Liz Truss

Former UK leader Liz Truss backs Trump, blames others for her ouster after 49 days

April 16, 2024 9:43 pm

Liz Truss's ideas include abolishing the United Nations and backing Donald Trump for reelection — a departure from the convention that senior British politicians stay out of US elections.

Rishi Sunak still can’t put the Johnson and Truss debacles behind him

June 01, 2023 10:53 am

From the moment Prime Minister Rishi Sunak of Britain took occupancy of No. 10 Downing St. last October, he has been haunted by his predecessors.

Queen's death, changes at 10 Downing Street: Events that shaped UK politics in 2022

December 28, 2022 10:09 am

Here's a look at the top events from the United Kingdom which grabbed international headlines during the year.

A new source of economic anxiety in Britain: soaring mortgage rates

November 17, 2022 2:42 pm

The impact of Liz Truss’ tumultuous stint as Britain’s prime minister is still being felt in the mortgage market. Her plan to cut taxes and eschew economic orthodoxy sent Britain’s government borrowing costs soaring in late September and early October, pulling mortgage rates higher, too.

Truss phone was hacked by suspected Putin agents when she was foreign minister - report

October 30, 2022 9:24 am

Those agents gained access to "top-secret details" of negotiations with international allies in addition to private messages exchanged with Truss's close friend Kwasi Kwarteng, who later became finance minister, the report said

Russia's Putin rules out using nuclear weapons in Ukraine

October 27, 2022 10:19 pm

Putin said the West, including Britain's Liz Truss, had engaged in "nuclear blackmail" against Russia and rejected claims that Russian forces were attacking the Zaporizhzhia nuclear power plant - located in territory controlled by Russia in southern Ukraine.

Prime Minister Rishi Sunak's first job: Develop a political persona, steady the ship

October 26, 2022 9:06 am

It is a matter of pride that a person with ancestral roots in India is now the prime minister of the UK . But he will be no more Indian than Barack Obama was Kenyan

Rishi Sunak looks set to become next UK PM after Johnson quits race

October 24, 2022 1:52 pm

Sunak, the 42-year-old former finance minister, could be named leader as soon as Monday to replace Liz Truss, becoming Britain's third prime minister in less than two months.

How tumultuous forces of Brexit divided U.K.’s Conservative Party

October 23, 2022 12:51 pm

Truss’ calamitous tenure, critics said, is the most extreme example of post-Brexit politics that have now brought the Conservatives to crisis.

Boris Johnson flies back to Britain to attempt rapid comeback

October 22, 2022 1:24 pm

Candidates for PM need 100 lawmaker nominations. The winner would be the fifth British PM in six years.

Rishi Sunak set to become Britain's next Prime Minister

October 25, 2022 9:18 am

Rishi Sunak will take charge as Britain's first Indian-origin Prime Minister after an audience with King Charles III on Tuesday, a day after he was elected the new leader of the Conservative Party in a historic leadership run.

This week in pictures: From Liz Truss' resignation to ISRO's historic satellite launch

October 23, 2022 2:52 pm

From ISRO's historic launch of 36 satellites to Liz Truss resigning from the British prime ministerial post, here are the most compelling pictures of the week from around the world.

In pictures | Liz Truss' six weeks as UK Prime Minister

October 21, 2022 3:33 pm

Liz Truss replaces Boris Johnson as Britain's PM

September 06, 2022 10:04 pm