Analysts have said the decision by British Prime Minister Andy Burnham to appoint experienced and relatively cautious figures to key economic and security posts indicates an effort to reassure financial markets, contain divisions within the ruling Labour Party and avoid an abrupt break with the previous government. …
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The system famed for having the stability of government at its core has suddenly started shedding prime ministers like winter coats in the height of summer COMMENT | TONY MCNULTY | This is not the UK’s first leadership transition in government, and it is unlikely to be the last. …
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LONDON | Xinhua | Britain is preparing for its seventh prime minister in a decade following Prime Minister Keir Starmer’s resignation amid mounting political pressure and declining parliamentary support. Andy Burnham, former mayor of Greater Manchester, is currently the only declared candidate for the Labour leadership and is …
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LONDON, UK | TASS | A song by US star Taylor Swift has topped the UK singles chart for the seventh time, The Official Charts Company, which compiles and publishes music rankings in the United Kingdom, said. The song in question is “I Knew It, I Knew You” from the …
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The king’s speech pushed in interesting ways at the boundaries of what a British monarch might be expected to have said in Trump’s America COMMENT | PHILIP MURPHY | King Charles’s recent speech to the US Congress – only the second such address by a British monarch – …
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Kampala, Uganda | URN | Uganda has urged investors in the United Kingdom to invest in the 250 percent return-on-investment mining and energy sector in the country. However, only serous and mutually beneficial partners are welcome to invest in the country’s budding extractives sector, according to Ramathan Ggoobi, Permanent Secretary …
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Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Uganda is hosting a major UK and Indian business delegation this week, bringing new opportunities for investment and partnerships across key sectors. Invited by Prime Minister Robinah Nabbanja during her UK visit in October 2025, the Westminster Africa Business Association (WABA) and the South …
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LONDON | Xinhua | A 2025 deal between the UK and Mauritius to hand over the Chagos Islands “secures the operations of the joint U.S.-UK base” there, British media quoted a British government spokesperson as saying on Tuesday. This came after U.S. President Donald Trump accused the act of “great …
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Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The long-awaited announcement arrived on 2 December 2025 — a moment that Uganda’s tourism industry had been yearning for since 2023. The United Kingdom officially lifted its travel advisory against Queen Elizabeth National Park and Semuliki National Park, ending more than two years of …
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The government’s own impact assessment warns that cuts to projects will likely increase death and disease London, UK | AGENCIES | The UK government has said that slashing foreign aid spending will likely see global deaths rise – as it confirmed the cuts will fall disproportionately on women and girls’ education …
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The Independent Uganda: You get the Truth we Pay the Price
