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UK Treasury chief: Tax cuts must wait for inflation to fall

LONDON — (AP) — Britain's Treasury chief said Friday that taming inflation is more important than cutting taxes, resisting calls from some in the governing Conservative Party for immediate tax breaks for businesses and voters. It has since eased but still reached a painful 10.5% in December and is the highest since the 1980s. Prime Minister Rishi Sunak has promised to halve the inflation rate from those levels by the end of the year. The U.K. economy, like others around the world, has been rattled by pandemic restrictions and the shockwaves from Russia's invasion of Ukraine. Most economists agree that Brexit has weighed down the economy by making it harder for U.K.-based businesses to trade with the 27-nation EU.

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UK Treasury chief: Tax cuts must wait for inflation to fall

Britain’s Treasury chief says taming inflation is more important than cutting taxes.

British finance minister sticks to tax-hiking plans, pledges post-Brexit reforms

Jeremy Hunt gave a speech Friday to lay out plans for economic growth in the U.K.LONDON — British Finance Minister Jeremy Hunt on Friday signaled he is pushing ahead with tax hikes, while stressing the need to develop Brexit into a "catalyst" for U.K. growth. "The best tax cut right now is a cut in inflation," Hunt said in a speech addressed to tech giants, including Amazon, Google and Meta, as he looks to dispel economic "gloom" in the U.K. Optimism in the U.K. economy has been in "short supply" in recent months, Hunt said. Hunt told companies that they were important for the U.K. outlook, but added that "Britain is vital for your future too" and asked for their help to make the country "the world's next Silicon Valley."

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Newspaper headlines: 'Berlin to send tanks' and 'Hunt rules out tax cuts'

Many of Wednesday's papers look at calls for Chancellor Jeremy Hunt to cut taxes and Germany's decision to send Leopard 2 tanks to Ukraine.

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What Does Sunak Stand For? His Party Needs to Know

Internal Tory dissatisfaction is always an opportunity for renegades on the Right. Boris Johnson and Liz Truss haven’t gone too far.

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UK inflation eases for a 2nd month, falling to 10.5%

LONDON — (AP) — U.K. inflation eased for a second month in December, boosting confidence that the cost-of-living crisis has peaked. While the drop is welcome, inflation is still running at levels last seen in the early 1980s. U.K. prices are also rising faster than in other major industrialized nations. Inflation soared after Russia’s invasion of Ukraine fueled sharp increases in food and energy prices, eroding savings and living standards. Deutsche Bank expects the U.K. inflation rate to drop by 50% this year and reach the central bank’s target around the middle of 2024.

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Newspaper headlines: Better times ahead, says PM Sunak, and tributes to Pope

The first front pages of 2023 cover a range of stories, including Rishi Sunak promising "better times ahead".

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Calling Politicians Clowns Is a Disservice to Clowns. Seriously.

Clowns contribute positively to politics and society, from healthcare to education to humanitarianism. Politicians? Not so much.

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UK economy shrinks between August and October

The economy contracted by 0.3% over the three month period despite a rebound in October.

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Bye-Bye Big Bang: UK Reforms Are an Exercise in Political Theater

Hunt’s proposals play to Brexiteer allies but offer little to financiers

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UK's new finance reforms part of a 20-year plan to be 'world's next Silicon Valley,' minister says

The reforms have been touted as a post-Brexit overhaul of EU laws that "choke off growth."

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UK to ease financial regulations in post-Brexit shakeup

LONDON — (AP) — Britain is easing banking rules brought in after the 2008 global financial crisis in a bid to attract investment and secure London’s status as Europe’s leading finance center. Treasury chief Jeremy Hunt said Friday that the changes, which follow Britain's departure from the European Union in 2020, will make the U.K. "one of the most open, dynamic and competitive financial services hubs in the world." The package of more than 30 changes includes lifting a cap on bankers’ bonuses and easing capital requirements for smaller lenders. Last year, Amsterdam overtook London as Europe’s largest share-trading hub, though London remains the biggest financial services center overall. The British government at the time was forced to spend billions in taxpayer money to save some banks from collapse.

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UK to ease financial regulations in post-Brexit shakeup

Britain is easing banking rules brought in after the 2008 global financial crisis in a bid to attract investment and secure London’s status as Europe’s leading finance center.

UK announces major overhaul of its financial sector in attempt to spur growth

The U.K. government is seeking to overhaul EU laws that "choke off growth."

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Newspaper headlines: 'Palace anger' and 'direct hit' at Queen's legacy

Reaction to the Duke and Duchess of Sussex's new Netflix series dominates Friday's papers.

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The UK Is Playing Politics With the Rental Market

If a 7% rent increase is deemed acceptable in the subsidized social sector, private landlords are more likely to up their charges.

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The US and UK Should Be Welcoming Talent, Not Driving It Away

The Anglophone nations are squandering one of their biggest advantages by refusing to enact sensible immigration reforms.

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As British voters cool on Brexit, UK softens tone towards EU

The British government is denying a report that it is seeking a “Swiss-style” relationship with the European Union that would remove many of the economic barriers erected by Brexit.

Jeremy Hunt has no plan for growth, says CBI boss

Tony Danker tells the BBC the Autumn Statement will tackle inflation but won't revive growth.

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Can we trust economic forecasts?

How much weight should we put on predictions from the Office for Budget Responsibility and other experts?

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Hunt’s Fiscal Repairs Won’t Mend the UK Economy

Financial competence matters, but it’ll take more than that to restore healthy growth.

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Relief meets fear as UK budget calms economy but brings pain

“The truth is, we just got a lot poorer,” Paul Johnson, director of the Institute for Fiscal Studies think tank, said. Hunt also renounced the central principle touted by Kwarteng and Truss: that lower taxes are the key to economic growth. “Sound money matters more than low taxes,” he said. But some Conservatives grumbled that Hunt was abandoning the right-of-center party’s longstanding commitment to low taxes. “Next spring, we are going to have this perfect storm of energy bills going up, cost of living continuing to rise and energy bills at their peak,” Lewis told radio station LBC.

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Relief meets fear as UK budget calms economy but brings pain

Britain’s Conservative government is defending its decision to hike taxes for millions of working people in the “squeezed middle” class as it tries to shore up an economy battered by double-digit inflation.

Brits face sharpest fall in living standards on record as government tightens its belt

As the U.K. government announces a £55 billion ($65.5 billion) program of tax hikes and spending cuts, the country faces its sharpest fall in living standards since records began.

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Newspaper headlines: 'From bad to worse' and 'Tories soak the strivers'

Friday's front pages react to Chancellor Jeremy Hunt's Autumn Statement, as forecasters predict the biggest drop in living standards.

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U.K. economy in recession for first time since 2008

The country's finance minister made the announcement as he unveiled a litany of tax hikes and other measures to help Britain "face into the storm."

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Hunt’s Fiscal Medicine Won’t Dispel UK’s Economic Pain

The outlook for British growth is pretty bleak.

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Rishi Sunak budget seeks to stabilize U.K. economy rattled by Liz Truss

The tax increases and spending cuts come amid grim tidings from the Office of Budget Responsibility which predicts living standards are going to fall by 7 percent over the next two years.

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UK push to restore finances means higher taxes, energy bills

LONDON — (AP) — Millions of British people face higher taxes and steeper energy bills after the government announced an emergency budget on Thursday aimed at restoring the country’s economic credibility and shoring up its battered public finances. Hunt acknowledged he was delivering “a substantial tax increase,” with measures that include higher taxes on top earners and levies on some businesses. Hunt said the taxes combined would raise 14 billion pounds next year. Opposition Labour Party economy spokeswoman Rachel Reeves dismissed the budget as “more taxes, more inflation, higher mortgages." But resources are limited, with Sunak facing a shortfall of at least 40 billion pounds ($47 billion).

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UK boosts windfall energy tax as it seeks to balance budget

Hunt said the taxes combined would raise 14 billion pounds next year, expanding a levy passed earlier this year that was limited to profits made from extracting U.K. oil and gas. Two quarters of economic contraction is a long-held informal definition of recession, and the one the U.K. uses. But resources are limited, with Sunak facing a budget shortfall of at least 40 billion pounds ($47 billion). U.K. public debt ballooned to almost 83% of economic output in 2017 from less than 36% in 2007 as the government bailed out banks and struggled to bolster the economy. But some economists caution against moving too fast to reduce government debt at a time when rising food, energy and housing costs are set to wipe out the savings of a fifth of British households.

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UK pledges to help vulnerable during cost-of-living crisis

LONDON — (AP) — U.K. Treasury chief Jeremy Hunt has pledged help to the most vulnerable weather Britain’s cost-of-living crisis, even as he announced a raft of spending cuts and tax increases designed to mend the country’s battered finances. Hunt promised Thursday to spend billions pounds on programs including welfare benefits, government pensions and help for low-income residents struggling to pay their energy bills. Britain’s inflation rate accelerated to 41-year high in October, fueling calls for the government to do more to ease the impact of rising food, energy and housing prices. Two quarters of economic contraction is a long-held informal definition of recession, and the one the U.K. uses. “We are on benefits, but it’s hard to provide for two children without help," Prosenic said.

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UK finance minister announces tax hikes and spending cuts, says country is in recession

The U.K. government on Thursday unveiled a sweeping fiscal plan aimed at plugging a gaping hole the public finances and restoring Britain's economic credibility.

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UK increases windfall tax on profits of oil, gas companies

He said the taxes combined would raise 14 billion pounds next year. Prime Minister Rishi Sunak, a former Treasury chief, introduced a 25% energy profits levy earlier this year but that was limited to profits made from extracting U.K. oil and gas. Hunt expected to announce 30 billion pounds ($36 billion) in spending cuts and 24 billion pounds in tax increases, British media reported. He is likely to announce an expansion of a tax on the windfall profits of energy companies to help consumers grappling with higher natural gas and electricity bills. But resources are limited, with Sunak facing a budget shortfall of at least 40 billion pounds ($47 billion).

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UK to unveil spending plan amid big demands but little cash

“Today’s statement will help deliver the long-term stability this country needs,” Sunak promised in a promotional video released ahead of the statement. Treasury chief Jeremy Hunt will deliver the plan for tackling a sputtering economy in a speech to the House of Commons. He is expected to announce 30 billion pounds ($36 billion) in spending cuts and 24 billion pounds in tax increases, British media reported. But resources are limited, with Sunak facing a budget shortfall of at least 40 billion pounds ($47 billion). For 5 pounds, people can buy 20 items of fresh fruit, vegetables and essential items like tinned beans and pasta.

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UK unveils emergency budget amid big demands but little cash

Treasury chief Jeremy Hunt will deliver the government’s plan for tackling a sputtering economy in a speech to the House of Commons on Thursday. Hunt is expected to announce 30 billion pounds in spending cuts and 24 billion in tax increases, the BBC and other British media reported. Welfare recipients and pensioners also are looking for higher payments, and low-income families are calling for an expansion of the free school lunch program. But resources are limited, with Sunak facing a budget shortfall of at least 40 billion pounds ($47 billion) that he says will require both tax increases and spending cuts to close. For 5 pounds, people can buy 20 items of fresh fruit, vegetables and essential items like tinned beans and pasta.

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UK push to restore finances means higher taxes, energy bills

Millions of people across Britain are facing higher taxes and energy bills after the government announced an emergency budget focused on restoring the country’s financial credibility and bolstering an economy battered by soaring inflation.

U.K. Inflation Accelerates To 41-Year High Of 11.1%

Higher prices for food and energy drove Britain's inflation rate to the highest since October 1981.

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UK inflation accelerates to 41-year high of 11.1%

LONDON — (AP) — Britain’s inflation rate rose to a 41-year high in October, fueling demands for the government to do more to ease the nation’s cost-of-living crisis when it releases new tax and spending plans on Thursday. Higher prices for food and energy drove Britain’s inflation rate to the highest since October 1981, the ONS said. “We cannot have long-term, sustainable growth with high inflation," Hunt said after the inflation figures were released. The Bank of England earlier this month forecast that U.K. inflation would peak at around 11% in the fourth quarter and begin falling early next year. But U.K. inflation has yet to peak.

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UK inflation rises to 41-year high at 11.1%

LONDON — (AP) — Britain’s inflation rate rose to a 41-year high in October, fueling demands for the government to do more to ease the nation’s cost-of-living crisis when it releases new tax and spending plans on Thursday. Consumer prices rose 11.1% in the 12 months through October, compared with 10.1% in September, the Office for National Statistics said Wednesday. Higher prices for food and energy drove October’s inflation rate to the highest since October 1981, the ONS said. The U.S. inflation rate fell to 7.7% in October from 8.2% in September. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten or redistributed without permission.

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UK inflation accelerates to 41-year high of 11.1%

Britain’s inflation rate rose to a 41-year high in October, fueling demands for the government to do more to ease the nation’s cost-of-living crisis when it releases new tax and spending plans Thursday.

UK Budget Balancing Act Has to Be Credible to Markets

The government knows it can’t risk a repeat of the recent meltdown in gilts.

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Britain's vulnerable await PM's spending plans with anxiety

Millions are hoping British Prime Minister Rishi Sunak finds money to help them survive a cost-of-living crisis when the government releases its spending plans Thursday.

British government to usher in new era of austerity in effort to restore market confidence

Finance Minister Jeremy Hunt must weigh the country's economic peril against his party's political survival as he delivers a long-awaited fiscal statement Thursday.

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UK’s self-billed 'Scrooge' promises tax rises, spending cuts

LONDON — (AP) — Britain’s Treasury chief warned Sunday of a coming spending crunch and tax increases for cash-strapped Britons as he bids to fill the “black hole” in the country’s finances. He told British broadcasters that he was determined to make an expected recession as shallow as possible, and warned that everyone could expect to pay more tax. According to the Resolution Foundation, a think tank, Truss and Kwarteng blew 20 billion pounds on unfunded cuts to national insurance and stamp duty, with a further 10 billion lost to higher interest rates and Government borrowing costs. Hunt said he would continue his predecessor's pledge to help Britons with soaring energy bills, but added government departments could expect to see cuts. Earlier he told The Sunday Times in an interview “I’m Scrooge who’s going to do things that make sure Christmas is never canceled.”Copyright 2022 The Associated Press.

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UK’s self-billed 'Scrooge' promises tax rises, spending cuts

Britain’s Treasury chief, Jeremy Hunt, has warned that a spending crunch and tax increases are on their way as he bids to fill the “black hole” in the country’s finances.

UK economy shrinks as economists warn of more pain to come

Statistics show that Britain’s economy shrank in the three months to September, and forecasters are warning of many months of contraction to come.

Is Sunak Going to Overcorrect Truss’s Fiscal Mistakes?

The new prime minister vows to restore stability, but there’s a risk he kills the growth promised by his predecessor.

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Rishi Sunak’s new U.K. cabinet looks a lot like the old one: Who’s who?

The new prime minister will keep Jeremy Hunt, Suella Braverman, James Cleverly and Penny Mordaunt in their jobs.

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US futures in decline after three days of gains

The Dow Jones industrials fell 0.1%, while futures for the benchmark S&P gave up 0.8%. Microsoft fell about 6% in premarket trading after it reported a double-digit profit decline for the July-September quarter compared to the same time last year. Sydney's S&P-ASX 200 rose 0.2% to 6,810.90 after the government reported Australian inflation rose to 7.3% in the three months ending in September. New Zealand and Southeast Asian markets rose. In energy markets, benchmark U.S. crude gained 93 cents to $86.25 per barrel in electronic trading on the New York Mercantile Exchange.

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U.K. Leader Sunak Faces Opposition In Parliament For 1st Time

The new British prime minister appointed a government mixing allies with experienced ministers from the governments of his two immediate predecessors.

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UK Treasury chief delays detailing new economic plans

The economic statement was originally set to be announced on Halloween. “But it’s also extremely important that that statement is based on the most accurate possible economic forecasts and forecasts of public finances." The timing of the statement means that the Bank of England will deliver its ruling on interest rates before the government details its new economic plan. In taking charge on Tuesday, Sunak pledged to tackle economic issues head on. He announced he would retain Hunt, who had been appointed by Truss to steady the markets two weeks ago.

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UK Treasury chief delays detailing new economic plans

UK Treasury Chief Jeremy Hunt has delayed his much-anticipated economic statement until Nov. 17.

UK leader Sunak faces opposition in Parliament for 1st time

LONDON — (AP) — British Prime Minister Rishi Sunak is holding the first meeting of his new Cabinet before facing the opposition in Parliament on Wednesday for the first time as leader. Sunak is seen by Conservatives as a safe pair of hands they hope can stabilize an economy sliding toward recession — and stem the party's plunging popularity. Sunak brought in people from different wings of the Conservative Party for his Cabinet. He faces a backlash for reappointing Home Secretary Suella Braverman, who resigned last week after breaching ethics rules by sending a sensitive government email from a private account. The government has not confirmed whether Hunt’s statement, due on Oct. 31, will be delayed because of the change of prime minister.

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Sunak makes Parliament debut as PM, axes more Truss policies

Rishi Sunak has faced the opposition in Parliament for the first time as Britain's prime minister, promising to restore economic stability after his predecessor’s tax plans triggered market tumult.

Sunak takes over as UK prime minister amid economic crisis

Rishi Sunak has become Britain’s third prime minister this year.

New UK leader to face highest government debt in 60 years

That’s higher than at any point since 1963, when Britain was still paying off debts accumulated during World War II. Interest payable on the government’s debt rose to 7.7 billion pounds in September, or about 2.5 billion pounds more than during the same month last year, the ONS said. That was due primarily to rising payments on inflation-linked bonds, which are pegged to the retail prices index. The retail prices index tends to be higher than the consumer prices index because of differences in the way the two numbers are calculated. Government borrowing increased to 20 billion pounds in September, 2.2 billion pounds more than in September 2021 and 5.2 billion pounds more than forecast in March by the independent Office for Budget Responsibility, the ONS said.

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New UK leader to face highest government debt in 60 years

British government debt rose to the highest level in almost 60 years last month and retail sales slumped.

Even With Truss Gone, Her U-Turns Will Squeeze Households

The government’s efforts to calm markets and tame inflation mean a tougher time for consumers and retailers, at least in the short-term.

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UK Consumers Are Facing a Rough Next Few Months

Higher taxes and a return to austerity look likely no matter who succeeds Liz Truss.

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EXPLAINER: Why was Truss' tenure so short -- and now what?

LONDON — (AP) — British Prime Minister Liz Truss took office last month with hopes and promises of reinvigorating the British economy and putting it on the path to long-term success. The disarray surrounding the economic plan weakened Truss’s authority as prime minister, and ultimately led to her decision to resign on ThursdayWHAT HAPPENS NOW? The party says it will select a new leader and prime minister by Oct. 28. Truss will remain prime minister until then. The first challenge will come just days after the new prime minister takes office, when Hunt delivers his fiscal plan to the House of Commons on Oct. 31.

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EXPLAINER: Why was Truss' tenure so short — and now what?

British Prime Minister Liz Truss took office last month with hopes and promises of reinvigorating the British economy and putting it on the path to long-term success.

Sunak, Mordaunt, Johnson? Contenders who could replace Truss

Liz Truss’ resignation as British Prime Minister has triggered another leadership race — the second in just four months — for the U.K.’s fractured and demoralized Conservative Party.

UK Gilts Care More About Supply Than Who’s Prime Minister

British government turmoil matters less to sterling assets than how the economy is run.

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National Grid raises discounts for off-peak electricity use

Households will get a discount of £3 per kw/h instead of 52p off bills, National Grid says.

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Even With Truss Gone, Her U-Turns Will Squeeze Households

The government’s efforts to calm markets and tame inflation mean a tougher time for consumers and retailers, at least in the short-term.

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Truss quits, but UK's political and economic turmoil persist

British Prime Minister Liz Truss quit Thursday after a tumultuous and historically brief term in which her economic policies roiled financial markets and a rebellion in her political party obliterated her authority.

UK PM Truss vows to stay, but is on brink as minister quits

The government of British Prime Minister Liz Truss is teetering on the verge of collapse, just hours after she vowed to keep governing.

UK inflation accelerates to 40-year high as food prices rise

British food prices rose at the fastest pace since 1980 last month, driving inflation back to a 40-year high and heaping pressure on the embattled government to balance the books without gutting help for the nation’s poorest residents.

UK Treasury chief in position of power as PM Truss struggles

As British Prime Minister Liz Truss struggles to retain her authority, one man is seen to be in the real position of power to restore order and credibility to the Conservative government and limit the damage caused by Truss’ economic plans.

UK leader in peril after Treasury chief axes 'Trussonomics'

New U.K. Treasury chief Jeremy Hunt has reversed most of an economic package announced by the government just weeks ago, including a planned cut in income taxes.

UK leader Liz Truss goes from triumph to trouble in 6 weeks

British Prime Minister Liz Truss has only been in office for six weeks.

New UK Treasury chief insists Truss retains control

The new U.K. Treasury chief has insisted that Prime Minister Liz Truss retains control of her government despite having to roll back her signature economic policies weeks into her premiership.

New UK Treasury chief: Mistakes were made, tax rises coming

Britain’s new Treasury chief has acknowledged mistakes made by his predecessor and suggested that he may reverse much of Conservative Prime Minister Liz Truss’ tax-cutting plans, in order to bring stability to the country after weeks of economic and political turbulence.

UK's Truss drops tax cuts, axes Treasury chief amid turmoil

British Prime Minister Liz Truss has abandoned a planned cut to corporation tax, scrapping a key part of an economic plan that sparked weeks of market and political turmoil.

2 candidates knocked out of UK Conservative leadership race

Two candidates have been knocked out of the race to replace British Prime Minister Boris Johnson.

UK Conservative hopefuls strikingly diverse, firmly on right

The race to succeed Prime Minister Boris Johnson is being called Britain's most diverse political leadership campaign.

Now there are 8: UK leader field slims as nominations close

Nominations in the race to replace British Prime Minister Boris Johnson have closed, with eight Conservative lawmakers securing enough support from their colleagues to make the first ballot.

UK Conservatives jostle in crowded, testy leadership race

Candidates to replace Boris Johnson as Britain’s prime minister are scattering tax-cutting promises to woo their Conservative Party members.

Successors to Johnson seek to stand out in crowded UK field

Potential successors to British Prime Minister Boris Johnson are rushing to differentiate themselves from an increasingly crowded field.

UK defense minister rules himself out of leadership race

A British Cabinet minister tipped to be a frontrunner in the Conservative Party’s leadership race has ruled himself out of the contest.

Conservative contenders who could succeed Boris Johnson

The contest to succeed British Prime Minister Boris Johnson has begun after he announced he is resigning as Conservative Party leader.

EXPLAINER: How UK Conservatives can change their leader

Britain’s beleaguered Prime Minister Boris Johnson is determined to cling to power despite an open revolt within his Conservative Party.

Which Conservatives could succeed UK's Johnson if he falls?

British Prime Minister Boris Johnson managed to narrowly win a no-confidence vote from his own Conservative Party, but the result dealt a heavy blow to his authority.

Georgia's senior congressman facing toughest race since 2010

Georgia's senior congressman is facing his toughest challenge from Republicans in more than a decade.

UK's Johnson walks tightrope between politics, COVID surge

British Prime Minister Boris Johnson is walking a political tightrope as he faces increasing attacks from both friends and enemies amid a surge in COVID-19 infections.

Report says UK’s slow virus lockdown cost 1000s of lives

A U.K. parliamentary report says Britain’s Conservative government waited too long to impose a lockdown early in the COVID-19 pandemic, a delay that cost thousands of lives.

UK's vaccine assessor opts against COVID jabs for children

The independent body advising the British government on the rollout of coronavirus vaccines says the direct health benefits of offering the jabs to all healthy 12-to-15-year-olds are marginal.

Travelers fume at UK move to keep restrictions on France

Tourists and the travel industry are venting frustration and anger after Britain's government reversed a plan to ease travel restrictions on France just two days after they were due to start.

UK eyes traveler quarantine as virus toll passes 100,000

Britain's Prime Minister Boris Johnson reacts while leading a virtual press conference on the Covid-19 pandemic, inside 10 Downing Street in central London Tuesday Jan. 26, 2021. The government said 100,162 people have died in the pandemic after testing positive for the virus, including 1,631 new deaths reported Tuesday. U.K. statistics agencies say that the number of deaths registered that mention COVID-19 on the death certificate is more than 108,000. British authorities are banking on a successful vaccination program to help the country suppress the outbreak and ease the lockdown. People arriving in the U.K. from abroad also must show they have tested negative for COVID-19.

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