7 h. ago Macron REAPPOINTS French Prime Minister who quit the same position four days ago after less than a month in the job

French President Emmanuel Macron has reappointed the French Prime Minister Sebastien Lecornu

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7 h. ago Emmanuel Macron reappoints Sébastien Lecornu as French prime minister

Premier says he wants to press ahead with efforts to finalise a budget for 2026

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7 h. ago Macron reappoints Sébastien Lecornu as French prime minister

French president tasks Lecornu, who resigned as PM on Monday, with forming a new cabinetThe French president, Emmanuel Macron, has reappointed Sébastien Lecornu as prime minister and tasked him with forming a new cabinet.More details to follow Continue reading...

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65 h. ago Two more Keir Starmer aides exit troubled No10 as social cohesion and green advisers quit

Muneera Lula and Carys Roberts have both quit as policy advisers to the Prime Minister, it has been revealed.

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3 d. ago Why does France have a president and a prime minister? Latest PM resigns plunging the country into chaos

The latest Prime Minister Sébastien Lecornu quit the government in a shock move on Monday, leaving the country facing political chaos

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2 w. ago Starmer’s head of communications Steph Driver quits in latest No 10 exit

Exclusive: Departure of key figure comes little over a week after that of director of political strategyUK politics – latest updatesKeir Starmer’s head of communications, Steph Driver, has announced she is leaving Downing Street, the latest in a series of trusted aides to the prime minister who have quit No 10 in recent months.The departure of Driver, who spent five years at Starmer’s side as communications chief when he was opposition leader, before becoming deputy director and then director of communications at Downing Street, comes little more than a week after another key figure, Paul Ovendon, quit as the PM’s director of political strategy. Continue reading...

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3 w. ago Keir's worst nightmare as Angela Rayner's allies 'plot comeback with Labour leadership rival Andy Burnham' while Cabinet minister vows to support Manchester mayor 'whatever he does'

The Prime Minister has been in a tailspin since Ms Rayner quit as his deputy nearly a fortnight ago, admitting she had underpaid stamp duty on the purchase of a new flat.

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3 w. ago Senior Starmer adviser quits over offensive Diane Abbott messages

Departure of political strategy director Paul Ovenden is yet another setback for PM after Mandelson and Rayner exitsA senior adviser to Keir Starmer has resigned after it was revealed he sent inappropriate messages about the Labour MP Diane Abbott eight years ago.Paul Ovenden quit on Monday as the prime minister’s director of political strategy after details emerged about a sexually explicit WhatsApp conversation he had in 2017. Continue reading...

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