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Portrait of the Week: Yousaf resigns, Charles resumes duties and Poulter joins Labour

issue 04 May 2024

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Humza Yousaf resigned as the First Minister of Scotland and leader of the Scottish National party, posts he had held since the resignation of Nicola Sturgeon last year. He had precipitated confidence votes by terminating an arrangement with the seven Scottish Green MSPs. Royal Mail stopped imposing £5 penalties on letters with stamps deemed to be counterfeit after suspicions that China had produced many. Nigel Railton, the former chief executive of the Lottery operator Camelot, was appointed interim chairman of the Post Office. The Abu Dhabi-backed investment fund RedBird IMI abandoned its attempt to buy the Telegraph and The Spectator, which will now be up for sale. The King resumed public engagements by visiting a cancer centre with the Queen.

The government finally got its Safety of Rwanda (Asylum and Immigration) Bill through parliament. The next day, 141 people crossed the Channel in small vessels and, the day after, 359; with another 132 on Monday.

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