Tag: Great Britain
Unfinished business for ex-premier truss
Liz Truss According to the Mail, Truss’s meetings with her confidants and advisers in the evenings often resulted in a party atmosphere. (Photo: dpa) London Ex-British Prime Minister Liz Truss…
British government fails to meet its Brexit target
UK Business and Trade Secretary Kemi Badenoch The 43-year-old Tory politician is under pressure from Eurosceptics in her party. (Photo: Reuters) London The British government wanted to free itself from…
BBC board chief resigns after dispute over credit for ex-PM Johnson
BBC Headquarters in London The former BBC boss is said to have arranged a loan for former British Prime Minister Boris Johnson. (Photo: Reuters) London The BBC’s chairman of the…
High interest rates depress UK commercial property values
View of London Many offices in the City of London are empty. Even after the pandemic, employees prefer to work from home. (Photo: Reuters) London When Winchester House, for many…
British government calls for constructive course towards China
James Cleverley In a keynote speech, the British Foreign Secretary calls for cooperation with China on trade and climate protection. (Photo: Reuters) London The British government is in favor of…
British competition watchdogs gain more power to control big tech
Meta and Google logos The British government wants to tighten competition law in order to be able to better control the market power of large technology groups. (Photo: Reuters) London…
The resignation of Vice Prime Minister Dominic Raab also puts Prime Minister Risi Sunak under pressure
Dominic Raab The Deputy Prime Minister announced his decision on Friday. (Photo: Reuters) London When Rishi Sunak moved into 10 Downing Street as Prime Minister at the end of October…
British Deputy Prime Minister Raab resigns after allegations of bullying
Dominic Raab The Deputy Prime Minister announced his decision on Friday. (Photo: Reuters) London British Deputy Prime Minister and Justice Minister Dominic Raab has resigned over bullying allegations. He was…
Jaguar Land Rover declares war on the German luxury suppliers
Jaguar Land Rover wants to reinvent itself The British carmaker announces an investment offensive. (Photo: Reuters) Gaydon The traditional British brands Jaguar and Land Rover are about to make a…
UK inflation eases slightly in March
supermarket shelves Food continues to be one of the main price drivers. (Photo: Reuters) London Inflationary pressure in the UK has eased slightly from a comparatively high level. Consumer prices…
The long-term English patient – the strikes are dangerous for Prime Minister Sunak
Rishi Sunak The British prime minister has promised his compatriots to significantly reduce the endless waiting lists for patients. (Photo: Reuters) London. Things have been looking up for British Prime…
Possible violation of parliamentary code: investigation into Sunak
Rishi Sunak It wouldn’t be the first time Sunak has faced difficulties over his wife’s financial interests. (Photo: IMAGO/i Images) London Britain’s Conservative government isn’t getting out of the negative…
New strikes are slowing down the economic recovery
Public sector workers strike in London The unions of nurses and junior doctors have announced new industrial action. (Photo: Reuters) London Great Britain is facing another wave of strikes in…
Possible violation of parliamentary code: investigation into Sunak
Rishi Sunak It wouldn’t be the first time Sunak has faced difficulties over his wife’s financial interests. (Photo: IMAGO/i Images) London Britain’s Conservative government isn’t getting out of the negative…
US President Joe Biden is pushing for an end to the political deadlock in Belfast
London US President Joe Biden has called on Northern Ireland’s political parties to work together to reap the peace dividend from the 1998 Good Friday Agreement. “Peace and economic prosperity…
Zelensky sees Ukraine on the way to NATO
President of Ukraine Volodymyr Zelensky Zelensky is calling for his country to join NATO sooner. (Photo: IMAGO/NurPhoto) Kyiv Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskiy sees his country on the way to NATO,…
Post-Brexit, more immigration to the UK in some sectors
Big Ben clock tower in London Before Brexit, workers from the EU were free to move around, while the hurdles for workers from non-EU countries were relatively high, says labor…
Zelensky insists on the liberation of Crimea
Volodymyr Zelensky President of Ukraine Volodymyr Zelensky speaks before an iftar meal to celebrate the holy Islamic month of Ramadan at a Muslim center outside of Kiev. (Photo: dpa) Kyiv…
How much Thatcher is in Sunak?
Margaret Thatcher The former Prime Minister continues to shape Conservative politics to this day. (Photo: dpa) London In fact, Mark Garnett is convinced that the Tory party is a misnomer…
Zelensky evokes Ukrainian-Polish alliance
Bachmut Ukrainian soldiers fire a mortar at Russian positions on the front line at Bakhmut. (Photo: dpa) Kyiv After returning from a state visit to Warsaw, Ukraine’s President Volodymyr Zelensky…