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London: British Prime Minister Rishi Sunak on Sunday sacked one of his Cabinet ministers and Conservative Party chairman, Nadhim Zahawi, after he was found to have been in serious breach of the Ministerial Code. Zahawi, who was a minister without portfolio as the chief of the governing Tory party, had faced fierce pressure in recent days to quit over questions about his finances after it emerged that he had agreed a penalty settlement with His Majesty Revenue and Customs HMRC department. Sunak had ordered an independent investigation into the Iraqi-born former Chancellor tax affairs amid growing Opposition demands for him to sack Zahawi. His independent ethics adviser, Sir Laurie Magnus, submitted his assessment on whether the HMRC settlement amounted to a breach of the ministerial code. When I became Prime Minister last year, I pledged that the government I lead stanley cup would have integrity, professionalism and accountability at every level, writes Sunak in his letter to Zahawi, released by Downing Street. Following the completion of the independent adviser investigation hydro flask usa the findings of which he has shared with us both it is clear that there has been a serious breach of the Ministerial Code. As a result, I have informed you of my decision to remove you from hydrojug your position in His Majesty government, he said. :root{--slide-width:336px;--slide-height:280px;--progress-height:4px;--dot-size:10px Wfrf Cambodia continues to pursue independent foreign policy: FM
The Kmart in Presque Isle will be closing this summer, marking another lost big-box retailer at the Aroostook Centre Mall.Sears Holdings, the Illinois-based company that owns Kmart and Sears, is closing the Kmart in Presque Isle in August in a round of closures affecting more than 70 stores of b polene france oth retailers nationwide, according to Howard Riefs, director of corporate communications.No other Maine Kmart or Sears store closures have been ann polene tasche ounced, Riefs said. Store closures are part of a series of actions were taking to reduce ongoing expenses, adjust our asset base and accelerate the transformation of our business model, Riefs said.There are four Sears department stores and auto centers in Maine in Augusta, Bangor, Brunswick and Sout polene h Portland, and six Kmart locations in Bangor, Augusta, Auburn, Madawaska, Presque Isle and Waterville.Kmart was one of the Aroostook Centre Malls original big-box anchor tenants, along with Sears, which closed more than a year ago, putting more than 50 people out of work.Riefs did not estimate how many employees would be affected but said that most of the Presque Isle Kmart employees work part time and that the company will offer severance pay and the chance to apply for open positions at other Sears or Kmart stores.The Presque Isle store will begin a liquidation sale on May 19 and then close to the public sometime in August, Riefs said.Aroostook Centre Mall Manager Patti Crooks did not immediately respond Tuesday to requests for comment on the |
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