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A top UK official is resigning for being too much of a jerk. He called work ‘utterly useless’ but never raised his voice, he says.

By Alex Wickham, Emily Ashton, and others

LONDON, ENGLAND – OCTOBER 14: UK Prime Minister Liz Truss talks at a press conference in 10 Downing Street after sacking her former Chancellor, Kwasi Kwarteng, on October 14, 2022 in London, England. After just five weeks in the job, Prime Minister Liz Truss has sacked Chancellor of The Exchequer Kwasi Kwarteng after he delivered a mini-budget that plunged the UK economy into crisis. (Photo by Daniel Leal – WPA Pool/Getty Images)

Liz Truss scraps plan to freeze U.K. corporation tax, cites need to ‘reassure markets’ of ‘fiscal discipline’

By Alex Morales, Kitty Donaldson, and others

BIRMINGHAM, ENGLAND – OCTOBER 03: Chancellor of the Exchequer Kwasi Kwarteng delivers a speech on day two of the annual Conservative Party conference on October 03, 2022 in Birmingham, England. This year the Conservative Party Conference will be looking at “Getting Britain Moving” with more jobs and higher salaries. (Photo by Ian Forsyth/Getty Images)

Kwasi Kwarteng acknowledges ‘a little turbulence’ and vows ‘no more distractions’ after killing key part of a 10-day-old U.K. tax plan

By Emily Ashton and Bloomberg

Britain’s Chancellor of the Exchequer Kwasi Kwarteng smiles during a visit to Berkeley Modular, in Northfleet, in south-east England on September 23, 2022. – The UK’s new government has unveiled multi-billion-pound measures aimed at supporting households and businesses hit by the highest inflation in decades. (Photo by DYLAN MARTINEZ / POOL / AFP) (Photo by DYLAN MARTINEZ/POOL/AFP via Getty Images)

Kwarteng pledges more U.K. tax cuts as critics slam ‘wrong-headed’ trickle-down argument

By Emily Ashton and Bloomberg

LIVERPOOL, ENGLAND – SEPTEMBER 25: Labour leader Keir Starmer speaks to party members during a tribute to the late Queen Elizabeth II on day one of the Labour Party’s annual conference on September 25, 2022 in Liverpool, England The Labour Party hold their annual conference in Liverpool this year. Issues on the agenda are the cost of living crisis, including a call for a reinforced windfall tax, proportional representation and action on the climate crisis. (Photo by Ian Forsyth/Getty Images)

Labour blasts Liz Truss tax cut as ‘very risky approach,’ vows to cut burden on ‘working people’

By Emily Ashton and Bloomberg

Liz Truss

The plunging pound and biggest ever one-day government bond sell-off has Labour saying the market has spoken on Liz Truss

By Emily Ashton and Bloomberg

U.K. Prime Minister Liz Truss

New U.K. Prime Minister Liz Truss asks country to support new head of state King Charles III after the death of his mother, the queen

By Emily Ashton, Tiago Ramos Alfaro, and others

KRASNOYARSK, RUSSIA – MARCH 10: A view of Krastsvetmet Precious Metals production facility in Krasnoyarsk, Russia on March 10, 2022. The Krasnoyarsk facility contributes to the country’s economy as the only comprehensive facility that produces and processes gold and platinum group metals including, palladium, rhodium, iridium, ruthenium, and osmium. Krastsvetmet produces precious metals in the form of bars, granules, powders and chemical compounds, as well as jewellery and engineering products (Photo by Alexander Manzyuk/Anadolu Agency via Getty Images)

U.S., other G-7 nations to ban imports of new gold from Russia in move that will ‘directly hit Russian oligarchs,’ UK PM Johnson says

By Emily Ashton, Jordan Fabian, and others

British Prime Minister Boris Johnson

Boris Johnson repeatedly told the U.K. he had not been at a party during lockdown. He’s now been fined by the police for partying

By Joe Mayes, Emily Ashton, and others

LONDON, ENGLAND – JANUARY 25: Prime Minister Boris Johnson removes his face mask as he returns to Downing Street on January 25, 2022 in London, England. Presiden Biden and European Leaders last night agreed to impose “unprecendented sanctions” on Russia if they invade Ukraine. (Photo by Rob Pinney/Getty Images)

As ‘Partygate’ threatens to oust Boris Johnson as U.K. Prime Minister, here’s the timeline of denials, apologies—and drinks parties

By Emily Ashton and Bloomberg

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You’ll soon be able to fly to the U.K. without a COVID test if you’re vaccinated

By Emily Ashton, Siddharth Philip, and others

Prince Andrew no longer a royal

Queen strips Prince Andrew of his military titles and royal patronages over abuse claims

By Emily Ashton, Jeremy Hodges, and others

LONDON, ENGLAND – JULY 12: British Prime Minister Boris Johnson gives an update on relaxing restrictions imposed on the country during the coronavirus covid-19 pandemic at a virtual press conference inside the Downing Street Briefing Room on July 12, 2021 in London, England. The government plans to end most Covid-19 social restrictions, such as the legal mandate to wear masks and distancing rules, in England on July 19. (Photo by Daniel Leal-Olivas-WPA Pool/Getty Images)

‘Unfolding disaster’: Doctors slam England’s plan to ease restrictions as COVID cases soar

By Joe Mayes, Khadija Kothia, and others

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One dose of Pfizer-BioNTech vaccine offers two-thirds protection from COVID-19

By Tim Ross, Emily Ashton, and others

Children Gwen, Olivia, and Ewen watch Prime Minister Boris Johnson make a televised announcement on January 4, 2021 in Manchester, England. The Prime Minister announced tougher COVID-19 measures following a sharp increase of cases, driven in part by a new variant of the virus that officials say is more infectious.

U.K. goes back on lockdown as hospitals face breaking point

By Emily Ashton, Tim Ross, and others