Prime Minister Rishi Sunak has dropped Boris Johnson’s bombastic approach to foreign policy, reflecting the new British leader’s personal style and the country’s changed global status.
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UK Budget Offers More Free Child Care as Work Incentive
In a major policy speech, Jeremy Hunt, the chancellor of the Exchequer, offered plans to promote greater work force participation, including more free child care.
Biden to Announce Nuclear-Powered Submarine Deal with Australia and Britain
The arrangement is part of a broader effort to counter China’s military development and assertive territorial claims across Asia.
Macron Welcomes Sunak to Paris, Hinting at a New Chapter
The rapport between Emmanuel Macron of France and Prime Minister Rishi Sunak of Britain hints at a mending of their countries’ relationship.
U.K. Plans to Expel Asylum Seekers Arriving on Small Boats
The proposal from the Conservative government particularly targets those arriving by irregular means across the English Channel, most of whom are asylum seekers fleeing war and persecution.
Diplomat Who Faced Brexit Freeze in U.K. Now Sees a ‘New Beginning’
As the European Union’s first ambassador in London, João Vale de Almeida had to fight even for official recognition. Prime Minister Rishi Sunak and the Windsor Framework are changing things, he says.
Unionists in Northern Ireland Face Dilemma Over New Trade Deal
The Democratic Unionist Party has no legal power to hold up the agreement, which would simplify post-Brexit trade rules. But a rejection could sabotage efforts to restart Northern Ireland’s government.
Why Brexit’s immigration politics have fizzled out
Did the Northern Ireland trade deal end Brexit politics with a whimper?
Why Brexit’s immigration politics have fizzled out
Did the Northern Ireland trade deal end Brexit politics with a whimper?
King Charles Faces Backlash Over E.U. Meeting
King Charles’s meeting with an E.U. leader on the day a Northern Ireland trade deal was announced drew angry recriminations from critics who viewed it as an improper foray into British politics.