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  1. Blackleaf

    British PM Choice. . .

    New Deputy Prime Minister and Health Secretary Therese Coffey was being interviewed on LBC by Nick Ferrari this morning and all of a sudden the alarm on her phone went off. It was an alarm you wouldn't expect her to have - Dr Dre.
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    British PM Choice. . .

    Truss confirms sensational Brexiteer Cabinet The victorious Brexiteers are well and truly in power Braverman, who wants Britain to leave the European Court of Human Rights, is appointed Home Secretary by Truss
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    British PM Choice. . .

    As The Telegraph says that she could be the most radical PM for a century, Remainer-turned-Brexiteer Truss attacks the EU... "I will make good on the promise of Brexit and our potential by getting burdensome EU-inspired law off our statute books by the end of 2023"
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    British PM Choice. . .

    Mary Elizabeth Truss, the UK's 56th Prime Minister, was born in Oxford on 26th July 1975 when Harold Wilson was Prime Minister. She is the daughter of John Truss, Emeritus Professor of Pure Mathematics at the University of Leeds, and Priscilla Grasby, a nurse. Her parents, who she once...
  5. Blackleaf

    What are you listening to right now?

    The Moody Blues - "Nights in White Satin" (in Paris) 1967 The video for the Birmingham band's biggest hit was shot in the City of Love during the Summer of Love...
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    Champions League 22/23

    Croatia's Modric and Belgium's Hazard were on the scoresheet as holders Real Madrid beat Scottish runners-up Celtic 3-0 in Glasgow as they look to win the tournament for a record 15th time....
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    Champions League 22/23

    Tonight's other results: Dinamo Zagreb 1-0 Chelsea RB Salzburg 1-1 AC Milan Glasgow Celtic 0-3 Real Madrid RB Leipzig 1-4 Shakhtar Donetsk Borussia Dortmund 3-0 FC Copenhagen Benfica 2-0 Maccabi Haifa Paris Saint-Germain 2-1 Juventus
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    Champions League 22/23

    Manchester City's new Norwegian star Erling Haaland scored two tonight as English champions Manchester City thrashed Spain's Sevilla 4-0 in Seville as the world's greatest club football tournament gets underway, although it's a long way to the Final in Istanbul in May. Manchester City were...
  9. Blackleaf

    British PM Choice. . .

    America and Britain reaffirm their friendship US President Joe Biden has spoken with Prime Minister Truss this evening, Downing Street has said, Biden congratulating her on her appointment. "The Prime Minister looked forward to working closely with President Biden as leaders of free...
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    British PM Choice. . .

    President Zelensky invites Liz Truss to Ukraine Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky says he's spoken to Liz Truss this evening. He tweets: "I became the first foreign leader to have a conversation with the newly elected British PM Liz Truss." Zelensky says he's invited her to Ukraine and...
  11. Blackleaf

    British PM Choice. . .

    Tom Tugendhat is Security Minister. James Heappey is Armed Forces and Veterans Minister. Vicky Ford is Development Minister. Edward Argar is the Paymaster General and Minister for the Cabinet Office. Michael Ellis is the Attorney General. Chris Philp is Chief Secretary to the Treasury...
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    British PM Choice. . .

    Ben Wallace remains Defence Secretary. Lord True is the Leader of the House of Lords. Penny Mordaunt is the Leader of the House of Commons. Nadhim Zahawi is Chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster, Minister for Intergovernmental Relations and Equalities Minister. Brandon Lewis is Justice...
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    British PM Choice. . .

    Therese Coffey is Deputy Prime Minister In her top four posts, Liz Truss has appointed: Kwasi Kwarteng as Chancellor of the Exchequer (Finance Minister) James Cleverly as Foreign Secretary Suella Braverman as Home Secretary Therese Coffey as Deputy Prime Minister and Health Secretary
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    British PM Choice. . .

    Truss makes first speech as PM:
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    The Next Bond Should Be

    Boris Johnson.
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    British PM Choice. . .

    "Like Cincinnatus I shall be returning to my plough..." Johnson's farewell speech...
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    British PM Choice. . .

    It doesn't matter. I was just wondering.
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    British PM Choice. . .

    Nearly 140 years since last PM appointed at Balmoral Nicholas Witchell BBC royal correspondent It's been nearly 140 years since the last prime minister had to make the journey all the way up to the Scottish Highlands to be appointed. That was in 1885. The PM then was Robert Gascoyne-Cecil...