Comments from the front-runner for prime minister, Liz Truss, suggest bumpier relations with Europe and the U.S. if she wins, with Northern Ireland getting in the way of the “special relationship.”
Author: MARK LANDLER
U.K. Prime Minister Race Ends With Little Focus on Economy
The contest to succeed Boris Johnson as Conservative Party leader and prime minister has often seemed divorced from Britain’s fast-growing problems.
Liz Truss Makes a Strong Bid for Downing Street
Campaigning to be Britain’s next prime minister, Liz Truss has modeled herself after Margaret Thatcher and pushed a party orthodoxy of lower taxes, less government and bucking the European Union.
As Soaring Prices Roil Britain, Its Leader Vacations and a Likely Successor Sidesteps the Issue
Britain is facing multiple economic shocks, from soaring energy prices to the hollowing out of the labor market by Brexit. But these issues seem disconnected from the fight to replace Boris Johnson.
BBC Apologizes to Royal Nanny Swept Up in Diana Reporting Furor
Suggestions that a nanny for the children of Princess Diana and Prince Charles was involved with the prince were “wholly baseless,” the British broadcaster said as it agreed to pay her damages.
Europe’s Heat Wave Breaks UK Temperature Records and Drives Wildfires
Europe is ill prepared for extreme heat fed by global warming. For the first time on record, parts of Britain hit 40 degrees Celsius — 104 Fahrenheit — as did Paris for only the third time.
Extreme Heat Puts Life on Hold in Britain, a Land Not Built for It
In a country more accustomed to temperate weather, a brutal heat wave tested Britain’s infrastructure and forced millions to choose between a Stygian commute or a stifling home office.
Sunak Leads in U.K. Voting to Replace Prime Minister Boris Johnson
The former chancellor of the Exchequer led a pack of candidates after the first round, while an obscure trade minister surprised in second place.
Boris Johnson May Be Fading Out, but Not the Divisions He Stoked
Long after he is gone, his successors will be wrestling over his signature project, Brexit, and the insoluble issues it raised.
Boris Johnson May Be Fading Out, but Not the Divisions He Stoked
Long after he is gone, his successors will be wrestling over his signature project, Brexit, and the insoluble issues it raised.