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Britain’s unpopular government prepares a high-stakes budget and hopes for growth
[ad_1] LONDON (AP) — After being elected in a landslide last year, Britain’s Labour Party government delivered a budget it billed as a one-off…
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Politics
Northern Ireland in 2024: A land of misery
[ad_1] Press play to listen to this article Voiced by artificial intelligence. BELFAST — First its government collapsed. Then austerity began to bite. Now…
Politics
Joe Biden’s secret Ukraine weapon: Liz Truss
[ad_1] Press play to listen to this article Voiced by artificial intelligence. LONDON — She might have crashed Britain. But can she save the…
Politics
King Charles, David Cameron and Rishi Sunak show UK’s COP28 identity crisis
[ad_1] LONDON — COP28, meet the U.K.’s three amigos. One is a king who has spent most of his adult life campaigning for bold…
Politics
David Cameron makes shock comeback as Rishi Sunak’s foreign secretary in UK reshuffle
[ad_1] Press play to listen to this article Voiced by artificial intelligence. LONDON — Rishi Sunak appointed David Cameron as Britain’s new foreign secretary…
Politics
From WWE wrestling to global AI summit: The unlikely rise of Michelle Donelan
[ad_1] LONDON — Britain’s tech chief is no stranger to dealing with big egos. She used to promote superstar wrestlers. U.K. Science and Technology…
Politics
After Brexit, Britain and Europe embrace ever-closer union
[ad_1] LONDON — It was the gleaming smiles and mutual backslapping of two 40-something banker bros which signalled a new era of U.K.-EU relations. British…
Politics
Liz Truss: I didn’t crash the economy
[ad_1] Press play to listen to this article Voiced by artificial intelligence. LONDON — Liz Truss struck firmly to her guns in a defiant…
Politics
The specter of Liz Truss still haunts Britain
[ad_1] LONDON — A year is a long time in politics — but the reverberations of the surreal fall of 2022 are still being felt…
Politics
Liz Truss says being compared to a lettuce was not funny
[ad_1] LONDON — Liz Truss isn’t laughing at the lettuce that outlasted her premiership. Asked Monday about the Daily Star’s live stream of a…
Breaking News
Analysis: Rishi Sunak could still suffer a similar fate to Boris Johnson. His castle is built on sand | CNN
[ad_1] London CNN — Rishi Sunak should be celebrating after a week of successes. But despite good economic news, the allies of the British prime minister say they’ve…
Breaking News
‘A Trump tribute act’: Meet Suella Braverman, the commander-in-chief of Britain’s culture wars | CNN
[ad_1] London CNN — Late last year, after a breakneck ascent of British politics put her in charge of the country’s migration, crime and…
Politics
King Charles III crowned in Westminster Abbey
[ad_1] Press play to listen to this article Voiced by artificial intelligence. LONDON — In a ceremony of pageantry, quirks and ancient tradition, King…
Politics
The end of Boris Johnson
[ad_1] Tanya Gold is a freelance journalist. Boris Johnson’s political career ended on Wednesday, with stuttering and fake politesse. Seated before a U.K. House…
Politics
Biden rebuffs UK bid for closer cooperation on tech
[ad_1] Press play to listen to this article Voiced by artificial intelligence. LONDON — Britain was rebuffed by the Biden administration after multiple requests…
Politics
Inside the deal: How Boris Johnson’s departure paved the way for a grand Brexit bargain
[ad_1] Press play to listen to this article Voiced by artificial intelligence. LONDON — It was clear when Boris Johnson was forced from Downing…
Politics
Liz Truss: UK should have ‘done more earlier’ to counter Vladimir Putin
[ad_1] LONDON — Former British Prime Minister Liz Truss argued the U.K. should have “done more earlier” to counter Vladimir Putin’s rhetoric before he…
Politics
Rishi Sunak is haunted by ghosts of prime ministers past
[ad_1] LONDON — “Back to her old self again” was how one erstwhile colleague described Liz Truss, who made her return to the U.K.’s…
Business
‘India is where I come from’: Rishi Sunak’s daughter Anoushka performs Kuchipudi at cultural event in UK
[ad_1] UK Prime Minister Rishi Sunak’s daughter Anoushka Sunak performed Kuchipudi along with many children at ‘Rang’- International Kuchipudi Dance Festival 2022 in London…
Politics
The UK is starting to get real about Europe
[ad_1] Paul Taylor is a contributing editor at POLITICO. After six years of chaos and recrimination since Britons voted to leave the European Union, there…