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Unpopular Sunak in ‘doom loop’ as UK PM stares at election defeat

He's failed to meet key pledges, hit an opinion poll low, and even cramped the style of a popular Adidas shoe: Britain's beleaguered Conservative...

UK to punish Boris Johnson for ‘lies’

LONDON—British MPs vote Monday on a damning report that found ex-prime minister Boris Johnson deliberately lied to parliament about lockdown-breaking parties, in what the...

UK’s Boris Johnson quits as MP, claiming witch-hunt in parliament

Britain’s former prime minister Boris Johnson angrily quit as a member of parliament on Friday, claiming he had been forced out in a stitch-up...

Regret takes hold in Brexit bastion

By Caroline Taix "In the 2016 vote, 72.3 percent voted for Brexit in the Essex constituency of Thurrock, of which Grays near London is the...

UK PM Sunak sacks ally as minister, Tory party chair

London—British Prime Minister Rishi Sunak on Sunday dismissed a senior ally whose murky tax dealings have focused anger at the government as a cost-of-living...

UK’s Sunak poised to become PM as Johnson abandons race

LONDON—British Conservative Rishi Sunak was on Monday poised to become prime minister and the country’s first leader of color, after the dramatic decision by...

UK’s Johnson ends bid for comeback as PM

Britain's Boris Johnson on Sunday dramatically ended an audacious bid to return to power within weeks of having been ousted, announcing he would not...

UK’s Johnson, Sunak meet amid private battle for Tory leadership

Conservative rivals Boris Johnson and Rishi Sunak held face-to-face talks late Saturday, reports said, as the feuding pair who once headed Britain's government were...

UK’s Truss rejects ‘drift and delay’ in defiant speech to Tories

By Jitendra Joshi Britain's Prime Minister Liz Truss is set Wednesday to close her party's tumultuous annual conference with an unabashed defence of "disruption" to...

Politics back as UK’s new PM makes debut trip to UN

Hours after delivering a sombre reading at Monday's funeral of Queen Elizabeth II, Britain's new Prime Minister Liz Truss flew to stage her debut...

Outgoing UK PM Johnson promises full backing for Truss

Boris Johnson on Tuesday promised unswerving support for his successor Liz Truss as he left Downing Street for the final time as British prime...

UK’s Johnson to quit as PM, Truss to take over

British Prime Minister Boris Johnson formally tenders his resignation to Queen Elizabeth II on Tuesday, handing over power to Liz Truss after his momentous...

Hacking fears delay Conservative Party’s leadership election in UK

Voting in Britain’s Conservative party leadership election has been delayed after government cyber experts raised concerns over potential hacking of members’ ballots. The delay might...

Voting set to begin in race to become UK prime minister

By James Pheby The bruising race between Rishi Sunak and Liz Truss to become Britain's next prime minister steps up a gear on Monday with...
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