Unpopular Rishi Sunak In 'Doom Loop' As UK PM Stares At Election Defeat

Sunak succeeded Liz Truss in October 2022 after Tory MPs forced her out following a disastrous 49 days in office, during which her mini-budget spooked financial markets, sank the pound and sent ... Read More

Mike Johnson Defies GOP to Heed Evangelical Pleas for Ukraine Aid

After lobbying from fellow Southern Baptists and Christians affected by the war, the House speaker moves a package forward. Read More

Mike Johnson is gambling everything — but a far-right rebellion is growing

The speaker’s complicated plan to split aid for Ukraine and Israel into four separate bills might not be enough to quell what’s happening in Congress, John Bowden reports ... Read More

Here’s how Johnson’s jigsaw puzzle of a foreign aid plan would work

The speaker, facing resistance from fellow Republicans, has devised a strategy for steering aid to Ukraine and Israel through the House. Read More

Ukraine, Israel aid advances in rare House vote as Democrats help Republicans push it forward

With rare bipartisan momentum, the House pushed ahead Friday on a foreign aid package of $95 billion for Ukraine, Israel, Taiwan and humanitarian support as a robust coalition of lawmakers helped it ... Read More

Politics latest: Scotland's first minister battling to save job - and why have politicians lost people's trust?

Scotland's first minister Humza Yousaf is battling to save his job as he faces a motion of no confidence. Listen to this week's Electoral Dysfunction podcast with Beth Rigby, Ruth Davidson and Jess ... Read More

Keir Starmer’s team confident public will back Angela Rayner over tax probe

Labour is using the local elections campaign to try out the party's messaging for the general election - as embattled Rishi Sunak fights to stave off another leadership challenge ... Read More

Politics latest: UK needs Iron Dome to protect London, MP argues; Rwanda plan dealt another Lords defeat

Rishi Sunak's smoking ban passes convincingly on second reading, despite high-profile Tory MPs voting against it - while his Rwanda bill is defeated again. Meanwhile, the PM holds a telephone call ... Read More

Investment News: FTSE Hits All-Time High

At the time of writing, it is also possible that Binance, the world’s largest crypto exchange, could be banned from operating in the US after falling foul of the country’s financial regulator (see ... Read More

Are Rayner's troubles a sign of what's to come for Labour?

And she brands herself "John Prescott in a skirt," in reference to Tony Blair's outspoken deputy who held high office for years but was famous for sometimes mixing his words up, and for punching a ... Read More

Support from 'indispensable' US vital for Ukraine's survival, Japan PM tells Congress

WASHINGTON (Reuters) -Ukraine risks collapsing under Russia's onslaught without U.S. support, a disaster that could embolden China and spark ... But the biggest challenge the world faces comes from ... Read More

UPDATE 2-Ukraine's Zelenskiy grateful for US House approval of aid

"I am grateful to the United States House of Representatives, both parties, and personally Speaker Mike Johnson ... The U.S. Senate, which passed a similar measure two months ago, is expected to ... Read More