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‘Bring it on’: UK’s Labour readies for EU reset fight

LONDON: Britain’s so-called Brexit wars dominated parliament for years. Now the Labour government is bracing for new...

Updated 19 Jan, 2026 08:02am

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UK ex-PM Boris Johnson hits back at ‘incoherent’ Covid inquiry report

The inquiry judge said Johnson’s government “lacked” urgency in the early days of the health emergency

Published 22 Nov, 2025 05:24pm

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Era of dictators could return

EDITORIAL: Volker Turk, United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights (HR), stated during the annual HR...

Published 08 Mar, 2025 02:48am

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UK Brexit champion Nigel Farage to return to right-wing TV station

LONDON: Leading Brexiteer Nigel Farage will return to the right-wing television news channel GB News as one of its...

Published 12 Jul, 2024 03:15pm

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Ex-prime minister Liz Truss loses seat at UK election

LONDON: Liz Truss, Britain’s shortest-serving prime minister, suffered further political ignominy Friday when she...

Published 05 Jul, 2024 01:43pm

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Labour tipped for historic win

LONDON: Britain voted Thursday in a general election that polls predict will hand the opposition Labour party a...

Published 05 Jul, 2024 03:17am

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Britons start voting in election expected to propel Labour to power

LONDON: Britons began voting on Thursday in a parliamentary election that is expected to bring Keir Starmer’s Labour...

Published 04 Jul, 2024 01:40pm

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Labour predicted to eject Tories in UK election

LONDON: Britain’s political leaders made a final push for votes Wednesday on the last day of an election campaign...

Published 04 Jul, 2024 07:31am

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Boris Johnson tries to fire up flagging campaign as UK election looms

LONDON: Ex-prime minister Boris Johnson tried to rally the Conservative party faithful as UK politicians on...

Published 03 Jul, 2024 02:39pm

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UK’s Sunak to unveil manifesto promising ‘financial security’

LONDON: British Prime Minister Rishi Sunak is due to unveil his Conservative party manifesto on Tuesday, promising...

Published 11 Jun, 2024 11:53am

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UK local polls could determine PM Sunak’s fate

LONDON: Britain’s ruling Conservative party is expected to suffer heavy losses in crunch local elections this week...

Published 01 May, 2024 11:57am

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Sunak defends govt’s handling of pandemic, restaurant scheme

LONDON: Prime Minister Rishi Sunak defended Britain’s handling of the COVID-19 pandemic on Monday, telling an...

Published 12 Dec, 2023 05:28am

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Britain names new BBC chairman

LONDON: Britain’s government on Wednesday chose a new BBC chairman after the previous incumbent was forced to quit...

Published 07 Dec, 2023 04:35am

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Former British PM Johnson rakes in millions over past year: report

LONDON: British lawmakers earned some £10 million ($6.1 m) on top of their parliamentary salaries over the past ...

Published 08 Aug, 2023 06:37am

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UK PM Sunak: I wasn’t prepared to intervene in Johnson honours list

LONDON: British Prime Minister Rishi Sunak on Monday said he had not been prepared to overrule recommendations made...

Published 12 Jun, 2023 02:10pm

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UK opposition demands election amid Johnson ‘farce’

LONDON: UK opposition leader Keir Starmer on Sunday demanded a general election as three MPs from the ruling...

Published 12 Jun, 2023 06:26am

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Boris Johnson’s shock exit reverberates through British ruling party

LONDON: Old rifts resurfaced in Britain’s ruling Conservative Party on Saturday following former prime minister...

Published 10 Jun, 2023 03:14pm

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Former British PM Boris Johnson is standing down from parliament

LONDON: Former British Prime Minister Boris Johnson is stepping down as a member of parliament with immediate ...

Published 10 Jun, 2023 01:04am

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UK’s Sunak faces first date with voters

LONDON: Prime Minister Rishi Sunak’s Conservatives are braced for heavy losses in their first major electoral test...

Published 04 May, 2023 11:33am

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BBC chairman Sharp resigns after report says he breached rules

LONDON: BBC Chairman Richard Sharp resigned on Friday after an independent report found he breached rules for public...

Updated 28 Apr, 2023 04:20pm

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Defiant Johnson faces UK parliamentary grilling

LONDON: Britain’s former prime minister Boris Johnson re-enters the bear pit of parliamentary inquisition on...

Published 22 Mar, 2023 11:04am

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UK MPs to grill Johnson over damning ‘Partygate’ report

LONDON: UK lawmakers announced on Friday they will question former prime minister Boris Johnson over whether he lied...

Published 03 Mar, 2023 07:48pm

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UK’s Johnson says ‘difficult’ to back new N.Irish Brexit deal

LONDON: Former UK prime minister Boris Johnson said Thursday he would find it “very difficult” to vote for successor...

Published 02 Mar, 2023 07:15pm

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Boris Johnson meets US Republicans, pushes Ukraine aid

WASHINGTON: Former British Prime Minister Boris Johnson met with Republican lawmakers on Tuesday, pressing the ...

Published 01 Feb, 2023 02:05am

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Boris Johnson: Putin threatened to lob missile at me

LONDON: President Vladimir Putin threatened to personally target Boris Johnson with a missile attack just before...

Published 30 Jan, 2023 11:51am

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BBC chair’s appointment to be reviewed after Boris Johnson loan questions

LONDON: Britain’s public appointments watchdog said on Monday it will review the way in which Richard Sharp was...

Published 24 Jan, 2023 07:13am

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UK PM orders probe into ally’s tax affairs

LONDON: British Prime Minister Rishi Sunak Monday ordered an investigation into a wealthy ally’s murky tax ...

Published 24 Jan, 2023 06:06am

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Lurid new ‘partygate’ details imperil Johnson comeback

Former UK prime minister Boris Johnson has made no secret of his hopes of a dramatic political comeback. But the...

Published 13 Jan, 2023 06:05am

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British trade minister to launch new round of talks with India

LONDON: British trade minister Kemi Badenoch will hold her first face-to-face meeting with her Indian counterpart on...

Published 12 Dec, 2022 01:09pm

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Britain’s ex-finance minister Kwarteng told Truss to ‘slow down’ tax cuts

LONDON: Britain’s former finance minister in Liz Truss’s short-lived government said in an interview Thursday he had...

Published 11 Nov, 2022 11:01am