Rishi Sunak picks his way through budget minefield – POLITICO
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LONDON — “Better than the last guy” might not be quite the tagline every world leader hopes for. It could yet be Rishi Sunak’s winning formula. The British prime minister,…
BBC faces celebrity revolt, political pressure amid Gary Lineker dispute – POLITICO
Press play to listen to this article Voiced by artificial intelligence. The BBC faces a spiraling revolt by its top sporting presenters amid a row over the broadcaster’s impartiality standards,…
Biden rebuffs UK bid for closer cooperation on tech – POLITICO
Press play to listen to this article Voiced by artificial intelligence. LONDON — Britain was rebuffed by the Biden administration after multiple requests to develop an advanced trade and technology…
How Boris Johnson’s departure paved the way for a grand Brexit bargain – POLITICO
Press play to listen to this article Voiced by artificial intelligence. LONDON — It was clear when Boris Johnson was forced from Downing Street that British politics had changed forever.…
UK should have ‘done more earlier’ to counter Vladimir Putin – POLITICO
LONDON — Former British Prime Minister Liz Truss argued the U.K. should have “done more earlier” to counter Vladimir Putin’s rhetoric before he invaded Ukraine, and said the West depended…
UK to train Ukrainian pilots as ‘first step’ toward sending fighter jets – POLITICO
Press play to listen to this article Voiced by artificial intelligence. WAREHAM, Dorset — Ukrainian fighter pilots will soon be trained in Britain — but Kyiv will have to wait…
Rishi Sunak is haunted by ghosts of prime ministers past – POLITICO
LONDON — “Back to her old self again” was how one erstwhile colleague described Liz Truss, who made her return to the U.K.’s front pages at the weekend. That’s exactly…
Putin has never threatened me, Germany’s Scholz says – POLITICO
German Chancellor Olaf Scholz said Russian President Vladimir Putin has never threatened him or Germany, following claims by Boris Johnson that Putin threatened the former U.K. prime minister with a…
Rishi Sunak fires minister Nadhim Zahawi after tax investigation – POLITICO
Rishi Sunak has fired Conservative Party chairman Nadhim Zahawi over a “serious breach” of U.K. government ethics rules relating to his tax affairs. Zahawi has been hit by weeks of…
Boris Johnson hogs spotlight with Ukraine visit – POLITICO
Boris Johnson leaped back into the spotlight on Sunday after videos of the former British prime minister visiting Ukraine were posted online, in a move likely to irritate the Conservative…