After a prolonged battle in the courts and in Parliament, Britain’s Conservative government secured passage of legislation on Monday that is intended to allow the
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U.K.’s Trident Nuclear Missile Fails Another Test, Fueling Scrutiny
The British government confirmed on Wednesday that the test launch of an unarmed Trident missile from a Royal Navy submarine last month had failed, raising
Under Pressure, U.K.’s Sunak Tries Another Cabinet Reset With a Swerve to Center
Prime Minister Rishi Sunak of Britain fired one of his most senior and divisive ministers on Monday, in a reshuffle of his top team that
How Palantir Became a Front-Runner for the UK’s Multimillion-Dollar NHS Contract
It began with a £1 contract. In the hours after a pandemic was declared in March 2020, Palantir, the secretive American data analytics company, was
U.K.’s New Alcohol Taxes Are Aimed at Keeping Pubs Open and Votes Flowing
When Britain’s prime minister, Rishi Sunak, a teetotaler, dropped in on a west London beer festival on Tuesday, he was looking for votes rather than
What to Expect From the U.K.’s Budget Proposals Today
LONDON — Less than two months after an unfunded tax-cutting plan sent Britain’s currency plunging and its borrowing costs soaring, toppling a new prime minister,
Jeremy Hunt Will Be the UK’s Bearer of Bad News
LONDON — Centrist, clean-cut and even-tempered to the point of blandness, Britain’s chancellor of the Exchequer, Jeremy Hunt, had seemed out of step with his
Rishi Sunak Wins Contest to be UK’s Next PM and Confront Economic Storm
After a period of chaos, Mr. Sunak, a Conservative, faces serious political and economic headwinds. He will be the first person of color and first
Rishi Sunak Makes History as UK’s First Prime Minister of Color
Born in southern England to parents of Indian heritage, he has spoken of a childhood split between the Hindu temple and cheering on the local
Mo Farah Documentary Puts Spotlight on U.K.’s Hard-line Policy
LONDON — The harrowing revelation by Mo Farah, the Olympic track and field star, that he was trafficked to Britain as a young child has