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Prime Minister Boris Johnson left his Downing Street office for the last time on Tuesday before heading to Scotland to formally offer his resignation to Queen Elizabeth II. The British leader, who announced his intention to step down two months ago, is expected to meet with the queen in the late morning at her Balmoral estate to begin the transfer ...

The UK’s next prime minister, Liz Truss, takes power as a traditional, low-tax Conservative eurosceptic promising to turbo-charge economic growth. Her position is the polar opposite of how she started out, as the Liberal Democrat-supporting daughter from a family of progressives, who opposed the monarchy and Brexit. Her self-styled lifelong political “journey” has prompted criticism that she lacks genuine conviction ...

Liz Truss, who won the Conservative party leadership election on Monday, will become the 15th UK prime minister during the reign of head of state Queen Elizabeth II. The monarch will ask Truss to form a government on Tuesday, once Boris Johnson has formally tendered his resignation. Here is a list of the previous occupants of 10 Downing Street since ...

Liz Truss is expected to be named leader of the governing Conservative Party and Britain’s next prime minister on Monday, poised to take power at a time when the country faces a cost of living crisis, industrial unrest and a recession. After weeks of an often bad-tempered and divisive party leadership contest that pitted Truss against Rishi Sunak, a former ...

As the voting for British Prime Minister election is over, the official announcement will be made tomorrow. British Prime Minister Boris Johnson has resigned as prime minister and party leader amid strong opposition from within his own party, the ruling Conservative Party, over the issue of hosting alcohol parties in the Prime Minister’s office in violation of the Corona regulations. ...

The BBC said yesterday it had donated to charities £1.42 million ($1.64m) of sales it made from an interview that it conducted with Princess Diana in 1995 and which was obtained after deceit by one of its journalists. The broadcaster last year came under fire from critics, including Prince William, after an inquiry concluded that it tried to cover up ...

After a gruelling nationwide tour, a dozen hustings and three televised debates, Liz Truss appears poised to take over as the UK’s next prime minister heading into the close of voting by Conservative party members on Friday. The result of the summer-long campaign pitting the foreign secretary against former chancellor Rishi Sunak will be announced on Monday, before Prime Minister ...

UK hospitals bosses on Thursday warned that patient care may have to be cut to offset huge increases in energy bills over the winter months. Most hospital groups contacted by medical journal the BMJ said they expected bills to at least double, as the price hikes kicked in. The NHS Confederation, which represents health providers in the publicly funded National ...

Nearly one in four adults plan never to turn their heating on this winter, polling suggests, as average energy bills are set to surge while the temperature drops over the coming months. The survey of more than 2,000 UK adults found 23% would not turn their heating on at all over the winter months, with this figure rising to 27% ...

Britain announced Friday a vast 80-percent hike in electricity and gas bills, in a dramatic worsening of the cost-of-living crisis before winter as the UK awaits a new leader. Regulator Ofgem said its energy price cap, which sets prices for consumers who are not on a fixed deal with their supplier, will in October increase to an average £3,549 ($4,197) ...