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 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
World Poll points to victory for UK PM hopeful Truss LONDON: UK Conservative leadership hopeful Liz Truss has a 32-point lead over her rival in the race to become prime... Published 18 Aug, 2022 02:55pm
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
Markets Britain’s opposition Labour Party to demand energy price cap freeze LONDON: Britain’s main opposition Labour Party will call for the energy price cap to be frozen this autumn, a ... Published 15 Aug, 2022 05:41am
World UK's Liz Truss 22 points ahead in race to be next PM -Opinium poll LONDON: Britain's Foreign Secretary Liz Truss is 22 percentage points ahead of her rival Rishi Sunak in the contest... Published 14 Aug, 2022 01:16am
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 Chinese ambassador warns British lawmakers against Taiwan visit: report China's UK ambassador Zheng Zeguang vowed "severe consequences" if British lawmakers visit Taiwan, The Guardian... Published 03 Aug, 2022 11:56am
World UK defence minister Wallace endorses Truss for PM LONDON: British foreign minister Liz Truss received another boost for her campaign to become the country’s next... Published 29 Jul, 2022 12:03pm
World ‘I am the underdog’, says UK PM candidate Sunak GRANTHAM: Former British finance minister Rishi Sunak, one of two remaining candidates to become Britain’s next... Published 23 Jul, 2022 05:31pm
World UK PM contenders squabble over tax as campaign kicks off LONDON: Liz Truss, the favourite to become Britain’s next prime minister, on Thursday criticised rival Rishi Sunak... Published 21 Jul, 2022 03:06pm
World Final two candidates for UK PM to be decided LONDON: The final two candidates to become UK prime minister will be decided Wednesday, with Foreign Secretary Liz... Published 20 Jul, 2022 01:06pm
World New UK finance minister to promise to control inflation LONDON: New UK Finance Minister Nadhim Zahawi on Tuesday will outline his plans to control inflation and “seize the... Published 19 Jul, 2022 10:20am
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 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 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 Health Minister Barclay endorses Rishi Sunak for prime minister British Health Minister Steve Barclay said on Wednesday that he will support Rishi Sunak’s campaign to be UK’s next... Published 13 Jul, 2022 12:59pm
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
World Eight candidates nominated to succeed UK PM Johnson: committee LONDON: Eight candidates will compete to replace Boris Johnson as Prime Minister and leader of the Conservative... Published 12 Jul, 2022 11:09pm
World MPs jockey for UK leadership race, defence secretary won’t stand LONDON: Britain’s defence secretary, among the favourites in polls to replace Prime Minister Boris Johnson,... Published 10 Jul, 2022 04:30am
World Former UK finance minister Sunak bids to replace PM Johnson LONDON: British former finance minister Rishi Sunak said on Friday he was running to replace Boris Johnson, three... Published 09 Jul, 2022 12:59am
World UK PM clinging to power as resignations pile up LONDON: British Prime Minister Boris Johnson was clinging to power Thursday, having defiantly responded to calls... Published 07 Jul, 2022 09:47am
World Top ministers including Sunak turn on UK’s scandal-tainted PM LONDON: UK Prime Minister Boris Johnson suffered two high-profile departures from his government Tuesday, including... Published 06 Jul, 2022 07:11am
World The final blow? UK PM Boris Johnson loses two key ministers LONDON: Britain's finance and health ministers resigned on Tuesday, in what looked to be the final blow for Prime... Published 05 Jul, 2022 10:46pm
World UK finance minister pledges to reform insurance capital rules quickly LONDON: Britain’s finance minister Rishi Sunak wants to reform capital rules for insurers “at pace” to seize... Published 28 Jun, 2022 02:55pm
World UK’s Johnson spoke to finance minister, not worried about resignations KIGALI: British Prime Minister Boris Johnson spoke to finance minister Rishi Sunak on Friday morning and is not... Published 24 Jun, 2022 01:34pm
Business & Finance UK minister denies billions wasted over rising interest rates LONDON: A British minister on Friday denied a claim that the Treasury’s decision not to insure against Bank of... Published 11 Jun, 2022 06:13am
World UK’s Sunak says new support package will have minimal impact on inflation LONDON: British finance minister Rishi Sunak said on Friday that the new 15 billion pounds ($19 billion)... Published 27 May, 2022 11:33am