British politics
Scientists face hard choices as UK prepares to abandon EU projects for years to come
Britain warns the clock is ticking over its participation in Horizon Europe and other EU research programs.
Liz Truss announces new UK case against EU on eve of debate in Northern Ireland
With the Union in peril, Scottish Tories hedge their bets
I’m not a fascist — I like the Tories, says Italy’s far-right leader
UK Tories ditch ‘sound money’ and embrace the world of Trussonomics
Margaret Thatcher’s ghost looms over Tory leadership race
Tory leadership: Sajid Javid backs Liz Truss in latest boost for frontrunner
Tory leadership hopeful Liz Truss rebuffed after seeking LGBT endorsement
Some LGBT+ Conservatives are concerned about Liz Truss’s position on trans rights.
The Palace of Westminster is falling down
The UK’s parliament is literally falling apart — and MPs can’t decide how to save it.
Boost for Liz Truss as ex-rival Penny Mordaunt backs her Tory leadership bid
Mordaunt vied with Truss in the contest’s first stages, but is now rowing in behind her.
Boris Johnson: My removal was ‘greatest stitch-up since Bayeux Tapestry’
In wedding party speech, outgoing British PM also jokes that he got ‘masses of letters to resign, mostly from my closest family.’
One month on: 9 things we’ve learned since Britain’s Tories went into meltdown
Boris Johnson’s defenestration — and the race to replace him — has thrown up all sorts of surprises.
In Europe’s drug death capital, politicians plead for new powers to stem the tide
Scotland’s fatal overdose rate casts a dark cloud over the independence debate.
Ukraine loses its best friend Boris. What happens next?
Boris Johnson’s imminent departure as UK prime minister has unnerved his allies in Kyiv.
UK Tory leadership TV debate cut short after moderator collapses on air
Foreign Secretary Liz Truss seen rushing to help.
5 things we learned when Liz Truss and Rishi Sunak went head-to-head on primetime TV
The UK foreign secretary remains in pole position in the race for 10 Downing Street.
UK’s Tory hopefuls square up for primetime TV clash
Former Chancellor Rishi Sunak’s allies hope for a game-changer, but frontrunner Liz Truss is playing it cool.
Truss promises to scrap ‘outdated’ EU laws if elected Tory leader
UK foreign secretary promises “red tape bonfire” if she becomes prime minister.
11 times the UK Tory leadership race went completely nuts
From cheering the no-hopers to enjoying the performance art, Westminster watchers have never had it so good.
Liz Truss, comeback kid
The UK foreign secretary is now the hot favorite to succeed Boris Johnson as prime minister.
Britain’s next prime minister will be Rishi Sunak or Liz Truss
Penny Mordaunt out of the race for Tory leader as Sunak wins backing of 137 MPs and Truss bags 113 votes.
Boris Johnson’s parting shot: ‘Stay close to the Americans’
‘Hasta la vista, baby,’ says the outgoing UK premier.
UK inflation hits 9.4 percent, a 40-year record
Fuel and food were the biggest factors behind the price jump.
‘Red Rishi’: Is a Brexit-backing Thatcherite too left-wing for the UK Conservatives?
Rishi Sunak’s popularity among party members has nosedived.
Been fired? Try Boris Johnson’s top tips for living your best life
Following your bliss with the ousted UK premier.
Liz Truss gains more ground in race for UK Tory leadership final
Chancellor Rishi Sunak is the clear frontrunner as anti-woke Brexiteer Kemi Badenoch crashes out.
Liz Truss closes in on Penny Mordaunt in race to replace Boris Johnson
Ex-chancellor Rishi Sunak still front-runner but foreign affairs expert Tom Tugendhat crashes out of the race.
Kemi Badenoch: The UK Conservative Party’s next leader-but-one?
Whatever happens in the leadership race, the former equalities minister now looks a shoo-in for a senior job.
Glamour with guns: Britain’s next prime minister could be Penny Mordaunt
… But only 1 in 5 British voters even know who she is.
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