Max Colchester
Wall Street Journal
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The U.K.’s Government-Run Healthcare Service Is in Crisis
Ill children turned away from hospitals. Three-day-long emergency room waits. Nurses on strike. The NHS is struggling under the effects of budget cuts, Covid delays and an aging population. → Read More
Who Is Rishi Sunak, Front-Runner to Become Britain’s Next Prime Minister?
The former treasury chief could win contest as soon as Monday. Here’s what you need to know about the British politician. → Read More
Race for Next British Leader Down to Final Four
Former treasury official Rishi Sunak still leads the pack. The final two candidates will be picked by Thursday. → Read More
Diverse Mix of Candidates Compete to Replace U.K.’s Boris Johnson
The race to become Conservative Party leader and the next prime minister has seen the most diverse fields of candidates ever assembled by a British pollical party. → Read More
Roman Abramovich, Other Sanctioned Russian Oligarchs Fight Back in Court
Four of Russia’s highest-profile billionaires are seeking to reverse a bevy of European Union sanctions against them, alleging in an EU court that their rights have been infringed by the measures. → Read More
U.K. Prime Minister Race Is Shaken Up by Dark-Horse Candidate Penny Mordaunt
Onetime Defense Secretary Penny Mordaunt, is emerging as the biggest threat to former Chancellor of the Exchequer Rishi Sunak’s campaign to lead the Conservative Party. → Read More
Rishi Sunak gains early momentum in race to become prime minister
Conservative lawmakers will hold more votes knocking out weaker candidates until a final two are selected by 21 July → Read More
Eleven Potential Boris Johnson Successors Line Up to Court Conservatives in U.K. Prime Minister Race
The competition to succeed the British leader has intensified, as lawmakers face the tesk of narrowing the field to two finalists. → Read More
U.K.’s Boris Johnson to Resign After Scandals Grow Too Great to Handle
The British prime minister will step down following a wide-scale rebellion in his party, capping an astonishing fall from grace for a politician who until recently looked poised to dominate U.K. politics for years. → Read More
Heads of FBI, MI5 Issue Joint Warning on Chinese Spying
“The Chinese government is set on stealing your technology,” the agency chiefs tell business leaders. → Read More
U.S. Law Firm to Represent Russian Oligarch Roman Abramovich as U.S. Seeks to Seize His Planes
The move by Kobre & Kim lawyers to register as foreign agents to represent the Russian billionaire is a rare example of a U.S. firm willing to advise a prominent Russian oligarch since the full-scale invasion of Ukraine. → Read More
Boris Johnson Clings On to Prime Minister Role as More U.K. Lawmakers Quit Government
British Prime Minister Boris Johnson’s attempt to hold on to power looked increasingly fraught as he suffered a wave of ministerial resignations and several of his own lawmakers publicly implored him to quit. → Read More
U.K. Chancellor Rishi Sunak and Health Secretary Sajid Javid Resign From Boris Johnson’s Government
The British Prime Minister was dealt a serious political hit as his treasury chief and health secretary resigned from his cabinet, saying they no longer had confidence in his leadership. → Read More
Fresh Scandal Threatens to Tarnish U.K.’s Boris Johnson and Tory Party
Allegations that a Tory Party lawmaker made unwanted advances in a London club has put fresh pressure on Prime Minister Boris Johnson. → Read More
Julian Assange Files Fresh Appeal Against Extradition to U.S.
WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange has appealed his extradition from the U.K., setting the stage for months of further legal wrangling over whether he should be sent to the U.S. to face espionage charges. → Read More
EU Launches Legal Action Against U.K. Over Proposed Brexit Deal Overhaul
The European Union’s move signaled that the bloc has no immediate plans to suspend the Brexit agreements but also set up a protracted period of uncertainty over the deal’s future and a possible trade war in Europe. → Read More
U.K. Cancels Flight Set to Send Migrants to Rwanda
The flight deporting seven migrants who arrived in the U.K. illegally was scheduled to take off Tuesday evening but was canceled following a last-minute intervention by a European human-rights court. → Read More
Boris Johnson, With Ouster Attempt Behind Him, Tries to Refocus on Troubled U.K. Economy
The British prime minister sought to rally his party behind him following an effort by his fellow Conservative lawmakers to oust him. → Read More
Boris Johnson Faces Vote of Confidence in Leadership
A ballot was triggered by rebel lawmakers in the Conservative Party following a collapse in the U.K. prime minister’s poll ratings caused in part by parties in Downing Street during Covid-19 lockdowns. → Read More
Harry and Meghan Reunited With Royal Family for Queen’s Platinum Jubilee
The prince and his wife have spent the past couple of days undertaking a delicate performance on the fringes of Queen Elizabeth’s platinum jubilee. → Read More