News of prime minister

Family of former British PM apologises for Guyana slave-owning past

27-08-2023 08:45 Descendants of former British prime minister William Gladstone apologise for family's slaveholding past in Guyana and urges United Kingdom to discuss reparations in the Caribbean.

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

Sunak names team of familiar faces to steer UK through crisis

27-10-2022 02:29 Prime Minister Rishi Sunak named an experienced Cabinet to lead the UK through what he called a “profound economic crisis,” only to face immediate criticism for reappointing a series of scandal-hit former ministers to senior government jobs.

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.

British politics

UK Prime Minister Liz Truss resigns after just 44 days in office

20-10-2022 09:51 British Prime Minister Liz Truss announces her resignation, just 44 days after taking office; Conservative leader admits she cannot lead party and says her replacement will be chosen by next week.

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.

EUROPEAN POLITICS

Macron appoints France's first female prime minister in three decades

16-05-2022 16:29 Emmanuel Macron names Elisabeth Borne as prime minister, the first woman to head the French government in over 30 years, following outgoing premier Jean Castex's resignation.

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.

UK POLITICS

UK Prime Minister Boris Johnson fined by police over 'Partygate'

12-04-2022 11:12 Calls for resignation as Downing Street reveals UK Prime Minister Boris Johnson and other top officials are to be fined for breaching Covid-19 lockdown laws and attending gatherings.

RESHUFFLE IN PERU

Peru's president swears in new cabinet – his fourth in six months

09-02-2022 17:00 Peru's leftist President Pedro Castillo on Tuesday appointed a new cabinet, the fourth since he came to power six months ago, including replacing a prime minister who lasted just three days in office.

POLITICS IN PERU

Peru president sacks PM accused of domestic violence

05-02-2022 11:01 Peruvian President Pedro Castillo dumped his prime minister Friday just three days after appointing him, amid outrage over revelations he was accused of domestic violence in 2016.

BRITISH POLITICS

UK PM apologises as 'partygate' report condemns 'failures of leadership'

31-01-2022 14:44 British Prime Minister Boris Johnson apologises after his government was criticised for "failures of leadership and judgment" in allowing lockdown-breaching parties at Downing Street.

BREXIT BORIS ON WAY OUT?

UK PM Johnson promises cooperation as police probe 'partygate' scandals

25-01-2022 19:10 Allegations that a string of parties were held at Downing Street while the rest of the country abided by the rules have caused the worst crisis in Boris Johnson's tenure, threatening his premiership.