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UK conservative party leadership: Candidates on the right make the final ballot

In the UK, the Conservative Party is choosing a new leader after suffering its biggest defeat in modern history in July’s election. Two candidates—both on the right of the party—are battling for the top position. Al Jazeera’s Andrew Simmons reports. Subscribe to our channel: http://bit.ly/AJSubscribe Follow us on Twitter: https://twitter.com/AJEnglish Find us on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/aljazeera Check our website: http://www.aljazeera.com/ Check out our Instagram page: https://www.instagram.com/aljazeeraenglish/ Download AJE Mobile App: https://aje.io/AJEMobile #UKPolitics #TomTugendhat #ConservativeParty #LeadershipContest #ElectionDefeat #JamesCleverly #PoliticalNews #BritishPolitics #AlJazeeraEnglish

UK election hinges on conservatives’ ‘political disasters’ | Quotable

Andrew Blick, a professor of politics at King’s College London, says that projections suggest the centre-left Labour Party will win the UK election. He says the Conservative Party’s unpopularity is anchored in Boris Johnson’s political scandals, Liz Truss’s short-lived premiership in 2022 and Prime Minister Rishi Sunak failing to solve the challenges his office inherited—all of which suggests a Labour Party win. Subscribe to our channel http://bit.ly/AJSubscribe Follow us on Twitter https://twitter.com/AJEnglish Find us on Facebook https://www.facebook.com/aljazeera Check our website: https://www.aljazeera.com/ Check out our Instagram page: https://www.instagram.com/aljazeeraenglish/ Download AJE Mobile App: https://aje.io/AJEMobile #UKGeneralElection #UnitedKingdom #Britain #RishiSunak #KeirStarmer #NigelFarage #GeorgeGalloway #ConservativeParty #UKNationalElections #LabourParty #ReformUKParty #WorkersPartyOfBritain #UKParliament #BritishPolitics #UKGeneralElection2024 #UKElection2024

US and UK carry out new attacks against Yemen’s Houthis

The US and UK militaries say they have conducted new air attacks against Houthi weapon sites in Yemen, as the group continues to target Red Sea shipping in protest over Israel’s war in Gaza. Subscribe to our channel http://bit.ly/AJSubscribe Follow us on Twitter https://twitter.com/AJEnglish Find us on Facebook https://www.facebook.com/aljazeera Check our website: https://www.aljazeera.com/ Check out our Instagram page: https://www.instagram.com/aljazeeraenglish/ Download AJE Mobile App: https://aje.io/AJEMobile @AljazeeraEnglish #Aljazeeraenglish #News

Reactions over the first winter FIFA World Cup

93 days now to go until the world cup kicks off here in Qatar. The tournament is taking place in the European winter for the first time. The Premier League has never had a break like this – and the prospect of it, has made managers very unhappy. Al Jazeera’s Paul Rhys reports from London. Subscribe to our channel http://bit.ly/AJSubscribe Follow us on Twitter https://twitter.com/AJEnglish Find us on Facebook https://www.facebook.com/aljazeera Check our website: http://www.aljazeera.com/ Check out our Instagram page: https://www.instagram.com/aljazeeraenglish/ @AljazeeraEnglish #Aljazeeraenglish #News #FIFA #FIFA2022 #WorldCup2022 #Winter #PremierLeague #UK #UnitedKingdom #Qatar #Qatar2022

Hong Kong’s new leader sworn in as Xi hails rule by ‘patriots’

China’s President has defended Beijing’s governing of Hong Kong since the handover from Britain 25 years ago. Xi Jinping made the comments at the swearing-in ceremony of the territory’s new leader. It was Xi’s first trip outside of mainland China since the COVID-19 pandemic started. Al Jazeera’s @Adrian Brown reports from Hong Kong. – Subscribe to our channel: http://aje.io/AJSubscribe – Follow us on Twitter: https://twitter.com/AJEnglish – Find us on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/aljazeera – Check our website: https://www.aljazeera.com/ @AljazeeraEnglish #Aljazeeraenglish #News #HongKong #XiJinping

Post-Brexit, new export paperwork affect UK businesses

0 After a long quiet period, the United Kingdom’s seaports to France and Belgium are expected to get back to normal this week. But businesses are watching anxiously, having to battle through new export paperwork brought in after Brexit. For some, it may mean saying farewell to their biggest market. Al Jazeera’s Jonah Hull reports from Dover, in Kent. – Subscribe to our channel: http://aje.io/AJSubscribe – Follow us on Twitter: https://twitter.com/AJEnglish – Find us on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/aljazeera – Check our website: https://www.aljazeera.com/ #AlJazeeraEnglish #UK #Brexit

Balfour 100 years on: salvation or betrayal? – UpFront

“One nation, solemnly promised to a second nation, the country of a third.” That’s how one writer famously described the Balfour Declaration – the declaration by then-British Foreign Minister Arthur Balfour, on November 2, 1917, that said, “His Majesty’s government view with favour the establishment in Palestine of a national home for the Jewish people. […]” One hundred years later, the conflict between Israelis and Palestinians continues, with no sign of any sort of resolution. So, how central was the Balfour Declaration to later developments and what role did Britain play subsequently? And should the declaration be celebrated as the first step towards the establishment of the state of Israel […]