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Britain's Prime Minister Liz Truss holds a press conference in the Downing Street Briefing Room in central London, Friday Oct. 14, 2022.

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'We made mistakes, I'm sorry': UK PM Truss apologises for budget mess

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Supporters of Scottish Independence hold a banner outside the Supreme Court in London, Tuesday, Oct. 11, 2022.

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UK 'won't recognise Scottish independence whatever top court rules'

The UK's Supreme Court has begun hearing evidence on whether Scotland's Parliament can legislate to hold a second referendum on Scottish independence.

12/10/2022

Britain's Prime Minister Liz Truss

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Truss toils to stop UK economic turmoil from turning into tailspin

The British prime minister, in office for barely a month, is struggling to stem the tide amid massive market turmoil, gloomy economic forecasts and a catastrophic drop in ratings.

12/10/2022

A young pro-independence protester holds a Saltire (Scottish flag) during a March against Boris Johnson in Glasgow on January 22, 2022

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UK's highest court hears case for second vote on Scottish independence

Sturgeon said that if the courts blocked a referendum, “we put our case to people in an election or we give up on Scottish democracy”.

11/10/2022

Kwasi Kwarteng leaving 10 Downing Street

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Mini-budget has 'inflicted lasting damage' on UK's Conservative Party

Kwasi Kwarteng on Monday made a u-turn on a proposal to give a tax cut to the rich, saying "we get it, and we have listened."

03/10/2022

Britain's Prime Minister Liz Truss arrives to attend the Conservative Party conference at the ICC, in Birmingham, England, Saturday, Oct. 1, 2022.

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More trouble for Truss as Tory conference begins amid ratings collapse

The prime minister has admitted she should have "laid the ground better" for the mini-budget which brought market turmoil. Several party figures have spoken out against it.

02/10/2022

British Prime Minister Liz Truss meets with Denmark's Prime Minister Mette Frederiksen, in 10 Downing Street, London, Saturday, Oct. 1, 2022.

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'Trust me' says Truss after budget havoc and as UK energy bills rise

The British prime minister insists the government has a "clear plan" that is "right for the country" after its mini-budget caused market turmoil and an opinion poll nosedive

01/10/2022

Keir Starmer, the leader of Britain's Labour Party makes his speech at the party's annual conference in Liverpool, England, Tuesday, Sept. 27, 2022.

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Truss government has 'lost control of UK economy', says Labour leader

Sir Keir Starmer's speech to Labour's annual conference comes as an opinion poll gives the opposition its largest lead over the Conservatives in two decades.

27/09/2022

New UK prime minister Liz Truss

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New UK PM rules out snap election and windfall tax on energy firms

She also said she wanted to "fix" the agreement with the European Union covering post-Brexit trade between Britain and Northern Ireland.

07/09/2022

Britain's newly appointed Prime Minister Liz Truss poses for photographers with her husband Hugh O'Leary outside 10 Downing Street, 6 September 2022

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Liz Truss: New British PM says 'together we will weather the storm'

The new prime minister gave her first speech outside Downing Street, shortly after returning from Scotland where Queen Elizabeth asked her to form a new government, as per tradition.

06/09/2022

Queen Elizabeth II welcomes Liz Truss to Balmoral, Scotland, and invites her to become the next prime minister and form a new government, Tuesday, Sept. 6, 2022.

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Liz Truss becomes UK's fourth new prime minister in six years

Liz Truss was formally appointed UK prime minister after an audience with the Queen at Balmoral Castle.

06/09/2022

Outgoing British Prime Minister Boris Johnson speaks outside Downing Street in London, Tuesday, Sept. 6, 2022.

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'This is it folks': Boris bids farewell before meeting Queen to resign

In his farewell speech, the outgoing British prime minister said that his government had got Brexit done, delivered the fastest vaccine rollout in Europe, and given the country the economic strength to weather the energy crisis

06/09/2022

European Commissioner Maros Sefcovic greets British Foreign Secretary Liz Truss prior to a meeting at EU headquarters in Brussels, Feb. 21, 2022.

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Liz Truss: EU stress Ukraine cooperation but Brexit still looms

Brussels said it hoped for "new beginnings" but made clear its position on Brexit "has not changed one iota."

05/09/2022

Liz Truss, then UK Foreign Secretary, leaves after a cabinet meeting at 10 Downing Street in London, Tuesday, July 19, 2022.

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Liz Truss' journey from 'Remainer' to 'Brexiteer' in her own words

Truss, who on Monday was chosen as the UK's new prime minister, voted to stay in the EU in 2016 but has since undergone a remarkable transformation into an ardent backer of Brexit.

05/09/2022

Aslef, Associated Society of Locomotive Engineers and Firemen members are pictured on a picket line at Willesden Junction station, Aug. 13, 2022.

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Britain endures a summer of strikes amid cost of living crisis

Tens of thousands of rail workers are staging more strikes from Thursday, in the biggest industrial action for three decades.

18/08/2022

This combo of file photos shows the two candidates in the Conservative Party leadership race, former Chancellor of the Exchequer Rishi Sunak and Foreign Secretary Liz Truss.

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Rivals to succeed Boris Johnson blasted for 'fantasy' economic plans

Prime ministerial contenders Liz Truss and Rishi Sunak, as well as the main opposition leader, have been criticised by a prominent economist over their ideas for tackling the cost-of-living crisis.

15/08/2022

This combination of pictures shows Scotland's First Minister Nicola Sturgeon (L) on August 9, 2021, and UK Foreign Secretary Liz Truss on April 25, 2022.

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UK PM race: SNP fury as Truss blasts Sturgeon as an 'attention seeker'

Scottish nationalists have described as "obnoxious" comments about Scotland's first minister by Liz Truss, favourite to become the next Tory leader and UK prime minister.

02/08/2022

Pedestrians pass homeless people sleeping in front of a closed retail unit in London, 13 April 2022 (AP Photo/Kirsty Wigglesworth)

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'Breaking point': Record numbers at risk of homelessness in UK

A surge in 'no fault' evictions at the start of 2022 has left a record number of people at risk of homelessness in the UK.

28/07/2022

Liz Truss, right, and Rishi Sunak during The Sun's Showdown: The Fight for No10, at TalkTV's Ealing Studios on July 26, 2022.

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UK Conservative debate abandoned after host faints on air

The incident happened about half an hour into the hour-long debate with the camera on Liz Truss.

27/07/2022

Liz Truss and Rishi Sunak before taking part in the BBC Conservative Party leadership debate in Stoke-on-Trent, England, Monday July 25, 2022.

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Sparks fly as final two contenders clash in UK leader debate

Liz Truss and Rishi Sunak both want to be the next leader of the Conservative Party, and the next prime minister of Britain.

26/07/2022

Harry lost publicly funded UK police protection when he stepped down as a senior working royal.

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Prince Harry wins bid to challenge UK government over security dispute

Harry wants to pay personally for police security when he comes to Britain after he and his partner Megan Markle lost publicly-funded UK police protection due to stepping down as royals.

22/07/2022