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UK’s Starmer Faces Mounting Pressure to Step Down 0 (0)

UK Prime Minister Keir Starmer is facing growing pressure to step down after more than 70 of 403 Members of Parliament from the governing Labour Party called for him to set out a timetable for his departure. The rebellion follows last week’s local elections, which saw Starmer’s Labour lose control of the Welsh parliament and almost three of every five English council seats it was defending. Bloomberg Opinion’s Rosa Prince has more. Her views are her own. ——– More on Bloomberg Television and Markets Like this video? Subscribe and turn on notifications so you don’t miss any videos from Bloomberg [See More…]

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UK’s Starmer Faces Showdown Over Mandelson Saga 0 (0)

UK Prime Minister Keir Starmer is preparing make a statement to the House of Commons on Monday to address a fresh dispute over the senior official he fired over the appointment of Peter Mandelson as US ambassador. The next day, Olly Robbins, who Starmer sacked as head of the Foreign Office for approving the appointment without informing him of the failed vetting, is expected to give evidence to the Foreign Affairs Committee to give his side. Bloomberg Opinion’s Rosa Prince has the latest. Her views are her own. ——– More on Bloomberg Television and Markets Like this video? Subscribe and turn on notifications so you don’t [See More…]

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The Legacy of Elizabeth II: The Media Queen 0 (0)

Queen Elizabeth II, the world’s longest-serving monarch, whose reign of almost seven decades survived tectonic shifts in Britain’s post-imperial society, inspired broad affection for her among her subjects and weathered successive challenges posed by the romantic choices, missteps and imbroglios of her descendants, died on Thursday at Balmoral Castle in Scotland, her summer retreat. She was 96. She left behind a legacy that blended the ancient and the modern with the help of mass media. Read the story here: https://nyti.ms/3qlcMMe Subscribe: http://bit.ly/U8Ys7n More from The New York Times Video: http://nytimes.com/video ———- Whether it’s reporting on conflicts abroad and political divisions [See More…]