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London Underground paralyzed by another employee strike

Published on: November 10, 2022
09:30

London, Nov 10 (Prensa Latina) Most London subway stations are closed due to another strike staged by some 10,000 London Underground workers.

British schools might fire teachers for lack of funds

Published on: November 8, 2022
08:30

London, Nov 8 (Prensa Latina) Thousands of schools in England could lay off part of their educational staff next year due to rising costs and insufficient government funds, one of the sector's unions warned.

UN warns British government that more austerity will increase poverty

Published on: November 3, 2022
09:46

London, Nov 3 (Prensa Latina) The United Nations special rapporteur on extreme poverty, Olivier de Schutter, warned the British government that including new austerity measures in the next budget will increase hunger and malnutrition.

Lack of verification puts criminals and corrupt in British police

Published on: November 2, 2022
10:18

London, Nov 2 (Prensa Latina) The British Police is once again in the eye of the hurricane, after it was reported that hundreds of people with criminal records or complaints of misconduct joined the force due to a faulty verification system.

Russia includes British territories on list of unfriendly countries

Published on: October 30, 2022
11:13

Moscow, Oct 30 (Prensa Latina) The Russian government expanded the list of countries hostile to Russia and added 11 British overseas territories for having supported sanctions against Moscow.

Rishi Sunak becomes new Prime Minister of the UK

Published on: October 24, 2022
10:29

London, Oct 24 (Prensa Latina) Former Finance Minister Rishi Sunak will replace the resigning Liz Truss as leader of the British Conservative Party and Prime Minister of the United Kingdom, after receiving the majority support of his caucus.

British Conservative Party to elect next British Conservative leader

Published on: October 21, 2022
08:32

London, Oct 21 (Prensa Latina) The British Conservative Party launched for the second time in the last four months the internal process to choose a new leader and prime minister after the resignation of Liz Truss.

British Parliament to analyze request to conduct early elections

Published on: October 17, 2022
09:31

London, Oct 17 (Prensa Latina) The British Parliament will analyze a popular petition to conduct early general elections after the chaos generated by the controversial economic plan of the conservative government and calls for the resignation of Prime Minister Liz Truss.

British pacifists warn about warmongering rhetoric of new PM

Published on: September 7, 2022
09:44

London, Sep 7 (Prensa Latina) The British pacifist group Stop the War warned that the new British Prime Minister, Liz Truss, could contribute to escalating international tensions by maintaining the militaristic rhetoric of her times as Foreign Minister.

British Labor Party urged to support workers in protests

Published on: August 29, 2022
09:31

London, Aug 29 (Prensa Latina) The British union Unite urged the leadership of the Labor Party to support the protests carried out by workers in the United Kingdom in demand of wage increases and better working conditions.

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