prime minister

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Just hours before this latest backtracking, the Health Secretary Wes Streeting – who'd quite fancy being prime minister himself one day – said it was important the government "gets it right first time".

From BBC

A major market risk continues to build in Asia, where a reported move by Japan’s new prime minister to consolidate her power base could lead to an extended torrent of liquidity out of U.S. stocks.

From Barron's

On Friday, the prime minister is scheduled to meet Chinese President Xi Jinping one-on-one, after the pair met last year on the sidelines of an Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation summit in South Korea.

From BBC

Greenland’s prime minister, Jens-Frederik Nielsen, told reporters on Tuesday that despite “immense pressure,” the island would remain a part of the Kingdom of Denmark, and continue to adhere to democracy and the rule of law.

From The Wall Street Journal

The prime minister has been criticised for going abroad frequently but when speaking to Labour MPs on Monday, he defended his focus on foreign affairs and attempted to link it to his domestic policy agenda.

From BBC