UK Politics

The new British prime minister Mary Elizabeth Truss. Photo: Reuters
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UK PM fights for survival in first parliament questions since U-turns

Jacob Rees-Mogg walks outside Number 10 Downing Street, in London, Britain September 6, 2022. REUTERS/Toby Melville
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Britain appoints Rees-Mogg, who dismissed climate change risks, to energy role

Former Chancellor of the Exchequer Rishi Sunak walks for a radio interview in London, Britain, July 14, 2022. REUTERS/Toby Melville
Europe

Prime ministerial hopeful Sunak pitches UK energy bill tax cuts

UK prime minister hopefuls feud over tax and spending plans
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UK prime minister hopefuls feud over tax and spending plans

Britain's Prime Minister Boris Johnson speaks as he attends the Farnborough International Airshow, in Farnborough, Britain, July 18, 2022. Frank Augstein/Pool via REUTERS
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Britain's government wins confidence vote it called in itself

Britain's Prime Minister Boris Johnson speaks to CEOs as he attends the Farnborough International Airshow, in Farnborough, Britain, July 18, 2022. Frank Augstein/Pool via REUTERS
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Increasingly bitter race to replace UK PM Johnson narrows to four

Former Chancellor of the Exchequer Rishi Sunak walks for a radio interview in London, Britain, July 14, 2022. REUTERS/Toby Melville
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UK's Sunak says judge me on my record, not my wealth

FILE PHOTO: British Foreign Secretary Liz Truss walks outside Downing Street in London, Britain, July 12, 2022. REUTERS/Toby Melville/File Photo
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UK's Truss pledges to make the tough decisions as she sets out pitch to be PM

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
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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
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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
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Eight candidates make cut in race to succeed UK PM Johnson

Ex-finance minister Sunak vows to tackle inflation in pitch to be UK PM
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Ex-finance minister Sunak vows to tackle inflation in pitch to be UK PM

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