Thursday, September 28, 2017

The changing of the guard

German finance minister Wolfgang Schäuble is to become the new speaker of the German parliament.

He has been a member of the Bundestag since 1972 and finance minister since 2009.

The Labour Party conference finished in Brighton yesterday with an inspirational speech by party leader Jeremy Corbyn.

According to latest polls in the UK the Labour Party now has a four-point lead.
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