Liz Truss’ tax-cut ideology strikes hammer blow to British savings and retirement

Liz Truss’ tax-cut ideology strikes hammer blow to British savings and retirement

The new PM’s determination to place ideology over economics in a desperate pursuit of unorthodox growth strategies comes with great risks.

  • byRob Harris

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New British prime minister Liz Truss inherits a poisoned chalice

New British prime minister Liz Truss inherits a poisoned chalice

Liz Truss inherits a basket case of an economy and a looming energy crisis,as well as Tories vowing revenge.

  • byRob Harris
Sunak calls for unity as all roads lead to Truss at Downing Street

Sunak calls for unity as all roads lead to Truss at Downing Street

Liz Truss has consistently held significantly more support among the roughly 175,000-strong Tory membership who will decide Boris Johnson’s replacement.

  • byRob Harris
Cyberattack throws Britain into chaos in this dazzling thriller

Cyberattack throws Britain into chaos in this dazzling thriller

The Undeclared War plunges us into 2024 as a malware attack disables the UK’s internet,grounding planes and halting industry.

  • byDebi Enker
Hard times:UK faces 15-month recession and biggest drop in living standards in 60 years

Hard times:UK faces 15-month recession and biggest drop in living standards in 60 years

The decline of more than 5 per cent in household income in Britain would be the worst on record.

  • byRob Harris
French blame Brexit as UK travellers wait in cars for more than 7 hours to cross border

French blame Brexit as UK travellers wait in cars for more than 7 hours to cross border

Britain and France have pointed the finger at each other as long traffic jams stretch outside the Port of Dover,Britain’s main gateway to Europe.

  • byJames Davey
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Can’t keep a bad man down:What next for Boris Johnson?

Can’t keep a bad man down:What next for Boris Johnson?

Boris Johnson’s three years of power will leave no lasting legacy. Except perhaps one that he will never bring himself to acknowledge.

  • byGeoffrey Robertson
Britain moves to rewrite Brexit rules on Northern Ireland

Britain moves to rewrite Brexit rules on Northern Ireland

Boris Johnson says a new bill is “relatively trivial”,but the European Union is threatening legal action.

  • bySylvia Hui andDanica Kirka
Basic political decency dictates that Boris Johnson should resign
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Basic political decency dictates that Boris Johnson should resign

The British prime minister has survived a leadership spill brought on by the Partygate scandal,but he does not deserve to remain in office.

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With all eyes on China,Putin seized his opportunity,Theresa May tells Julia Gillard

With all eyes on China,Putin seized his opportunity,Theresa May tells Julia Gillard

Former UK prime minister Theresa May and Australia’s former leader Julia Gillard debated the rise of strongman politics in “a world of absolutism”.

  • byLatika Bourke
New crisis hits Boris Johnson as senior minister resigns

New crisis hits Boris Johnson as senior minister resigns

The Brexit minister has blamed disillusionment with Boris Johnson’s government for his resignation,piling pressure on the embattled prime minister just as the Omicron variant sweeps across the country.

  • byWilliam Schomberg andGuy Faulconbridge