Topline Scottish First Minister Nicola Sturgeon announced her resignation Wednesday, leaving an unclear path for a new referendum for Scottish independence from the United Kingdom after her government...
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Ex U.K. Leader Boris Johnson Claims Putin Threatened To Kill Him With Missile Before Russia Invaded Ukraine
Topline Former British Prime Minister Boris Johnson has claimed Russian President Vladimir Putin threatened to kill him in a missile strike just weeks before invading Ukraine, a chilling allegation as...
Former London ‘Spectator’ Editor Petronella Wyatt Lowers The Boom
From left, American real estate developer Donald Trump and his girlfriend (and future wife), former … [+] model Melania Knauss, financier (and future convicted sex offender) Jeffrey Epstein, and...
The UK’s new prime minister scrambles to save the Conservative Party
U.K. Prime Minister Rishi Sunak appointed his cabinet to include members from across warring factions of the Conservative Party. Wpa Pool | Getty Images News | Getty Images LONDON — Britain has a new ...
Rishi Sunak Is Favorite To Be Britain’s Next Prime Minister—Here’s What To Know
Topline Former finance minister Rishi Sunak is the clear frontrunner to become Britain’s next prime minister and the third person to assume the mantle this year in the hopes of soothing the political ...
Boris Johnson Drops Out Of U.K. Prime Minister Contest
Topline Former British Prime Minister Boris Johnson announced Sunday he will step back from the contest to lead the Conservative Party, taking him out of the running to return to No. 10 Downing Street...
Boris Johnson Claims Enough Support For Another Prime Minister Run
Topline Former U.K. Prime Minister Boris Johnson’s campaign claims he has enough support from Conservative members of parliament to stand in an upcoming vote for prime minister, according to multiple ...
Who Is Next After Liz Truss?
BIRMINGHAM, ENGLAND – OCTOBER 02: Chancellor of the Exchequer Kwasi Kwarteng (L) and Britain’s Prime … [+] Minister Liz Truss watch a tribute to Queen Elizabeth II on the opening day...
Active Travel England Might Not Survive New Tory Government, Implies Boris Johnson’s Transport Advisor
Andrew Gilligan. (Photo by Ian Waldie/Getty Images) Getty Images Boris Johnson’s transport advisor Andrew Gilligan has voiced worries that the Liz Truss government could water down the commitment to w...
U.K. Ditches Tax Cuts For Richest Amid Growing Backlash And Market Mayhem
Topline The U.K. government on Monday said it was dropping controversial plans to scrap the highest rate of income tax for high earners, an embarrassing u-turn for Prime Minister Liz Truss after the p...
The British Pound Is In Freefall. Here’s What It Means For Investors.
The British Pound Sterling is coming under immense pressure after sweeping tax cuts announced by new … [+] Prime Minister Liz Truss. (Photo by Stefan Wermuth – WPA Pool/Getty Images) Getty...
Britain’s next prime minister to be announced
Former Finance Minister Rishi Sunak or current Foreign Secretary Liz Truss will be announced as the U.K’s new prime minister later Monday. Dan Kitwood / Staff / Stringer / Getty Images LONDON — ...
Who Is Liz Truss? Here’s What To Know About The Likely U.K. Prime Minister Replacing Boris Johnson
Topline Liz Truss is the runaway favorite to replace Boris Johnson as leader of the Conservative Party and Prime Minister of the U.K., signaling the end of a bitter summer campaigning and the peak of ...
Why Are Oil Prices Dropping? OPEC Bows To Global Pressure To Increase Oil Supply
Getty Images Update 08/31/2022 In the original article below we covered OPEC’s increase in production, and explained how this was likely to help prices fall over the coming months. Well, that’s exactl...
Supermarkets Announce Discounted Meal Deals As Cost Of Living Crisis Continues To Bite
Major grocery retailers have been announcing discounts and offers as part of a government campaign … [+] to help consumers. Asda launched a Kids Eat for £1 offer. Any young person up to the age ...
Pound And UK Stocks Rise After Reports Of Prime Minister Boris Johnson’s Resignation
Topline The British pound jumped by nearly half a percent against the U.S. dollar and stocks rallied on Thursday morning following media reports of Prime Minister Boris Johnson’s imminent resignation ...
Here’s What Happens Next As U.K. Selects New Prime Minister
Topline The U.K.’s Conservative Party will be tasked with finding a new leader for Parliament after Prime Minister Boris Johnson steps down as party leader, triggering a process that could invol...
U.K. Prime Minister Boris Johnson Will Reportedly Resign After Government Exodus
Topline U.K. Prime Minister Boris Johnson will reportedly step down as Conservative Party leader after multiple scandals provoked widespread outrage and mass resignations among members of his own gove...
Third Boris Johnson Cabinet Member Quits—But PM Resists Pressure To Resign
Topline Simon Hart—a member of the British Parliament who served as Secretary of State for Wales starting in 2019—announced his resignation Wednesday evening, becoming the third member of Prime Minist...
Boris Johnson Faces Mounting Pressure To Resign—Here’s How It All Went Wrong
Topline British Prime Minister Boris Johnson refused to step down Wednesday night despite mounting pressure from Parliament and a wave of resignations following the latest scandal in a tumultuous thre...
U.K. Prime Minister Boris Johnson Fights For Survival After Wave Of Government Resignations
Topline British Prime Minister Boris Johnson is fighting to stay in power on Wednesday after two senior ministers abruptly resigned and said they had lost faith in his leadership after the latest in a...
Boris Government Chips Away At Free Trade
WATFORD, ENGLAND – DECEMBER 04: Britain’s Prime Minister Boris Johnson gives a press conference at … [+] the NATO summit at the Grove hotel on December 4, 2019 in Watford, England. F...
U.K. Prime Minister Boris Johnson Survives Confidence Vote After ‘Partygate’ Scandal
Topline U.K. Prime Minister Boris Johnson survived a vote of confidence on Monday triggered by lawmakers in his own Conservative party amid widespread anger over a series of lawbreaking parties in Dow...
Boris Johnson Faces Confidence Vote — Here’s What You Need To Know
Topline The U.K. Parliament will hold a vote of no confidence on Prime Minister Boris Johnson Monday evening, a Conservative Party chairman announced Monday morning, which could result in Johnson gett...
OPEC Bows To Global Pressure To Increase Oil Supply
Getty Images Key Takeaways The price of crude oil continues to rise and hit new highs on the back of significant demand post-Covid19 OPEC has agreed to increase their oil output to 648,000 barrels a d...
Rolls-Royce’s SMR Needs 10,000 Times Less Land Than Wind Energy, Proves ‘Iron Law Of Power Density’
Rolls-Royce’s new SMR will produce 470 megawatts of power and require just 10 acres of land, giving … [+] it a power density that is 10,000 times greater than that of a wind project. Getty...
Billionaire Boehly’s Group Gets Chelsea FC From Abramovich—With U.K. Government Approval
Topline The Premier League announced Tuesday it approved billionaire Todd Boehly’s bid to purchase Chelsea FC from longtime owner Roman Abramovich, a sale that has now been backed by the U.K. governme...
Billionaire Boehly’s Group Gets Chelsea FC From Abramovich—With U.K. Approval
Topline The Premier League announced Tuesday it approved billionaire Todd Boehly’s bid to purchase Chelsea FC from longtime owner Roman Abramovich, leaving the final step of the sale up to the U.K. go...
Why Do So Many Motorists Feel Persecuted When In Reality They Rule The World?
Evening rush hours during roadworks Traffic on the M60 motorway, Manchester, UK. (Photo by Darren … [+] Holden/Construction Photography/Avalon/Getty Images) Getty Images For some newspapers, the...