Tag: labour
Schul-Skandal belastet britischen Premier Sunak
Rishi Sunak Bereits jetzt liegt Sunaks Partei, die Tories, in Umfragen fast 20 Prozentpunkte hinter der Labour-Opposition. (Foto: IMAGO/Avalon.red) London Der britische Premierminister Rishi Sunak ist nach dem Ende der parlamentarischen…
London wird zur größten städtischen Klimaschutzzone der Welt
London weitet die Umweltzone bis an die Stadtgrenze aus Hunderttausende Fahrzeuge sind von der Ausweitung betroffen. (Foto: Bloomberg) London London hat seit Dienstag die weltweit größte Umweltschutzzone für den Autoverkehr in…
Britische Regierung fährt Zickzackkurs beim Klimaschutz
Psychologen bezeichnen den unangenehmen Gefühlszustand, den viele Briten bei diesen kaum miteinander in Einklang zu bringenden Nachrichten empfunden haben dürften, als kognitive Dissonanz. Politisch hat die wahltaktische Klimawende der Tories…
Conservatives lose two out of three constituencies
UK by-elections Voting in the county of North Yorkshire: The by-elections were comparatively bad for the governing Conservatives. (Photo: AP) London Prime Minister Rishi Sunak’s ruling Conservatives have suffered a…
Conservatives lose two out of three constituencies
UK by-elections Voting in the county of North Yorkshire: The by-elections were comparatively bad for the governing Conservatives. (Photo: AP) London The ruling Conservative Party in Britain lost seats in…
Broken promises – How the government and opposition in London struggle with their own goals
London Roughly a year before the UK general election, Prime Minister Rishi Sunak and opposition leader Keir Starmer exchanged political blows in Westminster. Both politicians tried to get voters on…
UK savers to get higher interest rates
London Britain’s top bankers are getting a lot to hear these days. Just two weeks ago, Treasury Secretary Jeremy Hunt summoned the chief executives of the UK’s leading banks. On…
UK savers to get higher interest rates
London Britain’s top bankers are getting a lot to hear these days. Just two weeks ago, Treasury Secretary Jeremy Hunt summoned the chief executives of the UK’s leading banks. On…
Why Sturgeon’s arrest is a major setback for Scottish nationalists
Scotland’s ex-Prime Minister Nicol Sturgeon The 52-year-old former SNP boss was briefly arrested on Sunday. (Photo: via REUTERS) London The brief arrest of former Scottish Prime Minister Nicola Sturgeon on…
Ex-PM Johnson resigns as MP
Boris Johnson Illegal parties during the lockdown are now costing the ex-prime minister his political career. (Photo: AP) London Former British Prime Minister Boris Johnson is resigning from Parliament with…
Brexit hurts companies less – and competition is intensifying
Felixstowe container port in the UK The British Chamber of Commerce in Germany sees signs of better trade relations between Germany and Great Britain. (Photo: dpa) London Three years after…
Heavy losses for Tories in local elections in England
Rishi Sunak The ruling Conservatives have suffered heavy losses in local elections in England. (Photo: Reuters) London The ruling Conservatives in Britain suffered a heavy defeat in the local elections…
In the UK, local elections will show whether Labor can make the change
swindon When Brits elect most of their local councils and some mayors on Thursday, Swindon will be the focus of attention at the party headquarters of the ruling Tories and…
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…
Climate protests at the BP general meeting – speeches are sometimes interrupted
Protest against the BP annual general meeting in London The managers of the oil company were interrupted in their speeches at the general meeting by heckling. (Photo: dpa) London Climate…
How the SNP financial scandal torpedoed Scottish independence
London. When Humza Yousaf first met British Prime Minister Rishi Sunak earlier this week, the new leader of the Scottish National Party (SNP) and First Minister of the Scottish Regional…
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…
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…
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…