leaving four candidates in an increasingly bitter contest to replace…

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Ex-finance minister Sunak launches bids to be UK PM as rival backs him

Ex-finance minister Rishi Sunak, the favourite to become Britain's next prime minister, kicked off his campaign on Tuesday promising "honesty", in a increasingly testy and divisive battle to succeed Boris Johnson.…

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UK Conservatives lose two by-elections, dealing blow to PM Johnson

LONDON, June 24 (Reuters) - Prime Minister Boris Johnson's Conservative Party was defeated in two parliamentary by-elections on Friday, prompting the resignation of the party's chairman and renewing speculation about the future…

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Tories defend position of not suspending MP, and former Minister accused of rape

A conservative MP arrested over allegations of rape will not be suspended from the party while police investigate. The Conservative Party is standing by its decision not to suspend a former…

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Former Tory minister arrested on suspected rape

Sky News reports that a former Tory minister has been arrested on suspicion of rape. Sky News reports that it understands the MP was accused by a young woman who used…

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UK PM Johnson’s Conservatives have 15-17% point poll lead over Labour

British Prime Minister Boris Johnson’s Conservative Party lead the opposition Labour Party by 15-17 percentage points, two polls showed on Thursday. IpsosMORI said the Conservatives were on 41%, Labour on…

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Scottish Conservatives Leader resigns after Johnson’s Decision to suspend parliament

Ruth Davidson has resigned as leader of the Scottish Conservatives in the aftermath of Boris Johnson’s shock decision to suspend parliament. The Independent reports that the popular Scot, who will…

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Voting to close today in Conservative Party leadership race

Voting will close later in the Conservative leadership contest, with the UK's next prime minister set to be announced on Tuesday. Party members will have until 17:00 BST to return…

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Johnson and Hunt accused of trying to turn UK into a haven for tax evasion and money laundering

Boris Johnson and Jeremy Hunt have been accused of trying to turn the UK into a haven for tax evaders and money launderers after the Tory leadership rivals each backed…

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Sajid Javid has been eliminated from the Conservative Party leadership contest

Sajid Javid has been eliminated from the Conservative Party leadership contest. Boris Johnson, Jeremy Hunt and Michael Gove remain in the race to succeed Theresa May as British Prime Minister.

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Boris Johnson increases lead, Raab eliminated from Tories’ leadership race

Boris Johnson advanced on the prize of Britain’s top political job on Tuesday, winning 126 votes in the second round of a contest to replace Prime Minister Theresa May. Johnson,…

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Matt Hancock pulls out of Conservative Party leadership race

Matt Hancock, the youngest contender, has quit the contest to become Conservative Party leader and prime minister. The decision was taken a day after coming sixth in the first ballot…

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Photo Story – Launch

Britain's Secretary of State for Environment Michael Gove launches his bid to become the leader of the Conservative Party in central London, Britain, 10 June 2019. The deadline for candidates…

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10 nominations to replace Theresa May

There were 10 nominations to replace Theresa May as prime minister, down from 13 after Kit Malthouse, James Cleverly and Sam Gyimah dropped out. But from former foreign secretary Boris…

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British Conservative Party electoral process to replace Theresa May starts today

On Monday the process will begin to replace Theresa May as leader of the ruling Conservative Party. Members of Parliament of the British Conservative Party will on Monday see the…

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Fears Tories could come sixth in European elections

The Guardian reports that Conservative officials fear the party could come sixth in the upcoming European elections. Sources quoted by the Guardian said that internal data showed the party could…

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Expectations mount that May will have to resign if MPs reject her deal

The Financial Times reported that Theresa May’s premiership is under increasing pressure after a week of shifting Brexit policies, in which she raised the prospect of a no-deal Brexit on…

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Three Tory MPs deflect to The Independent group

British MPs Heidi Allen, Anna Soubry and Sarah Wollaston have resigned from the Conservative Party and joined the Independent Group. This is a developing story.

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More than half of Tories prefer a ‘no-deal’ Brexit rather than May’s Brexit plan

More than half of Conservative Party members would prefer to leave the EU without a deal rather than under the prime minister's Brexit plan, according to a poll. In a…

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The Brexit Update News RoundUp

Deep divisions over Brexit overshadowed the opening day of the Conservative party conference on Sunday as Theresa May attempted to wrestle back the focus on to her domestic agenda. The bitter infighting…

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The U.K. Conservative Party will suffer a split if May pursues her Brexit plan – former minister

The U.K. Conservative party will suffer a “catastrophic split” if Theresa May pursues her Brexit plan, according to a former minister who said as many as 80 of her MPs…

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Boris Johnson and wife announce divorce after The Sun reveals Johnson’s marital problems – Dents his Leadership ambitions

Update The Guardian Boris Johnson and his wife, Marina Wheeler, have announced that they are in the process of a divorce after separating some time ago. The former foreign secretary…

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Understanding the Brexit factions within the Tories

POLITICO compiled a guide to the factions among Tory MPs and how they will react if and when Theresa May brings home a deal from Brussels on Brexit. 1. Militant Brexiteers…

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UK – Local council election results (Updated)

More than 160,000 candidates spent the night expecting their fate waiting for local election results. A total of 4,371 seats were up for grabs in 150 local councils. Results are being…

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