PMQs live: Keir Starmer faces questions from Kemi Badenoch over transport secretary resignation | PMQs
Mr Badenoch criticizes Mr Starmer over Mr Haig's appointment Mr Starmer answered brief opening questions from a number of backbench MPs before Conservative leader Kemi Badenoch took questions. She begins with a question about the Prime Minister's appointment of a fraudster as Transport Secretary. She asked him what he was thinking, suggesting this was a […]
Stellantis shares tumble after CEO Carlos Tavares’ abrupt resignation
Investors and bankers familiar with the matter said Monday that outgoing CEO Carlos Tavares will quickly turn around the struggling U.S. business by cutting costs rather than focusing on long-term strategy. The company revealed that it had clashed with Stellantis' board of directors over the plan. Shares in the makers of Jeep, Fiat and Peugeot […]
Resignation shouldn’t prevent the release of Gaetz report — it didn’t stop us last time
Former Rep. Matt Gaetz (R-Florida) has withdrawn his name as a candidate for attorney general and said he has no intention of returning to the House. But Gaetz will not remain in obscurity, as he announced his resignation from Congress just hours after Donald Trump nominated him for the post. We know that Mr. Trump […]
SEC Chair Gary Gensler Announces Resignation Ahead Of Trump Inauguration
Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) Chairman Gary Gensler announced Thursday that he will step down when President-elect Donald Trump takes office on January 20th. in a press release Posted According to the SEC, Mr. Gensler praised SEC employees as dedicated public servants and said he was proud to lead such a prestigious government agency. Gensler […]
NYC councilman demands judge’s resignation for freeing criminal who shot cop
A New York City councilman on Tuesday said a Queens judge showed an “astonishing lack of judgment” when he released a career criminal, who then shot and killed two people, including a police officer, and was at the center of a shootout. He said he was killed by a police officer. . Democratic City Councilman […]
House Ethics Committee plans to discuss probe into Gaetz after resignation from Congress
The House Ethics Committee could meet Wednesday to discuss an investigation into allegations against former Rep. Matt Gaetz, a week after President-elect Donald Trump nominated him to be the next attorney general. The meeting came after a woman reportedly told the Ethics Committee that she had a sexual relationship with Gates when she was 17, […]
Dutch coalition government survives despite minister resignation over Amsterdam violence | Netherlands
Dutch Prime Minister Dick Schauff's right-wing government averted a crisis on Friday with the resignation of a deputy cabinet minister over alleged racist comments, but the coalition will remain in power. Deputy Finance Minister Nora Achabal submitted her resignation late Friday as the Netherlands grapples with the political fallout from last week's attack on Israeli […]
‘Church in crisis’: what the papers say about the archbishop of Canterbury’s resignation | Justin Welby
British newspapers on Wednesday focused on the Archbishop of Canterbury's decision to resign amid mounting pressure from victims and clergy over his handling of the church's worst abuse scandal. Other church officials have also faced calls to resign, and the fallout continues. of guardian The article links to Justin Welby's “sadness” over the abuse scandal […]
Fed’s Jerome Powell says he would not step down if Trump requested his resignation
Federal Reserve Chairman Jerome Powell said Thursday that he will not resign even if President-elect Donald Trump asks him to resign. Asked by reporters if he would resign as requested by President Trump, Powell simply answered, “No.” “The law doesn't allow it,” Powell said at a press conference after the Fed cut interest rates by […]
‘They refused to let me go’: Japanese workers turn to resignation agencies to quit jobs | Japan
MAli was only two months into his new job when he decided enough was enough. A position at an online bank in Tokyo, which he found through a staffing agency, seemed like a perfect fit for the 25-year-old, who is part of Japan's army of temporary workers. However, she soon became depressed. “On the first […]