Johnson bolsters power at home as storm clouds gather overseas
He has made several domestic policy announcements and dealt a significant ministerial reshuffle which now sees Brexiteers in all the four great offices of state.
British Prime Minister Boris Johnson (left) appointed 39-year-old ex-banker Rishi Sunak (centre) as Chancellor of the Exchequer. Mr Sunak entered the House of Commons only in 2015, and just a year ago was the most junior minister in the Housing, Communities and Local Government Department.
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BORIS Johnson has postponed his planned trip to see Donald Trump next week in the midst of UK-US policy spats from Huawei to digital taxes. With Mr Johnson fighting on several foreign fronts, including Brexit, he is therefore urgently consolidating his power at home after December's landmark...
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