prime minister

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Bond investors worry that a successor to Keir Starmer as prime minister would increase spending in an effort to win back voters.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 22, 2026

Castro loyalist and military technocrat Manuel Marrero, 62, serves as Cuba's prime minister, and Foreign Minister Rodríguez, 68, is often the most heard-from "voice" of the government in responding to the US.

From BBC • May 22, 2026

France's former prime minister Gabriel Attal said Friday he would run for president next year when Emmanuel Macron steps down, becoming the second prominent centrist to challenge the far right.

From Barron's • May 22, 2026

When he met Sir Keir in Downing Street the day before he resigned from the cabinet, he told the prime minister directly he would be challenging him for the Labour leadership, Streeting told the BBC.

From BBC • May 21, 2026

“What do you mean, ‘wooden’?” asked the deputy prime minister.

From "Fallout: Spies, Superbombs, and the Ultimate Cold War Showdown" by Steve Sheinkin