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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

Prada and pools: Rishi Sunak's mega-wealthy wife and in-laws

25-10-2022 12:49 Akshata Murty, the Indian wife of Britain's next Prime Minister Rishi Sunak, is fabulously rich thanks to her billionaire father, a fortune that is attracting controversy.

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

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

Sunak or Truss to be Britain's next PM

20-07-2022 15:06 Rishi Sunak and Liz Truss compete to become Britain’s Prime Minister, Tories will vote early September.

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

Brexit to exit: The rise and fall of Boris Johnson

07-07-2022 12:52 Boris Johnson announced his resignation as Britain's prime minister on Thursday, bringing to an end a tenure marked by mass resignations, numerous scandals and fierce criticism of his character.

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.

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.

WORLD ECONOMY

G7 strikes 'historic' agreement over global corporate tax

06-06-2021 09:24 Group of Seven rich nations agree landmark deal that could help countries collect more taxes from big companies and enable governments to impose levies on tech giants such as Amazon and Facebook.