Today in News History
On June 19, several notable moments in the history of News stand out. In 1864, Richard Heales, English-Australian politician, 4th Premier of Victoria (born 1822) passed away. In 1947, Salman Rushdie, Indian-English novelist and essayist was born. In 1952, Bob Ainsworth, English politician, Secretary of State for Defence was born. In 1954, Mike O'Brien, English lawyer and politician, Solicitor General for England and Wales was born. In 1959, Christian Wulff, German lawyer and politician, 10th President of Germany was born. In 1960, Andrew Dilnot, English economist and academic was born. In 1964, Boris Johnson, former Prime Minister of the United Kingdom and former Mayor of London was born. In 1995, Peter Townsend, Burmese-English captain and pilot (born 1914) passed away. In 2001, Stanley Mosk, American lawyer, jurist, and politician (born 1912) passed away. In 2014, Oskar-Hubert Dennhardt, German general (born 1915) passed away. Together, these milestones provide historical context for today's news news and ongoing narratives.
UK PM Starmer braces for cabinet showdown, with Burnham ready to pounce
A clear majority of Keir Starmer’s cabinet believe it is now inevitable Andy Burnham will take over as prime minister, according to people familiar with the thinking of more than 15 cabinet ministers, who spoke on condition of anonymity on Friday. However, as of late in the afternoon, most remained unwilling to do anything about it. Most the cabinet was still not ready to tell Starmer to set out a timetable for his departure, the people said, preferring to wait and see how developments...
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