Annabelle Dickson
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Saving Silicon Valley Bank UK: How the British tech sector averted disaster
Government ministers, tech executives and civil servants scrambled to save the go-to bank for the country’s digital sector. → Read More
Britain’s think tanks are getting into tech
A raft of think tanks have hired dedicated science and technology experts in the last year. → Read More
Fear of Cabinet resignations stalks Rishi Sunak as Brexit deal looms
Tory MPs warn UK prime minister must not push through his deal on the back of opposition votes. → Read More
Britain’s semiconductor plan goes AWOL as US and EU splash billions
The UK’s long-awaited chips strategy remains mired in Whitehall wrangling. → Read More
Rishi Sunak has an image problem: Tories fear he’s just a bit ‘cringe’
MPs and aides fear voters are starting to pick up on Sunak’s sometimes awkward manner. → Read More
Goodbye Gen X … The Xennials are running Britain now
Rishi Sunak’s team is formed of a micro-generation neither Generation X nor millennial. → Read More
UK takes fresh stab at internet rules as EU framework surges ahead
Britain is presenting its Online Safety Bill to parliament — again. → Read More
The UK Tories are addicted to chaos. Can they kick the habit?
Unity is easier said than done for the modern-day Conservative Party. → Read More
RIP Trussonomics: New UK Chancellor Jeremy Hunt tears up Liz Truss’ entire agenda
Most strikingly, planned cut to basic rate of income tax will be put on hold ‘indefinitely.’ → Read More
Ranil Jayawardena appointed new UK environment and food secretary
Formerly a junior minister at the trade department, Jayawardena will be in charge of Britain’s agricultural policies. → Read More
How Liz Truss did it
The inside story of a brutal Tory leadership campaign. → Read More
Britain’s Online Safety Bill set to be delayed
Boris Johnson’s exit throws content regulation law into doubt. → Read More
Gang of 8 in race to replace Boris Johnson
Rishi Sunak sits atop a league table of nominations from Tory MPs ahead of first round of voting. → Read More
Boris Johnson clings on in the face of Cabinet coup
British prime minister plots his fightback after a dramatic 24 hours that saw more than 40 government resignations. → Read More
Key Cabinet ministers urge defiant Boris Johnson to resign
Contingent calling on the prime minister to go includes new chancellor Nadhim Zahawi. → Read More
Boris Johnson rocked by resignation of top ministers Rishi Sunak and Sajid Javid
Senior Cabinet ministers Rishi Sunak and Sajid Javid quit UK Cabinet, as officials insist exits are not coordinated. → Read More
UK’s Rishi Sunak vows tax cuts as he warns Russian sanctions not ‘cost free’
With one eye on election amid cost of living squeeze, chancellor is accused of offering ‘jam tomorrow.’ → Read More
Ofcom opens 15 investigations into Russia Today
UK media regulator looking into the Russian broadcaster’s coverage of Ukraine. → Read More
The Queen of England is hooked on political gossip
Queen Elizabeth II’s close attention to British politics is one of the secrets to her success. → Read More
Boris Johnson puts senior Cabinet minister in charge of No. 10 operation
Steve Barclay will have to settle a team accused of “failures of leadership and judgment.” → Read More