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Grant Shapps has been appointed the brand new defence secretary following the anticipated resignation of Ben Wallace. The selection of substitute has ruffled some feathers given his lack of army expertise, although he's extensively seen as one of many higher communicators in authorities. The Welwyn Hatfield MP, 54, is not any stranger to cupboard, having beforehand led the vitality safety and web zero division and held the posts of transport secretary and residential secretary.However, this veteran of presidency has a barely completely different background to lots of his contemporaries on the prime of the Conservative Party.Politics Live: Cabinet reshuffle newest Unlike lots of his Tory colleagues, he isn't a product of a public college and a prime college. He was educated at...

A day after freezing up at a press convention, Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell publicized a letter from the attending doctor in Congress that cleared him to proceed working. ...

Tory MP Claire Coutinho has been appointed the brand new power safety and web zero secretary, changing veteran cupboard minister Grant Shapps in one of many high jobs of presidency.It is a big promotion for the East Surrey MP who was solely elected to parliament in December 2019. The 38-year-old held her earlier junior position as kids's minister for lower than a 12 months however is a long-term ally of Rishi Sunak.Politics Live: Shapps appointment 'so miserable'; navy chiefs face 'massive dilemma'She served as an adviser to the prime minister earlier than coming into the Commons, when he was chief secretary to the Treasury, and backed his bid to turn out to be chief when Boris Johnson resigned. Ms Coutinho is the primary member of the big 2019 consumption of Tory MPs to make...

Mega asset managers are all in on ESG investing that favors the surroundings and social justice politics, however their labels for such funds inform a distinct story that climate-conscious shoppers could also be unaware of: ESG buyers are also buoying fossil fuels by the billions. ...

Junior docs and consultants in England will take joint strike motion for the primary time over 4 days throughout September and October, the British Medical Association (BMA) has introduced.The BMA stated consultants will strike on 19 and 20 September with Christmas Day ranges of canopy, whereas junior docs can even stroll out on 20 September with comparable ranges of canopy adopted by strikes on 21 and 22 September. Both consultants and junior docs will strike once more on 2, 3, and 4 October with Christmas Day ranges of canopy, in what the union stated was the primary joint strike between consultants and junior docs in NHS historical past.The strike days additionally coincide with Rishi Sunak's first Tory occasion convention as chief and prime minister.BMA junior physician c...

RICHMOND, Va. — The former regulation associate of a Virginia legislator who lately retired to develop into a decide handily gained a particular election Tuesday to fill the vacant southwest Virginia seat within the House of Delegates, in accordance with state outcomes. ...

School buildings in England made with a sure sort of concrete that's liable to collapse will probably be instantly closed over security fears, the federal government has introduced.Around 104 colleges or "settings" will probably be disrupted on prime of fifty which have already been affected this 12 months. The Department for Education (DfE) mentioned the "vast majority of schools and colleges will be unaffected by this change" - however Labour criticised the transfer as "staggering display of Tory incompetence".The sort of concrete forcing the closures is Reinforced Autoclaved Aerated Concrete, often called RAAC.It is similar sort of concrete that has been present in some hospitals which were deemed to be unsafe, prompting Health Secretary Steve Barclay to fast-track them in...

Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis has a stark warning for individuals who attempt to steal throughout the restoration from Hurricane Idalia: “You loot, we shoot.” ...

The appointment of navy novice Grant Shapps as defence secretary is a dangerous transfer by the prime minister at a time of battle in Europe and main funding challenges for the Armed Forces.A senior Whitehall supply mentioned the selection suggests Rishi Sunak favours look over substance - inserting a robust communicator into one of the crucial essential jobs in authorities as a substitute of a candidate with extra related subject material expertise. Other names that had been talked about as attainable contenders to interchange Ben Wallace included Foreign Office minister Anne-Marie Trevelyan - herself a former defence minister - or safety minister Tom Tugendhat, who beforehand served as a reservist.Appointment 'ruffles feathers' - reshuffle newest ...

LOUISVILLE, Ky. — Republican Daniel Cameron pledged Wednesday to maintain Kentucky heading in the right direction towards eliminating its particular person revenue tax if he's elected governor, saying his finances proposals would replicate an overarching purpose of letting employees “keep more of their own money.” ...