Braverman came under pressure after publishing an unauthorised article where she criticised the MET police for double standards in policing protests. Furthermore, she was accused of fanning the flames of division by some and hence been accused of being responsible for some of the violence seen on Armistice Day.
Prime Minister Rishi Sunak pulled a political rabbit out of the hat when he appointed one of his predecessors, David Cameron, as the new foreign secretary as part of a dramatic cabinet reshuffle. Mr. Cameron—who will be given a peerage so he can sit as Lord Cameron in the House of Lords—replaces James Cleverly, who […]
UK Home Secretary Suella Braverman has been sacked by Prime Minister Rishi Sunak after she criticised the police’s handling of recent pro-Palestinian protests in a newspaper article which Downing Street had not authorised. She has been replaced by James Cleverly, the former foreign secretary, whose old job has been given to former Prime Minister David […]
Not many CIA directors serve as members of a U.S. president’s Cabinet. CIA Director William Burns will now be one of the few. President Joe Biden, underscoring the confidence he holds in and how much he relies on Mr. Burns, announced on July 21 that the intelligence chief is now a Cabinet member. There is precedent for […]
French President Emmanuel Macron might be forced to reshuffle his Cabinet soon. That’s been a persistent rumor in the French media. Many were not convinced how he managed the riots, and Macron is facing constant opposition in Parliament which is blocking his bills.
Nadhim Zahawi has become the UK’s new chancellor on Tuesday as Prime Minister Boris Johnson was forced to reshuffle his cabinet. It follows the resignation of two secretaries of state and a flock of junior ministers after Johnson’s handling of sexual misconduct allegations against Chris Pincher tipped the scale against the prime minister. Sajid Javid […]
One of President Joe Biden’s cabinet members has resigned. That’s after he admitted he treated his colleagues disrespectfully.
A new report says labor unions collected tens of millions of dollars in pandemic aid, even though it was supposed to go to small businesses and nonprofits instead.
Canada’s House of Commons held an emergency debate in response to the ongoing truckers protest. Supporters and opponents in the parliament spoke out.
Re-elected London Mayor Sadiq Khan gives his “full support” to Sir Keir Starmer after changes were made over the weekend to his shadow cabinet. He affirmed his confidence in the Labour leader despite last week’s disappointing election results.
For three years this mother-of-three had a cabinet in her home, completely unaware that it was covered with a colored protective film. Kayleigh Greer, 35, from the United Kingdom, said she bought the cabinet for about $200 from retailer B&Q in 2016 as a TV stand for her bedroom. She wanted to buy a gray […]
Prime Minister Scott Morrison has added a record seventh woman to his cabinet after two senior Liberals announced they will leave parliament at the May federal election. Defence Minister Christopher Pyne announced on Mar. 2 he will quit after 26 years in parliament, while Defence Industry Minister Steve Ciobo will go after 17 years. “In […]
PARIS (AP)—French President Emmanuel Macron is poised to rearrange his Cabinet after his new centrist party engineered a landslide in the country’s parliamentary election, enabling the government to quickly start passing its first big laws. Prime Minister Edouard Philippe will resign “in the coming hours” and a new government will be named in the next […]
President Trump chaired his first full Cabinet meeting on June 12. The president discussed briefly the various achievements of his cabinet and his administration. He described his several executive orders and the regulations he has repealed. The president thanked Sen. McConnell (R-Ky.) for leading the Senate toward a health care bill. He praised Treasury Secretary […]
U.K. Prime Minister Theresa May has chosen her new Cabinet. By and large it is her pre-election Cabinet. Despite her harsh election loss, the prime minister still plans to govern. “This is the government getting on with the job,” she said. Her new Cabinet includes an old political rival—an effort to appease opponents. Michael Gove […]
The U.S. Senate voted on Thursday (March 2) to confirm retired neurosurgeon Ben Carson as secretary of the Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) in President Donald Trump’s Cabinet. Carson, who ran for the 2016 Republican presidential nomination and later endorsed Trump, becomes the only African-American in the Trump Cabinet. The Senate confirmed his […]
