If predictions are accurate, Rishi Sunak will on Friday visit head of state King Charles III to tender his resignation as prime minister
If South Africa’s governing party does end up losing its majority in future elections, it might never get it back
The past week has been a good week. All three have suffered serious setbacks, as they have once again been exposed as the cowards they truly are, for all the bravado
The Tories are comforting themselves for their loss by arguing that historically every government during the mid-term suffers losses in local elections
Four people died last week after a small boat packed with migrants capsized in the Channel in freezing weather conditions
Prime minister expected to give speech on ‘meaningful moment’
This was evident in the British prime minister’s speech at the lord mayor’s banquet, which customarily focuses on foreign policy
UK governments borrow money for deficit spending from corporations and the rich. But the very beneficiaries of the tax cuts Truss proposed were these ‘investors’, who baulked
No one is sure what Sunak must do, but whatever it is, it’s not going to be easy in toxic British politics
The 96-year-old monarch has been dogged by health problems since October last year that left her with difficulties walking and standing
The foreign secretary comfortably beat her rival, former finance minister Rishi Sunak, after a gruelling summer-long contest decided by just over 170 000 Conservative members
Johnson’s brief premiership has been a relentless assault on the UK’s freedoms – to organise, to protest, to vote
With high prices continuing to bear down on consumers the world over, leaders who fail to bring inflation to heel could face a reckoning
The UK PM announced that he would step down after a slew of resignations from his top team in protest at his leadership
The outgoing PM rode his luck throughout his career, bouncing back from a succession of setbacks and scandals
More than 40 ministers and aides, including three cabinet members, have quit the government since late Tuesday, with resignations continuing to trickle in overnight.
The prime minister has faced lawmakers’ questions after two of the most senior figures in his government resigned. The finance and health ministers said they could no longer tolerate the culture of scandal
The 58-year-old leader’s grip on power is becoming more precarious by the minute
Because of the lead times involved, nuclear cannot offer an instant solution to today’s challenges. Within a decade, however, nuclear, alongside wind and solar, could undermine the global gas market
All politicians need luck and Boris Johnson –once described as a “greased piglet” – has had more than most in his career.
British Prime Minister Boris Johnson expressed defiance on Monday ahead of a no-confidence vote among Conservative MPs, after dozens rebelled over a string of scandals that have left the party’s public standing in tatters
Russia is at war with Ukraine because it is at war with Nato, which is commanded by the United States
Russia is at war with Ukraine because it is at war with Nato, which is commanded by the United States
Ukraine on Tuesday urged its Western allies to hit Russia with “tough sanctions” after President Vladimir Putin recognised two breakaway regions as independent and ordered in his troops.
Wednesday’s defection of Conservative Christian Wakeford to Labour served as a reminder of the high stakes at play, with the opposition party surging in opinion polls.
The UK Prime Minister defended some of the events — quickly dubbed “partygate” since they were reported in newspapers from late last year — as work gatherings.
The British Prime Minister is fighting for his political future amid public outrage at the slew of revelations about similar alleged rule-breaking while the rest of the country followed guidelines — at personal cost.
The embattled leader has been silent since an email was leaked late Monday that appeared to show a senior official inviting more than 100 colleagues to an outdoor event in May 2020 and encouraging them to ‘bring your own booze’
The British PM had hoped to start the new year with a reset of his embattled government, leaving behind the so-called “partygate” scandals that ratcheted up the pressure on his position, after a series of other claims of corruption.
A new study shows the past 20 years of forest regeneration and reforestation efforts globally have contributed to the restoration of carbon sinks
We can’t bury our heads in the sand: there is no way to overcome the Covid-19 pandemic other than vaccination. South Africa — and the rest of Africa — still has a long way to go
As long as agribusinesses and global financial institutions continued to fuel and make money from global deforestation these carbon sinks will continue to be razed