Oct 27 UK says new Prime Minister Rishi Sunak won’t go to UN climate change conference By Associated Press Sunak's office said the decision was made because of "pressing domestic commitments" including preparations for an emergency budget on Nov. 17. The UK says it does not reflect a downgrade in the government's commitment to combating climate change. Continue reading
Oct 26 British foreign secretary tells gay World Cup fans heading to Qatar to ‘be respectful’ By Associated Press British Foreign Secretary James Cleverly is facing criticism after telling gay soccer fans heading to the World Cup in Qatar that they should show some "compromise" and "be respectful of the host nation."… Continue reading
Oct 24 Why Britons never actually vote for their prime minister By Associated Press Observers of British politics can be forgiven for scratching their heads in recent weeks as they watch the country reel through prime ministers without holding an election. Continue reading
Oct 23 Boris Johnson drops out of race to return as UK’s next prime minister By Sylvia Hui, Jill Lawless, Associated Press Former British Prime Minister Boris Johnson announced Sunday he will not run to lead the Conservative Party, ending a short-lived, high-profile attempt to return to the prime minister's job he was ousted from little more than three months ago. Continue reading
Oct 20 WATCH: U.K. Prime Minister Truss resigns after tumultuous 6-week term By Jill Lawless, Associated Press British Prime Minister Liz Truss has resigned. She has bowed to the inevitable after a tumultuous term in which her policies triggered turmoil in financial markets and a rebellion in her party obliterated her authority. Continue reading
Oct 19 UK Prime Minister Liz Truss vows to stay as home secretary resigns By Jill Lawless, Associated Press The government of British Prime Minister Liz Truss is teetering on the verge of collapse, just hours after she vowed to keep governing. Continue reading
Oct 19 U.K. inflation at 10.1 percent, 40-year high as food prices rise By Danica Kirka, Jill Lawless, Associated Press British food prices rose at the fastest pace since 1980 last month, driving inflation back to a 40-year high and heaping pressure on the embattled government to balance the books without gutting help for the nation's poorest residents. Continue reading
Oct 16 British Prime Minister Liz Truss goes from triumph to trouble in six weeks on the job By Jill Lawless, Associated Press In just six weeks, the prime minister’s libertarian economic policies have triggered a financial crisis, emergency central bank intervention, multiple U-turns and the firing of her Treasury chief. Continue reading
Oct 14 Watch 6:12 News Wrap: Teenager accused in N.C. mass shooting, DOJ seeks end to special master review By PBS NewsHour In our news wrap Friday, police say a 15-year-old boy is in critical condition after shooting and killing five people in Raleigh, North Carolina, the U.S. Justice Department asked a federal appeals court to end an outside review of documents… Continue watching
Oct 13 Despite economic turmoil, UK Treasury chief says tax-cutting plan stays By Danica Kirka, Jill Lawless, Associated Press Britain's Treasury chief has rejected suggestions that the Conservative government would reverse course on economic plans that have roiled financial markets. Continue reading