Meeting follows raft of appointments by new PM, including Rachel Reeves as UK’s first female chancellorUK general election results 2024: live trackerIf you haven’t come across Rowena Mason’s latest piece, I’d reccommend a read of it. The Guardian’s Whitehall editor takes you behind the scenes of the Tories’ chaotic election campaign, all the way from the surprise decision to call a snap election to the divisions inside the doomed campaign machine.Here is a look at the political schedule for Saturday, courtesy of the PA news agency:Prime minister, Keir Starmer, is expected to hold the first meeting of his new cabinet as starts working on Labour’s manifesto pledges and preparing for a Nato summit next week. The new cabinet is expected to meet at 11am.At 10.30am, a recount in the final seat to declare – Inverness, Skye and West Ross-shire – will start.Scottish Labour leader Anas Sarwar will go on a walkabout with new MP Blair McDougall in East Renfrewshire this morning.Nigel Farage is scheduled to visit Essex with James McMurdock, the new MP for South Basildon and East Thurrock. Continue reading…
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Author : Amy Sedghi
Publish date : 2024-07-06 09:02:14
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