LONDON — A year is a long time in politics — but the reverberations of the surreal fall of 2022 are still being felt across the U.K. Wednesday marks…
Read more The specter of Liz Truss still haunts BritainLONDON — 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?Press play to listen to this article LONDON — It was a revolution 11 long years in the making. For a small but vocal band of right-wing libertarians,…
Read more The Brexit cult that blew up BritainPress 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 TrussThe move was proposed by former chancellor Kwasi Kwarteng in a bid to make London more attractive … [+] for global banks and for workers amid what is…
Read more Family Offices Could Teach UK Banks A Thing Or Two About Uncapped BonusesLONDON — 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 finishedPress play to listen to this article LONDON — British Prime Minister Liz Truss has fired her finance minister, Kwasi Kwarteng, as she fights to hang on as…
Read more UK’s Liz Truss fires Chancellor Kwasi Kwarteng in a bid to save her premiershipPress play to listen to this article As Britain’s central bank boss, tasked with managing inflation and setting interest rates, Andrew Bailey likes targets. Now he is one.…
Read more Truss’ jittery Tories blame Bank chief over market meltdownPress play to listen to this article LONDON — Try as she might, Liz Truss just can’t calm the markets. Despite reversing her plan to cut tax for…
Read more Liz Truss panics as markets keep plungingBIRMINGHAM, England — So in the end, Liz Truss was for turning. But the damage to her faltering administration may already have been done. On Monday, Truss’ Chancellor…
Read more Liz Truss has U-turned. Will it be enough?BIRMINGHAM, England (AP) — The British government on Monday dropped plans to cut income tax for top earners, part of a package of unfunded cuts unveiled only days…
Read more UK Scraps Tax Cut For Wealthy That Sparked Market Turmoil
