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Hunt responds to a broadside by Trump against both May's government and Darroch. (Photo: AP)

Trump comments on Theresa May 'disrespectful, wrong': Jeremy Hunt

Hunt, who is vying with Boris Johnson to replace May, added that he would keep US ambassador Kim Darroch in place if he took office.

10 Jul 2019 4:17 PM

British Prime Minister Theresa May (Photo: AP)

Champagne corks fly at Wimbledon as Hurricane Boris looms

Aaaaaand finally we saw Archie — or shall we say, more politely, Archie Harrison Mountbatten-Windsor.

09 Jul 2019 6:57 AM

When Johnson was given the foreign job in 2016, after Britain voted to leave the EU, he was viewed as an unlikely choice by politicians and public alike given his tendency to court controversy with gaffes, oddball jokes and off-the-cuff remarks. (Photo: File)

Genius or joker? British PM favourite Boris Johnson set to face the world

Johnson, a leader of the Brexit campaign, is the overwhelming favourite to become leader of the governing Conservative Party next month.

27 Jun 2019 3:20 PM

Hunt, 52, said it was disrespectful for Johnson to have turned down the opportunity for a televised head-to-head debate on Sky television. (Photo: AP | File)

Had bhang in India: UK PM contender Jeremy Hunt on naughtiest thing he's done

Hunt said the personal life of Johnson was irrelevant but that the candidates should explain their Brexit positions.

24 Jun 2019 2:03 PM

Conservative MPs will decide Thursday who will join Boris Johnson in the final two battling to become Britain's next prime minister, with three contenders jostling for the second spot. (Photo: AFP)

Conservative MPs to pick final two in battle to become British PM

The winner will be announced in the week beginning July 22 and then take over from Theresa May as Prime Minister.

20 Jun 2019 1:49 PM

Tory leadership race is likely to lead to ‘undemocratic’ Brexit

The United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland has a population of 66 million people.

15 Jun 2019 2:09 AM

The former foreign minister is the favourite among 10 candidates vying to succeed Theresa May, who is stepping down after twice delaying Britain's departure from the European Union. (Photo: File)

Would only take Britain out of EU without deal as 'last resort': Boris Johnson

He did not repeat his previous threat to withhold the multi-billion-euro payment May agreed to cover Britain's EU liabilities.

13 Jun 2019 11:53 AM

Bookmakers have ex-foreign secretary Boris Johnson as their odds-on favourite to win the contest to replace her. (Photo: AP)

Who will replace May? First round of voting begins for next British PM

Conservative MPs hold their first secret ballot in the governing party's leadership contest as they begin whittling down the contenders.

13 Jun 2019 11:26 AM

She remains premier until her replacement is chosen, likely in late July, and whoever it is will automatically enter Downing Street. (Photo: File)

Beating Boris Johnson: Race to replace Theresa May as Britain's PM begins

11 Conservative MPs are vying to succeed May, who quit as the party's leader on Friday over her failure to take Britain out of EU on time.

12 Jun 2019 12:54 PM

After leaving EU, Brits hard at work to show that they don’t like Trump

The departure of Theresa May as the party leader was overshadowed by all these events.

10 Jun 2019 12:55 AM

Javid, one of 11 candidates to replace Theresa May as prime minister, also said he would slow the pace of Britain’s national debt reduction to free up cash that would be used to invest in education. (Photo: PTI)

UK PM candidate Javid offers to pay for Brexit border solution

'I would propose to do that because economically it’s right and morally it’s right,' Sajid Javid said.

09 Jun 2019 2:46 PM

The former foreign secretary -- the leading contender to replace May after her resignation as Conservative leader Friday -- also signalled he would scrap a controversial provision for the Irish border contained in the current divorce deal. (Photo: File)

Would withhold Brexit bill as Prime Minister: UK's Boris Johnson

The leader of the party, which won the most seats at the last general election in 2017, automatically becomes Prime Minister.

09 Jun 2019 8:59 AM

Gove said he hoped that the disclosure would not prevent him being appointed the next prime minister. (Photo: AP)

UK PM candidate Michael Gove admits taking cocaine on several occasions

Gove said that he had taken the drug at social gatherings when he was a young journalist.

08 Jun 2019 12:46 PM

Farage, who has called for Britain to leave the bloc without a deal, said last weekend while campaigning he saw the by-election as 'the opportunity for the next chapter in this great story'. (Photo: File)

Brexit Party fails to win first seat in UK by-election

Friday's result is a setback for the Brexit Party — founded by eurosceptic figurehead Farage only a few months ago.

07 Jun 2019 1:29 PM

May will remain Prime Minister until a new leader is chosen, likely in late July, but has relinquished control over the direction of Britain’s tortuous departure from the European Union. (Photo: File)

British PM Theresa May steps down as party leader, starts succession race

May will formally relinquish her leadership in a private letter to her party on Friday, but no official events are planned to mark the day.

07 Jun 2019 11:21 AM

The former foreign secretary is popular among the grassroots Tory members, but they will only get a vote once the party's MPs have whittled down the ever-growing candidates list to a final two. (Photo: File)

Boris Johnson launches campaign to become next British PM after May's exit

Johnson expressed support for increased education and police funding and said he would 'unite' a country fractured by Brexit.

04 Jun 2019 11:44 AM

The six-meter (20 foot) high blimp will fly above Parliament Square for two hours from 0900 GMT when Trump is due to hold talks with the outgoing British Prime Minister Theresa May nearby in Downing Street. (Photo: AP)

Giant blimp of Trump as angry, nappy-clad baby to fly in London today

Trump and his wife Melania arrived on Monday for a three-day state visit - a pomp-laden affair that involved a banquet at Buckingham Palace.

04 Jun 2019 11:13 AM

Is there any Indian parallel to the farce happening in Britain?

The new Brexit Party with only one policy — leaving the EU — won 29 of the 74 seats.

01 Jun 2019 6:39 AM

British Prime Minister Theresa May (Photo: AFP)

May & Co. should take lessons in communications from Modi

There are some sharp ironies — because the end of Ms May comes, literally, at the end of May.

27 May 2019 12:45 AM

May announced her resignation as the Conservative Party leader and British Prime Minister on Friday as a leadership contest triggered in Brexit-hit Britain. (Photo: PTI)

British PM May calls Modi on poll win, discusses G20, ICC World Cup

She will formally step down on June 7, after a three-day state visit to the UK by US President Donald Trump.

26 May 2019 8:39 PM

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