The Jewish Weekly Issue 244 21st July

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BY DAVID SAFFER

PARASHAT PINCHAS SHABBAT: BEGINS ENDS London 20:49 22:01 Manchester 21:06 22:27 Leeds 21:02 22:32 Liverpool 21:05 22:34 Bournemouth 20:48 22:10 Antwerp 21:25 22:48 Birmingham 20:56 22:22 Gateshead 21:08 22:42

democracy everywhere. Cut taxes and deregulate wherever you can to make this the greatest place to live and invest. I love the Treasury, but remember, if

Rishi Sunak or Liz Truss will succeed Prime Minister Boris Johnson on September 5th. Both candidates face a ballot of 160,000 Conservative party members following yesterday’s final vote by Tory MPs that saw Penny Mourdant eliminated. MPs break for the summer recess today but the political debate has begun for the next PM. Sunak’s team said, “This is a really strong result with a clear mandate from MPs”. Truss thanked Tory MPs for their support. “I’m ready to hit the ground from day one,” she said. Johnson at a largely respectful PMQs yesterday was in robust form as he declared his tenure as “mission largely accomplished, for now”. Johnson told the remaining candidates, “Stay close to the Americans, stick up for the Ukrainians, stick up for freedom and Liz Truss and Rishi Sunak

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sent us here.” Johnson added, “The last few years have been the greatest privilege of my life and it’s true that I helped to get the biggest Tory majority for 40 years and a huge realignment in UK politics. “We’ve transformed our democracy and restored our national independence. I’ve helped to get this country through the pandemic and helped save another country from barbarism. And frankly that’s enough to be going on with. Mission largely accomplished, for now.” Johnson thanked the Speaker, House of Commons staff, friends, colleagues and even Starmer. He concluded, “I want to thank everybody here and... Hasta la vista, baby” before exiting to a standing ovation from Tory backbenchers. The narrative, however, has already shifted on to who will come out on top as the new Tory leader. Sunak or Truss will address PMQs after an official announcement of the victor in just over six weeks.

The LSJS 2022 Graduation 50 students graduated from LSJS teacher training and degree programmes. Over 30 students were able to attend in person and were awarded their certificates from S&P Sephardi Senior Rabbi Dweck and the Deputy President of LSJS.

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