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Eight candidates make cut in race to succeed UK PM Johnson

Eight Conservatives will fight it out to succeed Boris Johnson as party leader and British prime minister after winning enough nominations from their colleagues to go through to the first round of voting on Wednesday.

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Inside pre-fab homes meant to last two decades but still being lived in 70 years later

More than 150,000 temporary homes made of prefabricated steel were erected at the end of the Second World War as Britain faced a housing crisis, with dozens still standing

Daily Mirror

Mo Farah Says He Was Victim of Child Trafficking

Multiple Olympic and world champion Mo Farah was brought to Britain from Djibouti at the age of nine and was forced to do housework and childcare in exchange for food, he told the BBC. The 39-year-old Briton, who was born in Somalia, added his name had been changed to Mohamed…

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‘A job to run away from’: Dilemmas await successor to UK's Johnson

Nominations for the 11 Tory leadership contenders are expected to open on Tuesday, with MPs voting in the first round later in the week. Analysts anticipate that Boris Johnson’s successor in Downing Street will inherit a poisoned chalice. Topping the list of problems, the cost of living crisis vexing the…

France 24

Britain's Labour to put forward no confidence motion on Tuesday -source

Britain's main opposition Labour Party will put forward a motion for a no confidence vote in Prime Minister Boris Johnson's government on Tuesday, with the vote expected to take place on Wednesday, a source in the party said.

Reuters

Olympic great Mo Farah reveals he was trafficked to UK at age 9, forced to be child servant

Olympic great Mo Farah was illegally trafficked to Britain at the age of nine from Djibouti and forced to work as a child servant, he has revealed, saying his real name is Hussein Abdi Kahin.

France 24

Boris Johnson's successor is set to be announced on September 5. So what happens until then?

Britain's new prime minister will be announced on September 5, with the first votes coming this week to begin eliminating candidates in a crowded contest to replace Boris Johnson.

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Mo Farah says he was taken to UK using another child's name

Four-time Olympic champion Mo Farah has disclosed he was brought into Britain illegally from Djibouti under the name of another child

The Independent UK

Sir Mo Farah ‘really proud’ of new revelatory documentary about his past

The four-time Olympic champion said the film, titled The Real Mo Farah, enabled him to ‘address and learn more’ about his journey to Britain.

The Independent UK

Sir Mo Farah reveals he was illegally trafficked to the UK as a child and forced to work as a domestic servant

Britain's most successful track athlete said he was flown to the United Kingdom from Djibouti, aged nine, and given a new name by a woman he had never met.

ABC News

Former Olympic champion Mo Farah reveals real identity

The 39-year-old, whose father was killed in Somalia when he was four, said his real name is Hussein Abdi Kahin and claimed he was made to look after another family’s children in Britain

The Hindu

Ex-finance minister Sunak vows to tackle inflation in pitch to be UK PM

Former finance minister Rishi Sunak will set out his stall to be Britain's next prime minister on Tuesday, vowing to tackle soaring inflation before joining his Conservative Party rivals in promising tax cuts.

Reuters

Sir Mo Farah reveals he was illegally trafficked to UK aged nine and has different name

Sir Mo Farah is ready to tell his real story - 'whatever the cost'. The Olympic hero has bravely confessed he arrived in Britain as an illegal immigrant, after being smuggled into the country by traffickers as a young child

Daily Mirror

Tories plan to narrow race with tougher rules for prime minister candidates

LONDON — The UK Conservative Party is planning to narrow down a wide field of contenders to be Britain’s next prime minister by requiring candidates to have the initial support of 20 Tory MPs.

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UK Watchdog Seeks Review into Government Use of WhatsApp, Messaging Apps

Britain should review the use of WhatsApp, private emails and other messaging apps by ministers and government officials after an investigation found "inadequate data security" during the COVID-19 pandemic, its data protection watchdog said on Monday. The Information Commissioner’s Office (ICO) said the review should examine the "systemic risks" around…

Reuters

UK's Javid sets out tax-cutting plan in pitch to be PM

Sajid Javid, a contender to replace Boris Johnson as Britain's prime minister, said on Monday he would cut a slew of taxes and hold an emergency budget to increase help for households hit by the rising cost of living if he was chosen as leader.

The Independent UK

Extreme heat is a killer, even in Britain – and it’s going to get worse

Heatwaves are the deadliest extreme weather event in the UK, and are set to become more frequent and more intense

The Conversation

How The Clash's Joe Strummer inspired progressive politics in his fans

Joe Strummer, lead singer and lyricist for the seminal punk band, The Clash, died 20 years ago this December. Strummer, the son of a British senior civil servant and whose real name was John Graham Mellor, wrote songs that did not shy away from the politics of the Thatcher era…

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Analysis-Tax-cut talk in UK leadership race adds to inflation angst

Promises of tax cuts from candidates to succeed British Prime Minister Boris Johnson pose another inflationary risk which could pressure the Bank of England to raise interest rates more aggressively, cancelling out any potential boost to the economy.

Daily Mirror

Britain so hot even the train tracks are now bursting into flames in 33C heatwave

Train services had to be suspended this morning after a fire on a bridge in Battersea, South London, between Victoria and Brixton with services to be affected due to reduced speed

Reuters

Factbox: The views of the frontrunners to succeed UK's Boris Johnson

The race to succeed Boris Johnson as British prime minister has begun, with 11 candidates so far putting themselves forward for a contest which will ultimately be decided by around 200,000 Conservative Party members.

The Independent UK

Public thinks Labour more likely to offer Britain a fresh start – poll

People still think a hung parliament is the most likely outcome of the next election.

The Independent UK

UK Conservatives jostle in crowded, testy leadership race

Candidates to replace Boris Johnson as Britain’s prime minister are scattering tax-cutting promises to woo their Conservative Party electorate

The Independent UK

Who is Nadhim Zahawi? All you need to know about new chancellor replacing Rishi Sunak

Iraqi refugee who arrived in Britain aged nine with no English rises to No 11 Downing Street, propping up Boris Johnson’s ailing, scandal-ridden premiership as slew of resignations threaten to sink it

ABC News

A guide to the 11 MPs fighting to replace Boris Johnson as Britain's new prime minister

The field of candidates to replace Boris Johnson as UK leader becomes even more crowded, with 11 MPs now vying for support.

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