A week really is a long time in UK politics Liz Truss came to 10 Downing Street vowing to be a “disruptor”. She U-turned on almost everything else, but that... Published 22 Oct, 2022 05:42am
World Boris Johnson, Rishi Sunak lead race to become Britain’s next prime minister LONDON: Boris Johnson and former finance minister Rishi Sunak were leading the potential contenders to replace... Published 21 Oct, 2022 01:57pm
World UK Tory rivals open truncated leadership race LONDON: Contenders bidding to succeed Prime Minister Liz Truss were Friday to open a hectic weekend of campaigning,... Published 21 Oct, 2022 10:31am
World A week really is a long time in UK politics LONDON: Liz Truss came to 10 Downing Street vowing to be a “disruptor”. She U-turned on almost everything else, but... Published 21 Oct, 2022 10:13am
World New UK finance minister tears up tottering PM’s agenda LONDON: Britain’s new finance minister Jeremy Hunt warned Saturday of looming tax hikes as he dramatically reversed... Published 16 Oct, 2022 10:36am
World UK’s Truss rejects ‘drift and delay’ in defiant speech to Tories BIRMINGHAM: Britain’s Prime Minister Liz Truss is set Wednesday to close her party’s tumultuous annual conference... Published 05 Oct, 2022 01:08pm
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Business & Finance BoE defends itself against planned Truss review LONDON: The Bank of England on Wednesday defended itself against accusations of being too slow to tackle sky-high... Published 08 Sep, 2022 05:43am
World New UK PM vows to ride out economic storm with new-look top team LONDON: Liz Truss on Tuesday unveiled her new top team as she formally took over from Boris Johnson as UK prime... Published 07 Sep, 2022 04:13am
World Boris Johnson bows out as British PM, Liz Truss to take over LONDON: Boris Johnson bowed out as British prime minister on Tuesday, ending a tumultuous three years in office and... Published 06 Sep, 2022 02:58pm
World UK leadership candidate Sunak attacks COVID lockdown response LONDON: Former finance minister Rishi Sunak, one of two candidates vying to be Britain’s next prime minister, said... Published 25 Aug, 2022 01:12pm
Opinion Cost of living crisis dominates UK leadership campaign With double-digit inflation and an economy teetering on the brink of recession, the cost-of-living crisis has... Published 25 Aug, 2022 06:09am
World Ukraine and Russia: What you need to know right now Russian forces pressed on with their offensive across several Ukrainian regions, while President Volodymyr Zelenskiy... Published 22 Aug, 2022 11:59am
World Leaders of U.S., UK, France, Germany discuss Iran nuclear issue The leaders of the United States, Britain, France and Germany discussed efforts to revive the 2015 Iran nuclear ... Published 21 Aug, 2022 10:51pm
World UK leadership hopeful Truss downplays prospect of recession LONDON: Tory leadership favourite Liz Truss downplayed Sunday the prospect of a UK recession, while the man tipped... Published 21 Aug, 2022 10:45am
Opinion In UK, workers strike as inflation crushes earnings Railway and postal staff, dockers too. Britain’s workers are striking in vast numbers as decades-high inflation... Published 19 Aug, 2022 05:57am
Business & Finance Sterling struggles as inflation outlook sours mood LONDON: The British pound weakened against the dollar on Thursday after policy minutes from the Federal Reserve... Published 19 Aug, 2022 05:57am
Markets UK budget think tank warns future PM against big tax cuts LONDON: Britain’s next prime minister will not have room to make large, permanent tax cuts, the Institute for Fiscal... Published 18 Aug, 2022 12:32pm
World UK’s Johnson under fire for second holiday in two weeks LONDON: Outgoing Prime Minister Boris Johnson drew fresh criticism Monday over his handling of multiple crises... Published 15 Aug, 2022 07:07pm
World ‘It’s still early days’ says underdog UK leadership candidate Sunak LONDON: Former British finance minister Rishi Sunak said it was still “early days” in the leadership contest to... Published 03 Aug, 2022 12:15pm
World UK leadership favourite Truss U-turns on pay plan in first big misstep LONDON: Britain’s foreign minister Liz Truss, the frontrunner to replace Boris Johnson as prime minister, was... Published 03 Aug, 2022 06:36am
World Increasingly bitter race to replace Boris Johnson narrows to four LONDON: Britain's former finance minister Rishi Sunak held onto his lead in the race to become Britain's next prime... Published 19 Jul, 2022 12:59am
World Increasingly bitter race to replace UK PM Johnson set to narrow down LONDON: Another leadership hopeful will be knocked out of the race to become Britain’s next prime minister on... Published 18 Jul, 2022 04:03pm
World UK leaders under fire as record heat beckons LONDON: British Prime Minister Boris Johnson’s government stood accused Sunday of failing to take seriously an... Published 18 Jul, 2022 06:22am
World British prime minister contenders set to clash in second TV debate LONDON: The five Conservative contenders still vying to be Britain’s next prime minister will clash in a second... Published 17 Jul, 2022 10:56am
World UK parliamentary committee requests documents for investigation into PM Johnson LONDON: A committee of lawmakers has requested diaries, emails, photos and mobile phone messages from Boris... Published 15 Jul, 2022 05:20pm
World Sunak tops first round of voting for new UK Tory leader LONDON: Former finance minister Rishi Sunak led the field of Conservative MPs bidding to become Britain’s next... Published 14 Jul, 2022 05:00am
World UK’s Johnson: ‘I will be leaving soon with my head held high’ LONDON: British Prime Minister Boris Johnson said on Wednesday he would be leaving soon with his “head held high”, a... Published 13 Jul, 2022 04:59pm
World Eight candidates in race to become next UK prime minister LONDON: Eight Conservative MPs will vie to become UK prime minister, the party announced Tuesday, with frontrunner... Published 13 Jul, 2022 05:48am
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