Close Relations
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| Originally published | 1997 |
| Authors | Deborah Moggach |
| Genres | Domestic Fiction |
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| ID | 2445144 |
About Close Relations
Gordon Hammond, 65 and a builder has a heart attack. Whilst recovering in hospital he falls in love with April, a young black nurse, and leaves Dorothy, his wife of 45 years to set up home with her. Dorothy is released like a loose cannon into the lives of her three daughters and chaos ensues.
How India-Canada ties descended into a public feud
...By Sharanya Hrishikesh & Vikas PandeyBBC News, DelhiThe escalating row over the murder of a Sikh separatist leader has the potential to derail years of Close Relations between Canada and India, two key strategic partners on security and trade...
Ukraine war: Russian general fired after criticising army leaders
... Gen Surovikin was said to enjoy Close Relations with the former Wagner boss Yevgeny Prigozhin and there had been media reports that he had been arrested following the brief revolt...
China stages big military incursion, Taiwan says
... But it also maintains Close Relations with Taiwan and sells arms to it under the Taiwan Relations Act, which states that the US must provide the island with the means to defend itself...
Xi Biden meeting: US leader promises 'no new Cold War' with China
... But it also maintains Close Relations with Taiwan and sells arms to it under the Taiwan Relations Act, which states that the US must provide the island with the means to defend itself...
Liz Truss resignation: World politicians and media react to Truss departure
... In an earlier statement, Mr Biden said Close Relations with the UK would continue, and thanked Ms Truss for her partnership " on a range of issues including holding Russia accountable for its war against Ukraine"...
Biden again says US would defend Taiwan if China attacks
... But it maintains Close Relations and sells arms to Taiwan under the Taiwan Relations Act, which states that the US must provide the island with the means to defend itself...
Israel outrage at Russian claim that Hitler was part Jewish
... Israel, which has Close Relations with both Ukraine and Russia, has been at the forefront of international mediation efforts to try to stop the fighting...
Ukraine will not respond to provocations, Zelensky says
... Ukraine, a former Soviet republic with historic ties to Russia, is not a member of Nato or the European Union but has Close Relations with both...
Liz Truss resignation: World politicians and media react to Truss departure
By Elsa MaishmanBBC News
News of Liz Truss 's resignation has prompted quick reaction from political leaders and media commentators around The World , with many editorials focused on the brevity of Truss's Time In office and the ongoing political chaos in Britain.
Among foreign politicians, France's President Emmanuel Macron said that on a personal level, he was always " sad to see a colleague go" but that The Most important thing was for Britain to find stability as soon as possible.
At the White House, reporters asked US President Joe Biden whether Ms Truss had made The Right decision. He replied that it was her decision to make, adding that he wouldn't " weigh in on her judgment".
In an earlier statement, Mr Biden said Close Relations with the UK would continue, and thanked Ms Truss for her partnership " on a range of issues including holding Russia accountable for its war against Ukraine".
One of Ukraine's MPs - Oleksiy Goncharenko - also thanked Ms Truss for her support, saying that " Ukraine will never forget you! "
However, there was little sympathy for Liz Truss from Russia. Its foreign ministry spokeswoman welcomed her departure, saying Britain had " never known such a disgrace of a Prime Minister . "
Meanwhile, many commentators from around The World were equally unreserved in their appraisals.
'A stark repudiation of her leadership'The Daily Stars' appears to have cut through to international audiences. " Her agenda had floundered, her own party had turned on her and commentators widely speculated on whether she could outlast a head of lettuce. She couldn't, "
In its article The Paper noted that " her departure, after Six Weeks in office, came as virtually all of her signature tax cuts were being reversed, a stark repudiation of her leadership".
The summed up the Prime Minister 's end: " A disastrous series of self-inflicted Wounds — which turned into a political death Spiral — began with a misfired attempt by The Conservative leader to radically reorient the government's economic agenda by slashing taxes Without Saying how The Move would be paid for. The markets responded badly, and Truss never recovered. "
Canada's wrote: " On Wednesday she lost The Second of the government's four most senior ministers, faced laughter as she tried to defend her record to parliament and saw her lawmakers openly quarrel over policy, deepening The Sense of chaos at Westminster. "
The said Ms Truss' tenure had been " engulfed in financial chaos".
The London correspondent of Brazil's GloboNews described The Situation in the UK as " utter turbulence, chaos on all fronts, a government in intensive care".
And Argentina's told of a " crisis in Great Britain".
Descent into hellIn Europe, pulled no punches in describing " a low moment in the history of British politics".
" Whatever emerges in The Next week, the mother of parliaments has been reduced to a bad joke, its constitution a laughing stock, " it said, later adding: " A Prime Minister is normally supposed to stand for something. Truss in Downing Street today stood for nothing. "
France's described Liz Truss 's " descent into hell". It wrote: " She will go down as The Most short-lived Prime Minister in Contemporary History , with just 44 days in office during which she deepened the economic hardship of millions of Britons, weakened her country's image internationally and depleted what was left of unity in a Conservative Party weakened after 12 years in power. "
Spanish newspaper was particularly blunt. " She had become a Prime Minister devoid of content, without a program to defend, incapable of effectively communicating The Work of the government and completely at odds with her parliamentary group. "
" The fiasco of Wednesday's vote on a booby-trapped motion by the Labour opposition made matters worse. Shaking, shoving and shouting among Tory MPs, forced to vote against their will on an issue as controversial as fracking to show their loyalty to a government that was falling apart minute by minute. "
In Germany, tabloid describes The Situation as a " Brit-quake" adding that the " head of lettuce is having a big party now" in another reference to the Daily Star 's lettuce.
Broadsheet said Ms Truss had a tough time from the start, and that she could " no longer withstand The Massive criticism From Within her own ranks".
Source of news: bbc.com
