The end of Boris Johnson

[ad_1] Tanya Gold is a freelance journalist. Boris Johnson’s political career ended on Wednesday, with stuttering and fake politesse. Seated before a U.K. House of Commons committee poised to rule on whether he lied to parliament about Partygate, Johnson was far from his element. Beneath the ghost of his famousContinue Reading

Rishi Sunak picks his way through budget minefield

[ad_1] LONDON — “Better than the last guy” might not be quite the tagline every world leader hopes for. It could yet be Rishi Sunak’s winning formula. The British prime minister, swept into office late last year by wave after wave of Tory psychodrama, has cleared several major hurdles inContinue Reading

Rishi Sunak in final push to get Brexit done

[ad_1] Press play to listen to this article Voiced by artificial intelligence. LONDON — Boris Johnson may have coined the phrase, but Rishi Sunak hopes he’s the man who can finally claim to have “got Brexit done.” The British prime minister will on Monday host European Commission President Ursula vonContinue Reading

Scotland’s Nicola Sturgeon quits

[ad_1] Nicola Sturgeon is resigning as Scotland’s first minister in a move that stunned her pro-independence party and fired the starting pistol on the race to succeed her. The Scottish National Party leader — who has led the party and the country’s devolved government since 2014 — made the shockContinue Reading