Former Prime Minister Liz Truss has called for ties with Taiwan to be boosted to combat threats from China, ahead of May’s G7 summit in Hiroshima. In a speech in Tokyo, she urged countries to send a message to Beijing that “military aggression towards Taiwan would be a strategic Continue Reading
Liz Truss has been in office for just 45 days – the shortest tenure of any UK prime minister. The second shortest-serving PM was George Canning, who served for 119 days before dying in 1827. Trouble began when her first Chancellor, Kwasi Kwarteng, spooked the financial markets with his mini-budget on 23 September. Since then, […]Continue Reading
Britain’s new Prime Minister, Liz Truss, convenes her senior ministers for an inaugural cabinet meeting on Wednesday on her first full day in the office before she faces a barrage of questions in parliament. Truss, who officially became leader Tuesday at an audience with the head of state, Queen Elizabeth II in Scotland after the […]Continue Reading
Liz Truss is the new UK prime minister after being appointed by the Queen at Balmoral Castle Later this afternoon, Truss will address the nation at Downing Street and is expected to start naming her cabinet Boris Johnson earlier tendered his resignation to the monarch after travelling separately to Scotland In a farewell speech this […]Continue Reading
Boris Johnson on Tuesday promised unswerving support for his successor, Liz Truss, as he left Downing Street for the final time as British prime minister to tender his resignation. Johnson, whose tenure was dominated by Brexit and COVID-19, and cut short by scandal, bid farewell to cheers and applause from supporters before heading for an […]Continue Reading
Liz Truss will be the new UK prime minister after defeating Rishi Sunak in the Tory leadership contest. It was a closer result than many pundits expected, with Truss taking 57% of valid votes cast. Speaking at a conference centre in Westminster, she thanked Sunak for a “hard-fought campaign” and pledged to deliver a “bold […]Continue Reading
Prime Minister Boris Johnson has agreed to resign, ending an unprecedented political crisis that has paralyzed Britain’s government. His office made the disclosure on Thursday although he plans to continue to serve as prime minister until the autumn to allow a Tory leadership contest to take place in the summer. Some Tory MPs are calling […]Continue Reading