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Voters in England and Wales will choose local officials on Thursday. The results could demonstrate whether the governing party’s dire poll ratings are reliable, analysts say.
Prime Minister Rishi Sunak signaled that voters will go to the polls in the fall, around the time that the United States will be in the midst of its own pivotal vote.
Rishi Sunak’s reshuffle was a bold attempt to win back more moderate Conservatives. But it could backfire, analysts 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.
âItâs a Paper Tiger.â Britainâs Lobby Laws Under Fire as Johnson Fights âSleazeâ 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 normality. The latest questions involve text messages that Mr. Johnson traded with a wealthy British busi...