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UK Finance Minister Rishi Sunak departs No. 11 Downing Street to deliver the national budget in Parliament, in which he is expected to extend several schemes to support the economy through the Covid-19 pandemic while making moves to shore up government revenues. IMAGES
Prime Minister Boris Johnson and senior members of his government mark a minute's silence in honour of NHS and other key workers who have died due to COVID-19 since the beginning of the global pandemic. IMAGES
British Prime Minister Boris Johnson left intensive care after three days of treatment for COVID-19, his office says. The 55-year-old Conservative leader had received "standard oxygen treatment" after he was transferred to the intensive care unit at London's St Thomas's hospital on Monday, his spokesman says. IMAGES of St Thomas' Hospital in central London
Outgoing Conservative Finance Minister Jeremy Hunt and his family leave Downing Street in London after Britain's Labour Party swept to a landslide victory in a general election, ending 14 years of right-wing Conservative rule. Some senior ministers from the outgoing government lost, although several other big names narrowly saved their seats, including Hunt. IMAGES
UK Finance Minister Jeremy Hunt poses outside 11 Downing Street with the red, leather-covered box containing his speech before leaving to present the spring budget to parliament. Britain's Conservative government is expected to use the budget update to unveil tax cuts for millions of workers, in an attempt to woo voters before a general election. Prime Minister Rishi Sunak's party, which has been in power since 2010, is well behind the main opposition Labour party in opinion polls and looks likely to be dumped out of office. IMAGES
Supporters of Zambian President Lungu hold a rally in Lusaka during a tense presidential race, which has been marked by clashes between rival supporters. The presidential election will take place on Thursday. IMAGES.