Press play to listen to this article Voiced by artificial intelligence. DAVOS, Switzerland — Britain’s top finance minister Jeremy Hunt has warned Donald Trump that a return to…
Read more UK finance chief warns Trump: Return to protectionism a ‘profound mistake’Press play to listen to this article Voiced by artificial intelligence. LONDON — Hundreds of thousands of Britons are facing mortgage misery over the next 12 months. Rishi…
Read more Britain’s mortgage crisis could destroy Rishi Sunak. Why won’t he act?LONDON — “Better than the last guy” might not be quite the tagline every world leader hopes for. It could yet be Rishi Sunak’s winning formula. The British…
Read more Rishi Sunak picks his way through budget minefieldPress play to listen to this article Voiced by artificial intelligence. LONDON — The U.K. government was scrambling on Sunday to limit the fallout for the British tech…
Read more Silicon Valley Bank collapse sets off scramble in London to shield UK tech sectorPress play to listen to this article Voiced by artificial intelligence. LONDON — As nations around the world scramble to secure crucial semiconductor supply chains over fears about…
Read more Britain’s semiconductor plan goes AWOL as US and EU splash billionsLONDON — Public sector workers on strike, the cost-of-living climbing, and a government on the ropes. “It’s hard to miss the parallels” between the infamous ‘Winter of Discontent’…
Read more The Great British Walkout: Rishi Sunak braces for biggest UK strike in 12 yearsLondon CNN Business — The UK government is hiking a windfall tax on oil and gas companies and extending the levy to electricity generators, as it scrambles to…
Read more UK to raise $65 billion from windfall tax on energy companies | CNN BusinessLondon CNN Business — The last time a British finance minister revealed tax and spending plans, markets went haywire and the country’s prime minister ultimately lost her job.…
Read more Britain is bringing back austerity. Here’s why | CNN BusinessPress play to listen to this article LIVERPOOL, England — On the long picket line outside the gates of Liverpool’s Peel Port, rain-soaked dock workers warm themselves with…
Read more Where Britain went wrongPress play to listen to this article LONDON — If his key appointments are any indication, the Rishi Sunak era in Britain could actually be … kind of…
Read more Rishi Sunak’s ‘keep calm and carry on’ CabinetBritain’s first non-White Prime Minister and Conservative Party leader Rishi Sunak started delivering on his “work would begin immediately” promise within hours of his meeting with King Charles…
Read more Britain PM Rishi Sunak inducts new team: Dominic Raab is Deputy PM, Suella Braverman returns as interior ministerLONDON — It took one bruising campaign defeat and six weeks of exile — but on Tuesday, Rishi Sunak will finally become U.K. prime minister. He faces the…
Read more So Rishi Sunak is the UK’s next prime minister. What happens now?CNN — A political robocall made to tens of thousands of Georgians thanked a vulnerable congressional Democrat and the Democratic nominee for governor for protecting the rights of…
Read more Mystery robocall thanks Democrats in competitive Georgia races for supporting abortion rights of ‘birthing persons’ | CNN PoliticsPress play to listen to this article LONDON — Westminster is in turmoil, the U.K. economy is floundering, and Tory MPs are about to pick their fifth prime…
Read more ‘Beaten by a lettuce’: 44 glorious days of Liz TrussLONDON — British Prime Minister Liz Truss described herself as “a fighter and not a quitter” Wednesday as she faced a hostile opposition and fury from her own…
Read more UK PM Truss vows to stay, but is on brink as minister quitsLONDON — Is it too late now to say sorry? After weeks of market turmoil and countless U-turns, British Prime Minister Liz Truss apologized late Monday for what…
Read more Liz Truss apologizes to UK as she tries to keep troubled premiership on trackLONDON — Jeremy Hunt, the man brought in to save Liz Truss’ floundering premiership and calm spooked markets, is “not taking anything off the table” when it comes…
Read more Liz Truss’ new chancellor signals he could junk more of her economic planU.S. President Joe Biden laid into beleaguered U.K. Prime Minister Liz Truss’ tax-cutting agenda Saturday, calling it a “mistake” and warning that a lack of “sound policy in…
Read more Joe Biden brands Liz Truss’ shelved tax-cut plan a ‘mistake’Press play to listen to this article LONDON — In six short weeks, Liz Truss has succeeded in angering all wings of her party. Most now agree she…
Read more Furious Tories conclude that Liz Truss is finishedFormer foreign minister Jeremy Hunt has been appointed Britain’s finance minister, Prime Minister Liz Truss’s office said on Friday, following Kwasi Kwarteng’s resignation from the post after less…
Read more Jeremy Hunt named Britain’s new finance minister
