BRITISH POLITICS Challenges await new UK PM Sunak, fifth Tory leader in six years 27-10-2022 15:20 Arrival of 42-year-old in office, youngest PM of modern times, cheers up Conservatives – but Labour senses weakness.
BRITISH POLITICS Incoming PM Sunak inherits UK economy in crisis 24-10-2022 14:31 Britain's next leader inherits a UK economy that was headed for recession even before the recent turmoil triggered by Liz Truss.
BRITISH POLITICS Rishi Sunak wins race to become UK's new prime minister 24-10-2022 13:09 British politician Rishi Sunak was Monday elected Conservative leader and will become the UK's next prime minister, after rival Penny Mordaunt failed to secure the necessary 100 nominations from her fellow MPs.
PROFILE Liz Truss's political 'journey' reaches Downing Street 08-09-2022 01:25 The UK's new prime minister, Liz Truss, takes power as a traditional, low-tax Conservative eurosceptic promising to turbo-charge economic growth. Her position is the polar opposite of how she started out.
British politics New UK PM Truss promises to ride out economic storm 08-09-2022 01:01 Incoming British Prime Minister Liz Truss begins to set out plan to tackle soaring energy bills, as she tries to head off intense pressure of a cost-of-living crisis.
BRITISH POLITICS Liz Truss to be next UK PM after winning Conservative Party vote 05-09-2022 08:52 Liz Truss will be the United Kingdom's next prime minister, after winning an internal leadership contest of the ruling Conservative party.
BRITISH POLITICS Navy reservist Penny Mordaunt looks to cap rise through Conservative ranks 14-07-2022 21:43 If she were to win the Tory leadership race and become Britain's next prime minister, it would cap a remarkable rise for Penny Mordaunt.
UK POLITICS Sunak heads race to become UK PM as Tories trim candidates 14-07-2022 13:55 The race to replace Boris Johnson as Conservative leader and Britain's prime minister is down to five candidates after the second round of voting among Tory MPs on Thursday.
UK POLITICS Scandals, resignations finally force Boris Johnson out of Downing Street 07-07-2022 23:26 Tory leader leaves a nation mired in political and economic uncertainty and still showing the strains of his singular though deeply divisive triumph – the UK’s exit from the European Union.
Bye Boris The front-runners to replace Boris Johnson as Britain's next PM 07-07-2022 13:14 Ben Wallace, Rishi Sunak and Penny Mordaunt lead the early betting as punters place wagers over the identity of Britain's next leader.
BYE BORIS UK PM Boris Johnson steps down as Conservative leader after mass resignations 07-07-2022 08:19 Boris Johnson announces that he will step down after a slew of resignations – but indicates he will stay on as prime minister until a replacement is found.
UK Conservative Crisis UK ministers to tell Boris Johnson to quit 06-07-2022 16:35 Senior ministers set to tell under-pressure PM he must quit after spate of resignations from scandal-hit government.
UK POLITICS Top ministers turn on UK's scandal-tainted PM Boris Johnson 05-07-2022 22:05 Boris Johnson's tenure as prime minister in doubt after two key Cabinet ministers quit, saying they can no longer tolerate the culture of scandal surrounding him.
BRITISH POLITICS Boris Johnson: the 'greased piglet' slips away again 06-06-2022 21:51 Conservative leader Boris Johnson – once described as a 'greased piglet' for his powers of political escapology – slips away again.
Partygate UK Prime Minister Johnson defies calls to quit over lockdown-breaking parties 25-05-2022 15:53 UK Prime Minister Boris Johnson defiantly rejected calls to resign after an internal inquiry Wednesday found he presided over a culture of lockdown-breaking parties that ran late into the night and even featured a drunken fight among staff.
BRITISH POLITICS Embattled UK PM Boris Johnson faces local elections test 02-05-2022 11:12 A drubbing for Boris Johnson's Conservatives in Thursday's local elections could revive calls for the under-fire leader to go.