UK: Kemi Badenoch and Robert Jenrick Finalists to be Cons. Party Leader

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Two right leaning former goveministers will go head-to-head in the final round of the race to become the next leader of the UK’s Conservative Party after former Foreign Minister James Cleverly was eliminated.

Wednesday’s vote by Conservative lawmakers saw Kemi Badenoch receive 42 out of 120 votes, ahead of Robert Jenrick with 41 votes. In a surprise twist, Cleverly, who won the previous round of voting, was eliminated from the race, with 37 votes.

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EU: Bloc Will Impose Tariffs on Chinese EV imports

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Big taxes will be imposed on imports of electric vehicles from China to the EU after the majority of member states have backed the plans.

The move to introduce tariffs aims to protect the European car industry from being undermined by what EU politicians believe are unfair Chinese-state subsidies on its own cars.

Charges of up to 45% are to be enforced on electric cars made in China for the next five years, but some fear the move could raise electric vehicle (EV) prices for buyers.

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EU:; Macron Warns: EU Not Competitive, "Could Die"

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The EU “could die” unless it makes itself more competitive with the US and China, Emmanuel Macron has warned.

The French president said the bloc was over-regulating and under-investing at the Berlin Global Dialogue event.

(Picture; French President Emmanuel Macron – seen here shaking handswith European Commission presidentUrsula von der Leyen )

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IRELAND:PM Varadkar Resigns

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Leo Varadkar, the Irish prime minister who once boasted about the waning influence of the Catholic Church in Irish society and supported many woke policies, has resigned following the failed referendums in the country. These referendums aimed to redefine the traditional roles of 'mother', 'women', and 'marriage' in the constitution.

He signaled in Marrch he would likely be resigning  "for personal and political reasons" as PM and leader of the Fine Gael Party.

New Fine Gael leader Simon Harris, whose leadership bid was uncontested, is set to be voted in as taoiseach by TDs (members of parliament) on Tuesday, while every Irish opposition party has called for a general election.u

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