Tagged With UK Politics

The UK is funding 6-month job placements for young people out of work — here's why serial entrepreneur James Caan, formerly of Dragons' Den, thinks the scheme could fail

Marc Shoffman

British and Irish politicians are increasingly alarmed at suspected $1 billion drug lord Daniel Kinahan's involvement in elite boxing

Alan Dawson

Boris Johnson's decision to back a top aide who broke lockdown rules means 'more people will die' from the coronavirus, according to one of his own scientific advisers

Thomas Colson

Boris Johnson and Carrie Symonds have named their baby boy Wilfred Lawrie Nicholas Johnson

Rachel Hosie

The UK announced extra sick pay to fight the coronavirus. In the US, 1 in 4 workers don't get sick pay at all — heightening the risk of spreading disease.

Mia Jankowicz

The pound plummets after Boris Johnson's 'drastic' move that raises risk of Britain crashing out of the EU without a deal

Yusuf Khan

The pound is soaring after UK election exit polls show Boris Johnson's Conservative party won a big majority

Yusuf Khan

I dressed like Boris Johnson for one cursed week, and the Brits were too polite to say anything

Serena Coady

The pound is soaring on reports that UK and Irish leaders see a 'pathway' to a Brexit deal

Yusuf Khan

Confused by Brexit and Boris Johnson? Join the club. Here's a cheat sheet to the ongoing Brexit brouhaha

Julie Gerstein, Adam Bienkov

People in the UK are calling for the monarchy to be abolished with a viral hashtag after the Queen agreed to shut down Parliament

Mikhaila Friel

The pound is plunging on 'no-deal' Brexit fears after Boris Johnson moves to shut down Parliament

Yusuf Khan

Former British chancellor George Osborne is reportedly aiming to become the next head of the IMF

Yusuf Khan

The downtrodden pound could be a big winner from the UK's Brexit chaos, but investors are expecting a bumpy ride

Will Martin

The EU will happily punish delusional Britain for the Brexit defeat

Jim Edwards

A Brexit-backing hedge fund titan now says Britain won't actually leave the EU, and is betting big on the pound

Will Martin

Theresa May believes a Conservative leadership contest could threaten Brexit

Alan Dawson

Jeremy Corbyn says a second EU referendum could be 'an option for the future' but does not know how he'd vote

Alan Dawson

How the model at the centre of a Cold War sex scandal helped bring down the British government

Kieran Corcoran

How Jeremy Corbyn as Prime Minister could change the UK economy for the better, according to Yanis Varoufakis

Fraser Moore