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Under-fire British Prime minister Liz Truss leaves Downing Street for the Houses of Parliament where she will answer lawmakers' questions for the first time since abandoning her disastrous tax-slashing economic policies. IMAGES
New British Prime Minister Liz Truss enters her official residence at London's 10 Downing Street, joined by her husband Hugh O’Leary. Truss vowed action this week to tackle "unaffordable energy bills" caused by Russia's "appalling" war in Ukraine and listed three priorities in office: the economy, energy and healthcare. SOUNDBITE
United Kingdom Prime Minister Boris Johnson welcomes King Abdullah II of Jordan to 10 Downing Street, the Prime Minister's official residence, ahead of the G20 summit in Rome and the COP26 climate summit in Glasgow. IMAGES
US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo arrives at 10 Downing Street where he will hold talks with Prime Minister Boris Johnson following London's diplomatically fraught severing of ties with China's Huawei and retaliation for Beijing's treatment of Hong Kong. IMAGES
Journalists asked Boris Johnson if he would like to apologise for with some of the less diplomatic comments he has directed at world leaders over the years following his first press conference with US Secretary of State John Kerry on Tuesday. Johnson was appointed Foreign Secretary by Theresa May, in a government reshuffle following Brexit. Johnson fronted the leave campaign which has been criticised with making misleading claims over government spending and immigration.
A number of London police have stepped back from firearms duties after a fellow officer was charged with murder over the fatal shooting of a young black man, a force spokesman said Sunday. Police in Britain are not routinely armed and the small proportion who are authorised to carry guns are highly trained.