Tag: liz truss

China Poses ‘Biggest Challenge’ to Global Security and Prosperity, UK Prime Minister Warns

The Chinese regime poses “the biggest challenge” to global security and prosperity, UK Prime Minister Rishi Sunak has said. Speaking on the last day of the Group of Seven (G-7) summit in Japan, Sunak said: “China poses the biggest challenge of our age to global security and prosperity. They are increasingly authoritarian at home and…


Liz Truss Calls for ‘Economic NATO’ to Counter China’s Influence During Taiwan Visit

Former British Prime Minister Liz Truss called for a Cold War-style “economic NATO” to counter the Chinese regime’s economic dominance during a visit to Taipei on Wednesday. She also urged “all free nations” to back the self-governing republic’s freedom, drawing the ire of Beijing, which claims sovereignty over the island. Truss is the first former British prime minister…


LIVE 11 AM ET: The 2023 Margaret Thatcher Freedom Lecture–A Heritage Foundation Event

Former British Prime Minister Liz Truss delivers the 2023 Margaret Thatcher Freedom lecture at 11:00 a.m. ET on April 12 to honor the principles, ideals, vision, and legacy of Lady Thatcher. …


LIVE NOW: The 2023 Margaret Thatcher Freedom Lecture–A Heritage Foundation Event

Former British Prime Minister Liz Truss delivers the 2023 Margaret Thatcher Freedom lecture at 11:00 a.m. ET on April 12 to honor the principles, ideals, vision, and legacy of Lady Thatcher. …


The 2023 Margaret Thatcher Freedom Lecture–A Heritage Foundation Event

Former British Prime Minister Liz Truss delivers the 2023 Margaret Thatcher Freedom lecture at 11:00 a.m. ET on April 12 to honor the principles, ideals, vision, and legacy of Lady Thatcher. …


UK to Join Indo-Pacific Trade Bloc in Biggest Trade Deal Since Brexit

Britain will join a vast free trade area of 11 countries spanning the Indo-Pacific region, Prime Minister Rishi Sunak has announced. The UK accession to the Comprehensive and Progressive Agreement for Trans-Pacific Partnership (CPTPP) was formally confirmed in a call between Trade Secretary Kemi Badenoch and her counterparts from the group in the early hours…


Ukraine War Could Last Another 12 Months, Says UK Defence Chief Ahead of Anniversary

The war in Ukraine could last another year, UK Defence Secretary Ben Wallace has said. This Friday will mark the first anniversary of the war, which began when Russian President Vladimir Putin launched a full-scale invasion on Feb. 24, 2022. Asked whether the public will still see Ukraine and Russia at war in another 12…


Ex-UK Prime Ministers Truss and Johnson Urge Sunak to Send Jets to Ukraine

UK Prime Minister Rishi Sunak is under increasing pressure from his immediate predecessors Liz Truss and Boris Johnson to send fighter jets to Ukraine. Sunak’s government has so far not committed to providing Ukraine with British jets, arguing that it takes too long for pilots to train on the Royal Air Forces’ F-35 and Typhoon…


UK House Prices Stabilised in January, Halifax Figures Show

House prices in the UK stabilised in January following a series of monthly falls last year, according to new figures from the Halifax bank. Halifax said the typical property value remained largely unchanged in January 2023 at £281,684, compared with December 2022. The bank’s House Price Index (pdf) recorded 0.0 percent house price growth in…


Former Prime Minister Truss Says She Was Not Given ‘Realistic Chance’ to Enact Tax-Cutting Policy

Former British Prime Minister Liz Truss has blamed the “very powerful economic establishment” for her failure to realise her low-tax, high-growth economic vision in her brief time in office. Truss was forced to quit as prime minister in October after just 49 days in Downing Street, as the financial markets were plunged into turmoil after…