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
World 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
World 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
Print 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
World 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
World 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
World 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
World 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
World 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
World 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
World 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
World 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
World 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
World 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
World 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
World 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
World 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
Opinion 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
World 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
World 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
World UK's Johnson to attend COP27 summit in Egypt LONDON: Britain's former prime minister Boris Johnson on Tuesday said he will go to the upcoming UN climate change... Published 01 Nov, 2022 11:21pm
World Rishi Sunak appointed crisis-hit UK's first prime minister of colour LONDON: Rishi Sunak on Tuesday became Britain’s third prime minister this year and the first person of colour to... Updated 25 Oct, 2022 07:44pm
World Sunak looks set to become next UK PM LONDON: Rishi Sunak looked set to become Britain’s next prime minister after his rival Boris Johnson quit the ... Published 25 Oct, 2022 05:51am
World Sunak looks set to become next UK PM after Johnson quits race LONDON: Rishi Sunak looked set to become Britain’s next prime minister after his rival Boris Johnson quit the race,... Published 24 Oct, 2022 12:59pm
World UK’s Johnson ends bid for comeback as PM LONDON: Britain’s Boris Johnson on Sunday dramatically ended an audacious bid to return to power within weeks of... Published 24 Oct, 2022 09:24am
World Boris Johnson battling to win support for UK PM comeback bid, Sunak enters race LONDON: Boris Johnson was fighting on Sunday to get enough support to make a shock return as Britain’s prime... Published 24 Oct, 2022 07:20am
Opinion Growing ‘Davos in the Desert’ a sign of Saudi clout Hundreds of CEOs and finance moguls are expected in Riyadh from Tuesday for a Davos-style investment conference that... Published 24 Oct, 2022 05:45am
World UK PM candidate Mordaunt says ‘in it to win it’, no deal with Johnson LONDON: Penny Mordaunt said she was staying in the race to become British prime minister despite trailing rivals... Published 23 Oct, 2022 03:55pm
World UK’s Johnson, Sunak meet amid private battle for Tory leadership LONDON: Conservative rivals Boris Johnson and Rishi Sunak held face-to-face talks late Saturday, reports said, as... Published 23 Oct, 2022 10:50am
Opinion ‘Absolute farce’: UK gripped by latest Johnson plot twist British former prime minister Boris Johnson’s prospective return to Downing Street reads like a Shakespearean arc... Published 23 Oct, 2022 03:21am
Attachment of bank accounts of taxpayers: FBR orders sales tax/FED recovery only after approval by field committees
