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British Health Secretary Sajid Javid arrives ahead of a weekly cabinet meeting at 10 Downing Street, in London, Britain July 5, 2022. REUTERS/Peter Nicholls/File Photo
Politics

Ex-health minister Sajid Javid out of UK leadership contest

People queue for food in the financial district of Canary Wharf as it was announced that British consumer price inflation hit an annual rate of 9.0% in April in London, Britain, May 18, 2022. REUTERS/Kevin Coombs
Politics

Next UK leader must tackle economic decline, think tank says

Eight candidates seeking to replace Boris Johnson as PM. From left to right: Tom Tugendhat, Rishi Sunak, Jeremy Hunt, Kemi Badenoch, Penny Mordaunt, Nadhim Zahawi, Suella Braverman, and Liz Truss. AFR
Politics

Eight candidates make cut in race to succeed UK PM Johnson

FILE PHOTO: Britain's Chancellor of the Exchequer Sajid Javid arrives to attend a cabinet meeting held at the National Glass Centre at the University of Sunderland, in Sunderland, Britain January 31, 2020. Paul Ellis/Pool via REUTERS/File Photo
Politics

UK's Javid sets out tax-cutting plan in pitch to be PM

British Foreign Secretary Liz Truss. Photo: REUTERS
Politics

Foreign minister Truss joins 11-strong UK leader race

Nadhim Zahawi, Penny Mordaunt, Rishi Sunak, Ben Wallace, and Liz Truss. Photo: Reuters
Politics

If UK PM Boris Johnson is ousted, who could replace him?

British Prime Minister Boris Johnson walks outside 10 Downing Street in London, Britain, January 31, 2022. Photo :Reuters
Politics

Can Boris Johnson be forced out, and how is a successor chosen?

British Prime Minister Boris Johnson attends the weekly Prime Minister's Questions at the parliament in London, Britain, January 12, 2022. Photo :Reuters
Politics

Scandals faced by British PM Johnson's government

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Global Economy

Pub numbers in England and Wales hit record lows: Study

Local resident Viacheslav walks on debris of a residential building damaged by a military strike, as Russia's attack on Ukraine continues, in Sievierodonetsk, Luhansk region, Ukraine April 16, 2022. REUTERS/Serhii Nuzhnenko
Europe

Britain: Russia has removed several key generals from Ukraine

Trails are seen in the sky as a plane flies over London while a Union Jack flag flies in the wind at 10 Downing Street, in London, Britain, 29 January 2022. REUTERS/May James
Europe

Strikes cripple Britain's railways, unions warn of more to come

UK slowdown fears mount as GDP unexpectedly shrinks in April
Global Economy

UK slowdown fears mount as GDP unexpectedly shrinks in April

Tractors drive past an exit sign and a road sign for Belfast on the border between Northern Ireland and Ireland, in Jonesborough, Northern Ireland, May 19, 2022. REUTERS/Clodagh Kilcoyne/File Photo
Europe

Britain to defy EU by scrapping Northern Ireland trade rules