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Liberia’s ex-speaker charged with arson over parliament fire – Nsemkeka Liberia’s former speaker of parliament has been charged with arson over a fire which destroyed the nation’s House of Representatives, local police have said. The huge blaze broke out last December, a day after plans to remove Jonathan Fonati Koffa from his role as speaker sparked protests in the capital, Monrovia. Koffa had…

Boris Johnson could BLOCK Jeremy Corbyn’s plot to make Remainer ex-Speaker John Bercow a Lord

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Boris Johnson could BLOCK Jeremy Corbyn’s plot to make Remainer ex-Speaker John Bercow a Lord because leaders are only supposed to nominate politicians from their OWN party

Jeremy Corbyn is said to have put him forward for a seat in the upper chamber 

Ex-Speakers are usually made peers as a reward for their service to Parliament

But Mr Johnson has blocked move for Bercow after he helped…

Murdoch’s new Fox Corp appoints ex-Speaker Paul Ryan to board

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FILE PHOTO: Paul Ryan speaks after meeting with U.S. President Donald Trump at the White House in Washington, U.S., December 20, 2018. REUTERS/Jim Young

(Reuters) – Fox Corp on Tuesday appointed former U.S. House Speaker Paul Ryan, Chief Executive Officer of Formula One Group Chase Carey and two others to its board.

Carey served as president and chief operating officer from 2009…

Brazil Ethics Panel Questions Ex-Speaker on Bank Accounts

Brazil Ethics Panel Questions Ex-Speaker on Bank Accounts The ethics committee of Brazil’s lower house begins hearings that could lead to the ouster of one of the country’s most powerful politicians from the chamber of deputies ABC News: International