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UPDATE: UK PM Sunak urged to call snap general election amid turmoil

UK Prime Minister Rishi Sunak has been urged to call a snap general election after three quick-fire MP resignations left him facing by-election battles on...

Sun, 11/06/2023 - 11:42


UK PM Sunak faces mounting problems as third Tory MP quits in 24 hours

UK Prime Minister Rishi Sunak faces a third by-election test after a close ally of Boris Johnson resigned from the Commons with ‘immediate effect’.

In a...

Sat, 10/06/2023 - 14:30


UK ex-prime minister Boris Johnson resigns as MP

Britain’s former prime minister Boris Johnson on Friday said he was quitting as a member of parliament, claiming he had been forced out in a...

Fri, 09/06/2023 - 21:43


TOP NEWS: UK to scrap windfall tax if oil and gas prices fall further

The UK government has announced it will remove the windfall tax on oil and gas companies should the price of the commodities continue to fall.

Ministers...

Fri, 09/06/2023 - 08:15


UK high street records negative sales for first time in over two years

The UK high street has recorded negative sales for the first time in more than two years as the cost of living bites, according to...

Fri, 09/06/2023 - 06:56


US President Biden backs UK push for AI controls at upcoming summit

US President Joe Biden on Thursday voiced support for British-led efforts to regulate artificial intelligence at a summit later this year.

‘We’re looking to Great Britain...

Thu, 08/06/2023 - 20:46


UPDATE: US, UK forge ‘Atlantic declaration’ to counter new threats

The US and Britain on Thursday announced a new strategic pact as their leaders rededicated the ‘special relationship’ to counter Russia, China and economic instability.

In...

Thu, 08/06/2023 - 19:50


UK PM Sunak talks Ukraine with Biden, seeks to boost post-Brexit UK

UK Prime Minister Rishi Sunak opened talks Thursday with US President Joe Biden at the White House to discuss the Ukraine war and Nato’s future...

Thu, 08/06/2023 - 17:05


Irish consumer price inflation continues to slow to 6.6% in May

Consumer price inflation in Ireland continued to slow in May, though it remained elevated by historical standards, according to figures from the Irish Central Statistics...

Thu, 08/06/2023 - 11:48


Campaigners begin challenge to UKOG gas drilling in Surrey

Environmental campaigners will go to the UK High Court to challenge plans to begin gas drilling in rural Surrey.

Campaigners from the group Protect Dunsfold and...

Thu, 08/06/2023 - 06:13


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