LONDON (Reuters) - New British Prime Minister Keir Starmer on Friday appointed Rachel Reeves as finance minister, or Chancellor of the Exchequer, in his new Labour government, making her the first woman to hold the role.
(Reporting by Muvija M and Alistair Smout; Editing by Sachin Ravikumar)
Many commentators have been using adjectives like devastating and seismic to describe the significance of the election result.
A bit of head-scratcher, this one.
ITV Good Morning Britain fans asked 'is it appropriate' as Ed Balls returned to host alongside Susanna Reid
The party has promised to introduce new laws within 100 days
Emily Thornberry has said she is “sorry and surprised” to have been snubbed after being left out of Sir Keir Starmer’s Cabinet.
Suella Braverman’s prospective Conservative leadership campaign has been dealt a blow after a key ally abandoned her.
Penny Mordaunt, Jacob Rees-Mogg and former prime minister Liz Truss were among the Tory big beasts who lost their seats
Ahead of the election Labour outlined its plans for government in their manifesto titled 'Change'
Yvette Cooper said the new body, set to include MI5, would tackle the root cause of the small boats crisis ‘going after these dangerous criminals and bringing them to justice’
Crossings resumed on Monday after a six-day hiatus amid poor weather conditions at sea.
Belarus has played a vital role in Russia’s war against Ukraine
John Swinney must show voters he can be trusted as First Minister after a “very clear message” was sent to the SNP in the General Election results, a former Westminster party leader has said
Europe’s “war policy” is hurting its people and economy, Hungary’s prime minister has said after meeting Vladimir Putin as part of an unsanctioned attempt to resolve the conflict in Ukraine.
Rachel Reeves ordered a review by Treasury officials that could pave the way for autumn tax rises as she warned that Britain is facing the worst public finances since the Second World War.
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'I will not be cowed'
Darren Jones referred to the infamous ‘no money’ note left by Liam Byrne at the end of the last Labour government in 2010.
Sir Keir Starmer sparked a row on Monday by appointing a women’s minister who said that there are many definitions of a woman.
A state of emergency was declared in parts of Russia’s Voronezh region on Sunday after a Ukrainian drone strike on a large ammunition storage facility.
I like nothing about anything Labour might do. Despite what the party’s leadership says, they are anti-capitalism, anti-markets, pro-regulation and anti-opportunity. As a rich, free market Yank, I despise all that stuff, always have. Yet these tenets are central to why stocks will rise.
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