President Joe Biden and the new British Prime Minister Rishi Sunak shared a phone call on Tuesday during which the two leaders discussed key issues such as Russia’s invasion of Ukraine, the ongoing energy crisis, challenges posed by China, and the Northern Ireland Protocol. According to a White House readout of the call, Biden also congratulated Sunak on his…
Biden and New UK Prime Minister Rishi Sunak Discuss Northern Ireland, Other Issues in First Phone Call
Michael Taube: From Boris to Liz to Sunak: A Strange Tale of British Politics
Commentary If you ever thought British politics was boring, the Tory government’s recent trials and tribulations may have put that feeling permanently to rest. When the Boris Johnson-led Tories won a huge majority in Dec. 2019, it seemed like a euphoric moment for the party and movement. It was the party’s biggest margin of victory…
Liz Truss Resigns as UK Prime Minister After Just 6 Weeks in Post
Liz Truss, who became UK prime minister just six weeks ago, has resigned after a significant number of Conservative MPs lost confidence in her leadership. She is set to become the shortest serving British prime minister in history after failing to stem an open revolt from her own MPs demanding her departure. Speaking in Downing…
Are Fiscal Deficits Really Depreciating?
Commentary The slump of the Pound Sterling last week was said to be a reaction to the UK’s new Prime Minister Liz Truss’ tax cut proposal. An exchange rate represents the purchasing power of money. An excess of it results in depreciation. A government planning to finance its budget deficits by printing money will be…
Conservative Party May Lose Next Election Over Immigration, Experts say
The UK’s Conservative Party may be on course to lose the next general election unless it reduces the net migration number, political experts said. Prof. Eric Kaufmann, who has authored a number of books on subjects including political and religious demography, said Brexit voters who voted for the Conservative Party in 2019 “won’t show up” in…
UK–US Free Trade Talks Won’t Start Any Time Soon, Truss Admits
September 20, 2022
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Negotiations for a post-Brexit free trade deal between the UK and the United States will not restart in the short to medium term, UK Prime Minister Liz Truss has conceded. Truss, who is set to hold talks with U.S. President Joe Biden at a United Nations summit on Wednesday, downplayed the chance of talks resuming…
Tributes Pour in for David Trimble, Key Figure in Northern Ireland Peace Process
July 26, 2022
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British, Irish, and American political leaders of the past and present have paid tribute to David Trimble, a key figure in the peace process in Northern Ireland, who died on July 25 at the age of 77 following a short illness. The former first minister of Northern Ireland and former leader of the Ulster Unionist…
Brexit Not to Blame for English Channel Travel Chaos, Downing Street Insists
Downing Street has insisted the travel chaos in the English Channel is not the result of Brexit, blaming instead the shortage of French border control staff for causing long queues and delays. The disruptions started at the Port of Dover on July 22, when thousands of holidaymakers were stuck in traffic jams and 6-hour queues….
England Channel Travel Chaos Continues as Eurotunnel Becomes ‘Hotspot of Holiday Hell’
Disruption at the Port of Dover has cleared with traffic said to be “flowing normally” but travellers trying to cross the English Channel to France are now facing lengthy delays at the Eurotunnel. The AA motoring group branded the Eurotunnel Shuttle terminal in Folkestone the new “hotspot of holiday hell”, after two days of disruption at Dover saw…
EU Launches Fresh Legal Action Against UK After Northern Ireland Protocol Clears Commons
The European Union has launched fresh legal action against the UK for failing to comply with the Northern Ireland Protocol of the Brexit treaty, just over a day after the UK government’s plan to scrap part of the protocol won approval in the House of Commons. The European Commission triggered four new infringement procedures against…
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