A free trade deal with the GCC region is expected to boost the UK economy by $2.10bn (GBP1.6bn) over the long run
He replaces Liz Truss, who resigned last week after serving just 45 days in office
Britain’s longest serving monarch passed away on September 8, at the age of 96
In June this year, Queen Elizabeth became the first monarch in British history to celebrate a Platinum Jubilee
The agreement, which runs more than 400 pages with an additional 800 pages of annexes, will be put to a vote in the UK parliament on Dec 30
The funds will support Oxford Nanopore as it scales up its rapid Covid-19 testing capability
A hard landing is likely unless something happens to kickstart global growth, writes Reuters columnist John Kemp