‘Britain needs you’, Hunt urges older people to rejoin workforce
UK finance minister Jeremy Hunt urged older people to return to the workforce on Friday, saying the country needed them and he was looking at ways to make “work worth your while”. Hunt addressed problems in the labour market in a speech on Friday that sought to set out […]
Canada wants ties with Korea, Japan as strong as with U.K., France, Germany: Joly – National | Globalnews.ca
Canada is hoping to become as close with Korea and Japan as it is with allies like Germany, France and the U.K., Foreign Affairs Minister Melanie Joly says. She made the comment while speaking about the government’s new Indo-Pacific strategy in Montreal on Monday. “We want to be as close to Korea and to Japan […]
Britain’s Labour Party works to become ‘the party of business’
After decades funding Britain’s governing Conservatives, businessman Gareth Quarry has switched allegiance and started donating to the opposition Labour Party in the belief that it offers more certainty and stability. The 63-year-old entrepreneur abandoned the Conservatives after what he called “a litany of misdemeanours” that destroyed Britain’s […]
Ex-British Treasury chief Rishi Sunak leads UK leader race; Johnson yet to declare – National | Globalnews.ca
Former British Treasury chief Rishi Sunak was frontrunner Sunday in the Conservative Party’s race to replace Liz Truss as prime minister, as he garnered the public support of over 100 Tory lawmakers to forge ahead of his two main rivals — ousted former Prime Minister Boris Johnson and ex-Cabinet minister Penny Mordaunt. But widespread uncertainty […]
After Liz Truss’ resignation, the British public won’t choose new PM. Here’s why – National | Globalnews.ca
Observers of Britain’s governing structure can be forgiven for scratching their heads in recent weeks as they watch the country reel through a succession of prime ministers without holding an election. While the opposition Labour Party is demanding an election, the governing conservatives are pushing on with choosing another prime minister from within their own […]
New U.K. Prime Minister Liz Truss says year in B.C. ‘changed my outlook on life’ | Globalnews.ca
The United Kingdom has a new prime minister, and it turns out she has a few roots in British Columbia. Liz Truss was officially sworn in as the U.K.’s new prime minister after meeting with Queen Elizabeth Tuesday, following her victory in the Conservative Party leadership race to replace Boris Johnson. Read more: Liz Truss […]