Elizabeth Piper
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Russian shells kill 21 civilians in Ukraine's Kherson, Zelenskiy says
Russian shelling killed 21 civilians in and near the southern Ukrainian city of Kherson on Wednesday, including strikes on a hypermarket, a railway station and crossing, a petrol station and residential buildings, President Volodymyr Zelenskiy said. → Read More
Exclusive: UK approves increased submarine-related exports to Taiwan, risking angering China
Britain approved a sharp increase in exports of submarine parts and technology last year to Taiwan as it upgrades its naval forces, a move that could impact British ties with China. → Read More
UK's Sunak will invite Biden to Northern Ireland peace anniversary
British Prime Minister Rishi Sunak will invite U.S. President Joe Biden to Northern Ireland in April to help celebrate the 25th anniversary of the Good Friday Agreement, which largely brought an end to three decades of political violence. → Read More
Unrepentant Johnson to give 'partygate' evidence in UK inquiry this month
British former Prime Minister Boris Johnson will give evidence later this month to an inquiry into whether he intentionally misled parliament about illegal parties at his Downing Street office and residence during COVID-19 lockdowns. → Read More
Breaking silence, Boris Johnson says he would struggle to back new Brexit deal
Boris Johnson criticised Rishi Sunak's new post-Brexit deal with the European Union for Northern Ireland on Thursday, saying the prime minister had allowed the bloc to retain too much influence in the United Kingdom. → Read More
A risk taken, UK's Sunak announces the Windsor Framework
Britain's Rishi Sunak took a risk when he decided to hold talks on post-Brexit trade rules for Northern Ireland in secret, offering few details beyond reassurance to two political groups which have a history of making life hard for prime ministers. → Read More
Ukraine's Zelenskiy calls for 'wings for freedom' fighter jets on trip to Europe
President Volodymyr Zelenskiy urged Britain and others on Wednesday to give Ukraine "wings for freedom" by sending combat aircraft to help turn the tide against Russia's offensive, hoping to overcome Western reluctance to take that step. → Read More
Britain's Sunak shuffles cabinet to bolster pledges on economy
British Prime Minister Rishi Sunak reshuffled his cabinet on Tuesday, breaking up two departments to better suit his pledges to spur the economy and turn around his party's fortunes before an election expected next year. → Read More
UK PM Sunak asks ethics adviser to probe Conservative chair on tax
British Prime Minister Rishi Sunak said on Monday he had asked his independent ethics adviser to look into a tax case involving the chairman of his governing Conservative Party because there were "questions that need answering". → Read More
UK's Labour promises to end 'sticking plaster politics' with funded plans
Labour leader Keir Starmer pledged on Thursday to end Britain's "sticking plaster politics" if his party wins power in the next election, reassuring critics he would not open the chequebook to tackle a myriad of crises buffeting the country. → Read More
PM Sunak promises to tackle Britain's most pressing problems
Prime Minister Rishi Sunak promised on Wednesday to tackle Britain's most pressing problems, from cutting inflation to ending illegal migration, in a speech aimed at reassuring critics within his restive Conservative Party. → Read More
Labour's Starmer unveils plan to shift power to Britain's regions
British opposition Labour leader Keir Starmer pledged on Monday to spread power away from the political centre of Westminster if his party wins the next election, saying he would hand local regions a greater say on transport, housing and jobs. → Read More
UK faces 50 billion pound fiscal hole, government sources say
British finance minister Jeremy Hunt will seek to fill a 50 billion pound ($57 billion) hole in the country's public finances with around 30 billion pounds of spending cuts and 20 billion in tax rises, two government sources said on Monday. → Read More
Sunak faces daunting task as he becomes UK prime minister
Rishi Sunak will face one of the greatest challenges of any new leader when he becomes British prime minister on Tuesday, needing to tackle a mounting economic crisis, a warring political party and a deeply divided country. → Read More
Swift rise to PM, but some doubt Rishi Sunak can win UK elections
Elected for the first time to parliament in 2015, Rishi Sunak became Britain's youngest prime minister in more than 200 years on Monday, tasked with steering the country through an economic crisis and mounting anger among some voters. → Read More
Sunak looks set to become next UK PM after Johnson quits race
Rishi Sunak looked set to become Britain's next prime minister after his rival Boris Johnson quit the race, admitting that he could no longer unite their party following one of the most turbulent periods in British political history. → Read More
Comeback king: Boris Johnson considering a run for UK prime minister
Out of power for a matter of months, comeback king Boris Johnson is once again being touted as the new leader of the governing Conservative Party and Britain's prime minister. → Read More
Boris Johnson, Rishi Sunak lead race to be UK's next prime minister
Boris Johnson and his former finance minister Rishi Sunak were leading the potential contenders to replace British Prime Minister Liz Truss on Friday, with candidates canvassing support to become Conservative Party leader in a fast-tracked contest. → Read More
Little-known Penny Mordaunt ready to run again for Britain's top job
When Liz Truss was asked to come to parliament to explain the sacking of her good friend and finance minister, she sent Penny Mordaunt in her place, offering her potential successor a primetime opportunity to flex her political muscle. → Read More
Truss's demise ends the revival of Thatcher's libertarian economics
Daniel Pryor, who lobbies for governments to shrink the state and cut taxes, feels Liz Truss's brief, disastrous spell as prime minister has killed off his dream of a low-tax, deregulated British economy for at least a generation. → Read More