Boris Johnson’s Manchester headache is not going away
LONDON — Boris Johnson’s battle with Manchester may be only the beginning. This week saw twin political tussles, with Greater Manchester Mayor Andy Burnham over the level of financial support for the...
View ArticleRishi Sunak pitches UK recovery budget in blurred political landscape
LONDON — The need for government support during the COVID pandemic made Rishi Sunak the most big state Conservative chancellor the U.K. has known — but the blurring of the political boundaries will...
View ArticleThe battle to succeed Boris Johnson
LONDON — Whisper it, but the race to succeed Boris Johnson is on. Two of the prime minister’s top lieutenants — Rishi Sunak and Liz Truss — are on maneuvers, as Westminster insiders like to say, and...
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Jake Berry
Berry is among the prime minister’s closest friends in Westminster — Johnson introduced Berry to his wife Alice and is godfather to his eldest son. With that in mind, it is remarkable how much grief he...
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‘Stop Boris’ campaign gears up as former UK leader eyes unlikely comeback
LONDON — Boris Johnson is mulling an astonishing political comeback. His enemies within the Tory Party are already plotting how to stop him. The former U.K. prime minister — ousted only three months...
View ArticleLiz Truss crashes the (Republican) party
In her 49 days as Britain’s prime minister, Liz Truss terrified financial markets, sundered her party and doomed her government in a crusade to remake the British economy with slashing tax cuts. When...
View ArticleMatt Hancock under fire as WhatsApps reveal COVID vote pressure on Tory MPs
LONDON — Matt Hancock has been accused of “weaponizing the provision of care to disabled children” after leaked WhatsApp messages suggest he dangled support for a local support center to win over an...
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Britain’s political parties are quietly raking in millions. No one will say...
LONDON — What connects a Lancashire manor house, several exclusive dining clubs, and a bronze sculpture of David Cameron on a bicycle? The answer is millions of pounds in opaque donations to Britain’s...
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Britain’s mortgage crisis could destroy Rishi Sunak. Why won’t he act?
LONDON — Hundreds of thousands of Britons are facing mortgage misery over the next 12 months. Rishi Sunak is about to feel their wrath. The U.K. prime minister has been snookered by Britain’s...
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Everyone the Tories are blaming for Britain’s mortgage crisis — except...
LONDON — The “Tory mortgage penalty,” a high-profile banker or Vladimir Putin — take your pick of who is to blame for Britain’s mounting economic crisis. The U.K.’s ruling Conservative Party is...
View ArticlePressure to act on small boat crossings intensifies after 6 die in English...
LONDON — Pressure on U.K. Prime Minister Rishi Sunak to stem small boat crossings across the English Channel intensified this weekend after at least six people died making the voyage on Saturday....
View ArticleTory conference: Rishi Sunak’s rebellious army is on full display
MANCHESTER, England — Rishi Sunak is trying to convince the British public the Tories have a clear and unified plan to stay in power. His less-than-loyal troops have their own ideas. With an election...
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Meet the Tory mafia trying to blow up Rishi Sunak
LONDON — Rishi Sunak just survived the most dangerous moment of his premiership. That doesn’t mean his Tory enemies are waving the white flag. The British prime minister was handed an 11th-hour...
View ArticleBritain’s Conservatives are warming to Donald Trump 2.0
LONDON — They might not be wearing MAGA hats, but some of Britain’s most prominent Conservatives are flirting with Donald Trump again. A steady stream of Tory politicians — and even former prime...
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Tory leader race: The 6 hopefuls trying to save their party from the abyss
LONDON — It’s a poisoned chalice, but someone has to grasp it. Rishi Sunak’s decision to step down following this month’s crushing general election defeat for the U.K. Conservative Party means...
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