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Rishi Sunak To Become Britain’s Prime Minister
Rishi Sunak is set to become the United Kingdom’s next Prime Minister, with the 42-year-old to become the first person of color to hold the position. The Standard reported, “Rishi Sunak is to become Britain’s 57th Prime Minister after both Boris Johnson and Penny Mordaunt pulled out of the race to be the next Tory leader. “He will... Read more of this article
Liz Truss Resigns As British Prime Minister
Liz Truss has resigned as Conservative Party Leader, becoming the shortest-serving Prime Minister in British history. A BBC story said, “Liz Truss has resigned as prime minister after just 45 days in office. “The announcement, made by Truss outside Downing Street, follows the near-complete evaporation of her political authority which has... Read more of this article
Questions In UK Parliament On Cannabis Bill
“The Foreign Secretary carefully considered the Bermuda Cannabis Licensing Bill 2022 and concluded that it is contrary to the UK’s and Bermuda’s obligations under the UN Conventions, which prohibit the legalisation of cannabis for recreational use,” British Minister of State Jesse Norman said. This follows after Bermuda’s UK... Read more of this article
Column: ‘Truss Admin Will Be Harmful To OTs’
[Opinion column written by Chris Famous] Meet The Right Honourable Mary Elizabeth Truss aka Liz Truss. Currently, Secretary of State for Foreign Commonwealth and Development Affairs of the United Kingdom. According to most polls and bookmakers, by early September, she will be the next Prime Minister of the United Kingdom [UK] and its Overseas Colonies... Read more of this article
UK Parliament: Q&A On OTs/Climate Change
“The Government is working with the Overseas Territories on extension of the UK ratification of the Paris Agreement to those that are eligible and that formally request it,” the Minister of State, Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy Greg Hands said. During the British Parliament’s session on July 19th, Conservative MP Matthew... Read more of this article
British MP Calls For Emancipation Day Holiday
Noting that “in many of Britain’s former colonies” Emancipation Day is celebrated with a “holiday or a day of cultural activities,” British MP Claudia Webbe said that it is ”long overdue that Britain joins this global trend, and commemorates August 1 as a bank holiday.” In an article titled ‘Emancipation... Read more of this article
Ten Candidates In Race To Succeed Johnson
Ten Conservative MPs have so far said they intend to run in the contest to replace Boris Johnson, who recently announced he would step down as Party Leader after facing mounting criticism from his party, The field of contenders includes Rishi Sunak, Nadhim Zahawi, Grant Shapps, Suella Braverman, Kemi Badenoch, Tom Tugendhat, Sajid Javid, Jeremy Hunt,... Read more of this article
Cashman Introduces SSM Marriage Bill For OTs
Lord Michael Cashman has introduced a Private Members Bill in the UK House of Lords to “make provision for the marriage of same sex couples” in British Overseas Territories, including Bermuda. The Bill — which was introduced yesterday [July 6] — states “In the law of the Territory, marriage has the same effect in relation... Read more of this article
Video: UK PM Boris Johnson Resigns
Boris Johnson has announced his resignation as party leader, saying “it is clearly now the will of the Parliamentary Conservative party that there should be a new leader of the party and therefore a new Prime Minister” and “the process of choosing that new leader should begin now and the timetable will be announced next week.” A... Read more of this article
Bermuda Has 718 UK State Pensions Recipients
According to a recent discussion in the UK Parliament, there are 718 people in Bermuda receiving state pensions from England. During the British Parliament’s session on June 15th,Peter Bottomley asked the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, “which countries the UK has [a] bilateral or [b] reciprocal agreements on provision of the State Pension;... Read more of this article
‘Territories Committed To Meeting Standards’
“All Overseas Territories with financial centres are committed to global tax transparency standards,” Lord Ahmad of Wimbledon said. During the British Parliament’s session on June 10th, Liberal Democrat Lord Jones of Cheltenham asked “what progress they have made on reforming procedures in the UK’s Overseas Territories to eliminate [1]... Read more of this article
Baroness Pamela Sharples Dies At Age 99
Baroness Pamela Sharples — the widow of the late Sir Richard Sharples, the Bermuda Governor who was assassinated in 1973 — has died aged 99. An Obituary in the Telegraph said, “Baroness Sharples, who has died aged 99, made an energetic contribution to the House of Lords for 44 years after the assassination in Bermuda of her husband,... Read more of this article
