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Sunak’s best chance of becoming PM lies in no contest

Mordaunt formally announced her candidature in Friday evening. But was also said not to have managed the backing of sufficient fellow lawmakers…reports Asian Lite News Rishi Sunak’s best chance of becoming prime

October 23, 2022

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Truss’ short stint leaves scars on economy

The measures triggered a loss of confidence on markets, ultimately sparking the downfall of the 47-year-old Oxford-born politician…reports Asian Lite News Truss’ attempt to boost growth in a recession-threatened economy was fuelled

October 21, 2022

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Is it back to Boris or Sunak?

Rishi Sunak became the Chancellor of the UK Exchequer (finance minister, in effect) just before the Covid pandemic hit in early 2020…reports Asian Lite News Even before Liz Truss resigned, five names

October 21, 2022

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Inflation accelerates to 40-year high as food prices rise

Faster inflation also fuels expectations that the Bank of England will raise interest rates further and faster as it struggles to return inflation to its 2% target…reports Asian Lite News British food

October 20, 2022

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‘Intensive talks’ under way with India but no Diwali deal

The British side of the talks is being led by. Badenoch and her team at the Department for International Trade ( DIT )…reports Asian Lite News India and Britain are engaged in

October 20, 2022

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Iran’s fresh sanctions target British officials

Iran’s sanctions have also targeted several individuals, including British Minister of State for Security Tom Tugendhat, and British military commander in the Gulf Don MacKinnon….reports Asian Lite News The Iranian Foreign Ministry

October 20, 2022

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Law will be changed to stop RAF pilots training Chinese

The new tighter regulation is part of the National Security Bill now going through parliament…reports Asian Lite News The law will be changed to stop experienced RAF pilots taking contracts to train

October 19, 2022

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Truss faces Tory fury

The most popular choice to take over the top job remains scandal-hit Boris Johnson, followed by Sunak…reports Asian Lite News Most Tory party members want Prime Minister Liz Truss to quit and

October 19, 2022

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India-UK Joint Working Group to further defence ties

The inaugural meeting of the UK-India Defence Industry Joint Working Group was held on the sidelines of DefExpo 2022 in Gandhinagar..reports Asian Lite News Defence industry organisations from India and the UK

October 19, 2022

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Chinese diplomat involved in protester assault, alleges UK MP

Chinese Spokesman Wang Wenbin said people had “illegally entered” the grounds and any country’s diplomats would have taken “necessary measures” to protect their premises….reports Asian Lite News One of China’s most senior

October 19, 2022

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