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
Business & Finance Sterling may decide if BoE can talk markets off a cliff LONDON: The Bank of England has the uneviable task of convincing markets they are wrong about how high UK interest... Published 24 Oct, 2022 07:01am
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
World Boris Johnson flies back to Britain to attempt rapid comeback LONDON: Boris Johnson is flying back to Britain as he considers an audacious attempt to win a second term as prime... Updated 22 Oct, 2022 02:34pm
Opinion PARTLY FACETIOUS: Truss’ resignation “Liz Truss has resigned after 45 days; can you ever imagine anyone in this country voluntarily resigning as prime... Published 22 Oct, 2022 05:42am
Opinion 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
Business & Finance UK shoppers cut their spending, government borrows more than expected LONDON: British shoppers reined in their spending more sharply than expected in September as they felt the hit from... Published 21 Oct, 2022 12:26pm
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
Markets European shares rise after UK’s Truss resigns LONDON: European shares rose on Thursday after Liz Truss said she was resigning as the United Kingdom’s prime... Published 21 Oct, 2022 05:57am
World US to maintain close relationship with UK, White House says WASHINGTON: The United States will continue its close relationship with Britain and the successor to British Prime... Published 20 Oct, 2022 07:49pm
Markets Sterling rallies, big Nov rate-hike bets scaled back as PM Truss quits LONDON: Sterling rallied and investors reined in their bets on a big Bank of England interest rate hike in November... Published 20 Oct, 2022 07:42pm
World UK opposition leader demands general election ‘now’ LONDON: UK opposition leader Keir Starmer on Thursday demanded an immediate general election after Prime Minister... Published 20 Oct, 2022 06:48pm
Markets UK stocks rally before dropping as Prime Minister Liz Truss resigns UK’s main stocks indexes hit session highs before paring gains on Thursday after Liz Truss said she was resigning as... Published 20 Oct, 2022 06:32pm
World Russia says outgoing PM Truss was a ‘catastrophically illiterate’ disgrace Russia’s foreign ministry on Thursday welcomed the departure of British Prime Minister Liz Truss, saying she was a... Published 20 Oct, 2022 06:26pm
World Liz Truss resigns after six weeks as UK prime minister LONDON: Liz Truss said on Thursday she would resign as British prime minister, brought down just six weeks into the... Updated 20 Oct, 2022 07:38pm
World UK PM Truss has the confidence of the cabinet, transport minister says LONDON: Under-fire Prime Minister Liz Truss has the confidence of her cabinet of ministers, Britain’s transport... Published 20 Oct, 2022 12:54pm
World UK interior minister resign LONDON: British interior minister Suella Braverman said on Wednesday she had resigned after sending an official... Published 20 Oct, 2022 05:36am
Business & Finance UK inflation returns above 10 percent LONDON: British inflation jumped back above 10 percent in September on soaring food prices, official data showed... Published 20 Oct, 2022 05:36am
World UK Conservative lawmaker Wragg says has submitted no confidence letter in PM Truss LONDON: British Conservative lawmaker William Wragg said on Wednesday he had submitted a letter of no confidence in... Published 19 Oct, 2022 07:05pm
World UK PM fights for survival in first parliament questions since U-turns LONDON: British Prime Minister Liz Truss is set to address lawmakers in parliament on Wednesday for the first time... Published 19 Oct, 2022 10:55am
World Eight out of 10 Britons disapprove of Liz Truss-led government: poll LONDON: Eight out of 10 people in Britain now disapprove of the government, a YouGov poll showed on Tuesday, as the... Published 18 Oct, 2022 09:33pm
Business & Finance Dollar dips as UK budget U-turn improves market sentiment NEW YORK: The dollar dipped against a basket of major currencies and sterling jumped on Monday after Britain’s new... Published 18 Oct, 2022 06:02am
World New UK finance minister Hunt reverses Truss’s economic plan in dramatic U-turn LONDON: New finance minister Jeremy Hunt scrapped Prime Minister Liz Truss’s economic plan and scaled back her vast... Published 17 Oct, 2022 09:01pm
Markets Pound rallies ahead of new finance minister’s plans; yen wobbles LONDON: The pound rallied on Monday as Britain’s new finance minister prepared to unveil more fiscal plans aimed at... Updated 17 Oct, 2022 02:15pm
World UK finance minister Hunt vows to win back financial market trust LONDON: New finance minister Jeremy Hunt promised to win back Britain’s economic credibility by fully accounting... Published 17 Oct, 2022 05:57am
Business & Finance Sterling tumbles; dollar surges to new 32-year high vs yen NEW YORK: Sterling fell sharply against the US dollar on Friday after British Prime Minister Liz Truss fired her... Published 17 Oct, 2022 05:57am
Markets Good day for UK gilts turns bad after PM Truss gives statement LONDON: Bond investors were unconvinced by British Prime Minister Liz Truss’s partial reversal of her economic ... Published 17 Oct, 2022 05:57am
Business & Finance Goldman Sachs sees deeper UK recession after tax U-turn NEW YORK: Goldman Sachs analysts have downgraded Britain’s economic outlook after Prime Minister Liz Truss removed... Published 17 Oct, 2022 05:57am