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Post by Admin on Jul 10, 2024 5:19:19 GMT
LONDON (Kyodo News) - Britain's new Prime Minister Starmer gave his first speech in the House of Commons since taking office on the 9th, saying, ``We are putting an end to politics that we have seen as too selfish,'' stressing that he will dedicate himself to serving the people. Former Conservative Party Prime Minister Sunak apologized to the defeated MPs and vowed to act ``humbly as a professional politician'' while playing the role of the opposition party.
According to the BBC, as a result of the general election held on the 4th, the proportion of female members exceeded 40% for the first time in the history of parliament. Members of Congress are also more racially diverse than before.
The new session of the House of Representatives begins on the 17th, but members are required to take an oath of allegiance to the monarch after being elected, and on the 9th, after the speaker is elected, 650 members take the oath one by one. According to the BBC, it will take about three days for everyone to take their vows.
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Post by Admin on Jul 12, 2024 11:44:05 GMT
New Prime Minister Keir Starmer (61), who just achieved a change of government in the UK general election on the 4th, visited the United States on the 10th for the North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO) summit meeting and visited the White House.
Mr. Starmer met Mr. Biden for the first time as prime minister at a time when there was a lot of talk about whether US President Joe Biden (81) should remain as the Democratic candidate in the US presidential election in November.
The BBC's political editor, Chris Mason, who accompanied him on the interview, asked the Prime Minister point-blank: Many people are suggesting that Mr. Biden has dementia, but what does that actually mean?
In response, Prime Minister Starmer responded that President Biden was "in good spirits" and said he had a good grasp of the details during the bilateral talks, which covered a number of topics in quick succession.
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Post by Admin on Jul 19, 2024 20:04:25 GMT
The British Defense Secretary suggested that Ukraine could use Storm Shadow missiles to attack Russia
In an interview with BBC Radio 4's Today programme, John Healy said the delivery of the missiles does not prevent Zelensky from using them to hit targets in Russia, The Telegraph writes:
"We provide weapons to protect our sovereign country. And this does not stop them from hitting targets in Russia. But this must be done within the framework of international humanitarian law. We continue very intensive negotiations with the Ukrainians because we as a country want to do everything possible to support Ukraine's efforts to fight for its freedom"
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