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The Conservative MP is best known for the financial chaos he unleashed during 38 days as chancellor of the exchequer.

A former speaker of the U.S. House and the British prime minister have struggled to corral the extreme right factions of their parties.

Britain’s stubbornly high inflation rate has come to symbolize a deeper economic malaise — a morass of problems, some new, others longstanding, that are stymying Prime Minister Rishi Sunak.

The beleaguered British prime minister relinquished her office after just 44 days of political and economic tumult, the shortest tenure in British history.

In a round of interviews, the prime minister showed little sympathy for the pain that high interest rates could inflict on mortgage holders, critics said.

Ms. Truss took over a British government facing an economic emergency. But those problems have been eclipsed by the queen’s death, an epochal event that has put politics on hold.

Prime Minister Boris Johnson, under pressure over a scathing report on lockdown parties in Downing Street and with his party trailing in opinion polls, unveiled an aid package Thursday.

A long-awaited assessment on whether Downing Street flouted lockdown rules declared that there were “failures of leadership and judgment’’ by Mr. Johnson’s government.

‘It’s a Paper Tiger.’ Britain’s Lobby Laws Under Fire as Johnson Fights ‘Sleaze’ Label The prime minister likes to flout convention, but a litany of cozy dealings between the government and business is beginning to take its toll. Prime Minister Boris Johnson of Britain in London on Thursday.Credit...Pool photo by Justin Tallis April 23, 2021, 3:13 p.m. ET For a politician who gleefully defies convention and rarely plays by the rules, it amounts to a return to norma...

U.K. Politicians Tread Carefully in Minefield Left by Harry and Meghan’s Interview Prime Minister Boris Johnson has yet to comment on a bombshell that has rocked the monarchy, jolted the Commonwealth and divided British society. Prince Harry and Meghan with members of Britain’s royal family in 2017.Credit...Alastair Grant/Associated Press Published March 10, 2021Updated March 18, 2021 More than 11 million people in Britain tuned into Oprah Winfrey’s interview with Prince Harry an...