UK Politics News

LONDON (Reuters) -British Prime Minister Rishi Sunak said on Monday he had acted "pretty decisively" by sacking Conservative Party chair Nadhim Zahawi over his personal tax...

(Bloomberg) -- Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen said the only solution to avoid a US default crisis is for Congress to increase the federal debt limit, avoiding engaging with other...

(Bloomberg) -- Republican Representative Jodey Arrington aims to emulate the leadership style of his hero, Ronald Reagan, as he takes a post that thrusts him squarely into the...

(Bloomberg) -- Ultraconservatives in the House have dominated the public discussion on the US debt ceiling, but Speaker Kevin McCarthy can’t afford to ignore GOP centrists if the...

LONDON (Reuters) - British Prime Minister Rishi Sunak said on Monday he had asked his independent ethics adviser to look into the case of his governing Conservative Party's...

(Bloomberg) -- Speaker Kevin McCarthy’s push to use the threat of a catastrophic debt default to extract spending cuts from Democrats risks being undermined by his fellow...

Proactive Investors - Keir Starmer has vowed to put an end to new oil and gas investment in the North Sea if he gets into power. Speaking at the World Economic Forum in Davos, the...

(Bloomberg) -- House Speaker Kevin McCarthy said President Joe Biden and Senate Democrats need to sit down with Republicans as soon as possible to begin discussing controls on...

By Liz Moyer Investing.com -- The federal government is going to hit its $31.4 trillion borrowing limit on Jan. 19, which is less than a week away, and Treasury Secretary Janet...

LONDON (Reuters) -British Prime Minister Rishi Sunak's governing Conservative Party expelled a lawmaker from its parliamentary bloc on Wednesday for comparing COVID-19 vaccines to...

(Bloomberg) -- House Republicans are refraining from making any particular demands for federal spending cuts in exchange for raising the debt ceiling, offering a hint of...

LONDON (Reuters) - The British government introduced legislation to parliament on Tuesday which would require key public services to maintain minimum safety levels during strike...

LONDON (Reuters) -British Prime Minister Rishi Sunak said on Friday he was hoping for constructive talks with trade union leaders next week, as thousands of workers in industries...

LONDON (Reuters) - The UK pensions regulator's policy director will leave in March, the regulator said on Friday, as it faces scrutiny following a pensions liquidity crisis last...

By Yasin Ebrahim Investing.com – The Jan. 6 select House committee voted Monday to refer former President Donald Trump to the Department of Justice for potential criminal charges...

(Bloomberg) -- The Biden administration has reversed course on a carbon capture funding program to allow oil production following an intervention by senators including Joe Manchin...

LONDON (Reuters) - The scope of an investigation into the alleged bullying behaviour of British Deputy Prime Minister Dominic Raab has been widened to include five further formal...

By Farouq Suleiman LONDON (Reuters) -Former British health minister Matt Hancock, who was forced to resign in 2021 for breaching his own social distancing rules during the...

By Elizabeth Piper and Andrew MacAskill LONDON (Reuters) - When Conservative lawmaker Dehenna Davison announced she would stand down at Britain's next election, the 29-year-old...

LONDON (Reuters) - The scope of an investigation into the behaviour of British Deputy Prime Minister Dominic Raab has been widened to include a third formal complaint, Prime...

LONDON (Reuters) - Britain on Wednesday said a barrister had been appointed to lead an independent investigation into Deputy Prime Minister Dominic Raab after two formal complaints...

LONDON (Reuters) - Prime Minister Rishi Sunak said on Wednesday that he respected the decision by the United Kingdom's top court on Scotland's referendum vote, adding that the...

Proactive Investors - 11.35am: Hunt's three priorities – stability, growth and public services Jeremy Hunt has started his statement by saying that in the face of...

LONDON (Reuters) -British Prime Minister Rishi Sunak said on Wednesday that he regretted giving a ministerial role to Gavin Williamson who resigned on Tuesday after claims that he...

LONDON (Reuters) - More time is needed to consider the serious allegations against British minister Gavin Williamson, who is accused of bullying behaviour towards colleagues, a...

LONDON (Reuters) - Former British health minister Matt Hancock defended his decision to join "I'm A Celebrity... Get Me Out of Here" on Wednesday, saying that appearing on the...

LONDON (Reuters) -British Prime Minister Rishi Sunak's decision not to attend the COP27 climate summit is being kept under review and will depend on progress being made on...

By Amanda Ferguson BELFAST (Reuters) -The British government on Friday promised to call a fresh election to Northern Ireland's devolved parliament within the next 12 weeks in a...

LONDON (Reuters) - Fresh elections to resolve a political impasse in Northern Ireland can still be avoided, British Prime Minister Rishi Sunak's spokesman said on Thursday, urging...

By Kate Holton, Elizabeth Piper and Alistair Smout LONDON (Reuters) -Rishi Sunak became Britain's third prime minister in two months on Tuesday and pledged to lead the country out...

LONDON (Reuters) - Former British leader Boris Johnson congratulated Rishi Sunak on his appointment as prime minister on Tuesday, urging Conservative Party colleagues to give...

LONDON (Reuters) - Since entering the contest to be British prime minister, frontrunner Rishi Sunak has said little publicly about how he intends to run the country and how he...

LONDON (Reuters) - The head of the Conservative Party's European Research Group, Mark Francois, said on Monday the grouping was unable to collectively endorse either Rishi Sunak or...

LONDON (Reuters) - Boris Johnson on Sunday night said he had pulled out of the race to become Britain's next prime minister, saying he realised the country and the Conservative...

By Elizabeth Piper, Kylie MacLellan and Andrew MacAskill LONDON (Reuters) - Boris Johnson has been gaining momentum in his audacious bid to return as British prime minister, with...