UK's Liz Truss vows to listen as she reels from policy U-turnsTruss is spending her first Conservative Party conference as leader this week scrambling to reassure financial markets spooked by her gover...
05 Oct, 2022, 12.06 AM IST
Rishi Sunak criticises 'fear narrative' of UK COVID lockdownsThe British Indian Tory MP for Richmond in Yorkshire, who is going head to head with Foreign Secretary Liz Truss in the party's leadership ...
25 Aug, 2022, 04.47 PM IST
Boris Johnson digs in as over 50 ministers, lawmakers desert UK governmentMore than 50 ministers have quit the government in less than 48 hours, saying Johnson was not fit to be in charge after a series of scandal...
07 Jul, 2022, 12.53 PM IST
'Buoyant' Boris Johnson fights on as British Prime Minister, sacks ministerMichael Gove, UK Secretary of State for Levelling Up, had reportedly told Johnson earlier in the day that it was time for him to quit. John...
07 Jul, 2022, 07.34 AM IST
England's lockdown could last into March says ministerPrime Minister Boris Johnson announced the measures, including school closures and a ban on leaving home except for exercise and essential ...
05 Jan, 2021, 03.10 PM IST
Brexit brinkmanship: UK tells EU door still open for deal"It would be sensible at this point for them to go that extra mile, to come closer to us on the points that remain for discussion. They hav...
19 Oct, 2020, 01.14 PM IST
UK PM Boris Johnson in intensive care, needed oxygen after coronavirus symptoms worsenedJohnson's personal battle with the virus has shaken the British government just as the United Kingdom enters what scientists say is likely ...
07 Apr, 2020, 05.04 PM IST
China coronavirus epicentre to open up as world locks downChina announced Tuesday an end to travel curbs at the epicentre of the coronavirus pandemic, as governments around the world tightened lock...
24 Mar, 2020, 08.34 PM IST
Boris Johnson promises Australian-style visa policy from January 2021In a speech on the General Election campaign trail, Johnson called for people to vote for the Conservative Party to get Brexit done by the ...
29 Nov, 2019, 10.10 PM IST
UK foreign minister says EU willing to renegotiate Brexit dealBrussels has said the declaration could be revisited if Britain makes a substantive change in its positions, for example on a customs union...
10 Jun, 2019, 09.26 AM IST
Rebel UK MPs prepare no-confidence letter against PM Theresa May: Report“The prime minister will be here right through Brexit and to my retirement” as negotiator for exiting the EU at the end of the process, he ...
12 Nov, 2017, 11.28 PM IST
Boris Johnson quits race to succeed Cameron as British Prime Minister"Having consulted colleagues and in view of the circumstances in Parliament I have concluded this person cannot be me," Johnson said.
01 Jul, 2016, 07.05 AM IST
No rush to leave European Union: Boris JohnsonHe rejected the idea that the vote is about pulling up the drawbridge, saying, "We cannot turn our backs on Europe, we are part of Europe."
24 Jun, 2016, 05.35 PM IST
Brexit: What Britain decides today will affect India tomorrowA recent report from the State Bank of India suggested if Britain chooses to leave the EU the decision could open up wider opportunities fo...
23 Jun, 2016, 12.45 PM IST
Hours before Brexit vote, polls show it's all evenly poised nowInvestors are piling money into bets on a victory for the “Remain” campaign, led by Prime Minister David Cameron, in Thursday’s plebiscite.
22 Jun, 2016, 02.54 PM IST
- Phone hacking scandal: When UK politics was 'too cosy' with the Murdochs
Politicians have been quick to pull back from the Murdoch embrace - at least in public - after the phone-hacking allegations generated publ...
27 Jul, 2011, 07.48 PM IST
- Facebooking to become Brit kids' homework!
Worried that your kids are spending most of their time Facebooking instead of doing their homework? Well, then here's the solution.
28 Apr, 2009, 11.11 AM IST