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US midterm elections are today The US are voting today in the midterm elections to decide who controls Congress, which is made up of two houses. Congress makes the nationwide US laws and so these elections are very important. You can read The Drop's easy guide to...
US midterms – What are they and why do they matter?
The President will hold power over four years, this is called a term. Elections happen two years into each term giving the name mid-term.
What is the cabinet and what do the members do?
Rishi Sunak became the 57th Prime Minister on Tuesday and one of his first duties is to select a cabinet. But what do they do? The Cabinet is a group of around 20 members that each have separate roles which manage different areas of the country. Some of these cabinet...
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Elon Musk is buying Twitter for "humanity" Elon Musk put out a lengthy Twitter post citing his reasons for buying the social media giant. He said:...
Who is Rishi Sunak? A quick guide to the new Prime Minister
Born in Southampton in 1980, Rishi Sunak’s parents where Indian migrants, making him the first British Asian Prime Minister.
Rishi Sunak set to be next Prime Minister
After Liz Truss’s resignation last week, Rishi Sunak has been the only candidate to receive over 100 MPs supporting him for leader, making him the first British Asian PM
How will the next Prime Minister be chosen?
The conservative party now needs to elect a new leader which would be the UKs next Prime Minister. This would be the fifth Conservative party leader in six years.
A new Prime Minister: What do all the terms mean?
Liz Truss resigned as Prime Minister on Thursday after just 45 days in office, making her the...
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Liz Truss resigns as Prime Minister Liz Truss resigned after just 45 days in office, triggering a...
Liz Truss resigns as Prime Minister
After being elected only 7 weeks ago, she gave a speech outside No.10 stating her intent to resign as Conservative Party leader after only 45 days.
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Liz Truss no longer promising pension rise Prime Minister Liz Truss has gone back on her promise...
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Economic U-Turn New Chancellor Jeremy Hunt announced today that almost all of the economic...
New Chancellor ditches government’s mini-budget plans
The new Chancellor of the Exchequer Jeremy Hunt has abandoned almost all of the government’s mini-budget which was introduced three weeks ago.