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[ad_1] London CNN  —  Former finance minister Rishi Sunak will be the United Kingdom’s next prime minister after seeing off his lone remaining rival in the fast-tracked race to become Conservative party leader on Monday. The other potential candidate, Penny Mordaunt, conceded after failing to meet the threshold of nominations …

[ad_1] London CNN Business  —  Rishi Sunak, Britain’s third prime minister in seven weeks, will face the huge challenge of projecting stability after a period of historic political and financial market chaos. But his other task — shepherding the country through a recession — is poised to be just as …

[ad_1] London CNN  —  Just seven short weeks ago, it looked as if it might be all over for Rishi Sunak. The former chancellor of the exchequer – the UK’s title for its chief finance minister – made a high-stakes gamble. He launched an attack that helped to end Boris …

[ad_1] Editor’s Note: Laura Beers is a professor of history at American University. She is the author of “Your Britain: Media and the Making of the Labour Party” and “Red Ellen: The Life of Ellen Wilkinson, Socialist, Feminist, Internationalist.” The views expressed here are solely hers. Read more opinion on …

[ad_1] London CNN  —  Boris Johnson flew back into London on Saturday morning, perhaps hoping his arrival at Gatwick Airport would mark the beginning of a triumphant return to 10 Downing Street. Johnson, who was ousted as prime minister in July over a series of scandals, arrived in the UK …

[ad_1] London CNN  —  The United Kingdom is – once again – in the market for a new leader following the resignation of Prime Minister Liz Truss only six weeks into her disastrous premiership. Truss’ successor will be the fifth PM to lead the country since it voted for Brexit …

[ad_1] CNN  —  Americans and Britons once smugly viewed political uprisings, governing meltdowns and self-defeating errors as the eruptions of unstable countries and immature political systems. No longer. And China and Russia couldn’t be happier. The humiliating resignation of British Prime Minister Liz Truss after just 45 days in power …

[ad_1] London CNN  —  A new leadership contest will take place within a week, Liz Truss said in her resignation speech outside Downing Street on Thursday. Graham Brady, the Conservative official responsible for the process, announced the candidates to replace Truss will need at least 100 nominations from Conservative MPs. …

[ad_1] CNN  —  When she took the keys to 10 Downing Street in the wake of Boris Johnson’s political demise, Liz Truss promised to “ride out the storm” of Britain’s economic crisis. Just over six weeks later, she was engulfed by a hurricane of her own making. It was a …

[ad_1] CNN  —  Here’s a look at the life of Liz Truss, prime minister of the United Kingdom. Birth date: July 26, 1975 Birth place: Oxford, England Birth name: Mary Elizabeth Truss Father: John Kenneth Truss, math professor Mother: Priscilla (Grasby) Truss, nurse and teacher Marriage: Hugh O’Leary (2000-present) Children: …