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UK Defence Minister Ben Wallace rules himself out of leadership race

A British Cabinet minister tipped to be a frontrunner in the Conservative Party's leadership race ruled himself out of the contest

Boris Johnson's downfall: The inside story of how his government collapsed

That morning Gove had urged Johnson to accept that a slew of resignations prompted by yet another scandal meant he had to step down

Russia trolls US, UK; renames streets in front of their Moscow embassies

Moscow has taken a page out of Washington's playbook to troll both the US and the UK by renaming the streets in front of their embassies in the Russian capital

With a range of options, what type of Tori will take over PM Boris Johnson

The first phase of the contest takes place in Parliament, where Conservative MPs will whittle down the field to a final two by July 21.

Iran rejects UK claim of seizing Iranian weapons shipment to Yemen

The spokesman of Iran's Foreign Ministry on Friday rejected the British government's claim that it had seized the shipment of Iranian weapons to Yemen, according to the ministry's website.

Race to replace UK Prime Minister Boris Johnson picks up momentum

The 58-year-old member of Parliament for Uxbridge and South Ruislip in London plans to stay in charge as caretaker Prime Minister until the process of electing his successor is completed

UK's BII, M&M to invest $500 million in new EV entity valued at $9 billion

The total capital infusion for the EV Co. is envisaged to be approximately Rs 8,000 cr/$1 billion between FY24 and FY27

Top Headlines: UK crisis to delay FTA; revenue from govt's new levies

The government's new levies could help balance the Budget and leave room for more money to be spent on infrastructure like roads. Read more on this in our top headlines

From Brexit to Partygate: A timeline of Boris Johnson's chequered career

Johnson's time as prime minister was marred by his handling of the coronavirus pandemic and a steady stream of ethics allegations

Boris Johnson quits, Rishi Sunak top contender to be next UK Prime Minister

Rishi Sunak, who resigned as UK Finance Minister two days ago, is a top contender to be the British Prime Minister

With Johnson quitting as UK PM, who could replace him: Here are a few names

Sajid Javid, Rishi Sunak, Ben Wallace are among the few probables who could replace Johnson for the top job in UK govt

Scandal-ridden Boris Johnson to quit as UK Prime Minister

Johnson's Downing Street office confirmed that he would make a statement to the country later

UK, New Zealand asks citizens to avoid non-essential travel to Sri Lanka

The United Kingdom and New Zealand have joined a growing list of countries that has asked its citizens to avoid non-essential travel to Sri Lanka

Boris Johnson fights on as UK PM amid mounting criticism, sacks minister

It was thought that with a large chunk of his Cabinet now calling for his resignation, Johnson would give in and step down

UK antitrust watchdog probes Microsoft's planned $69-bn Activision buy

The CMA has long advoc­ated for a more forceful ap­proach to reviewing deals, particularly by the biggest tech firms

Amazon faces investigation by UK's watchdog over anti-competitive concerns

Britain's competition watchdog is investigating whether Amazon is harming competition and hurting consumers by giving an unfair advantage to merchants that pay for extra services. The Competition and Markets Authority's formal investigation said Wednesday that it will look into concerns that the ecommerce giant is abusing its dominance to undermine rivals, echoing similar investigations carried out by the European Union's executive Commission and Germany's antitrust agency. Amazon said it will work closely with the CMA during the investigation. We believe we've always worked hard to help small businesses selling on Amazon to succeed, which is in both their and our best interests," the company said. We remain proud of the continued support we provide to businesses of all sizes across the U.K." While Amazon supplies some of the products that it sells online, many others are from third-party merchants and retailers, and provides them with essential services to make sales. The Market

At least 32 lawmakers quit UK PM Boris Johnson's govt in 24 hours

Say the British leader no longer has their confidence; govt plunges into crisis

New UK FM Zahawi pledges to boost economy, says 'nothing off the table'

But the former education minister faced questions about whether he would even have a chance to steer the economy out of its slowdown, given Johnson's weakening grip on power

UK PM Boris Johnson clings on despite clamour for his resignation

With a BBC report that a group of his most senior ministers were poised to tell Johnson to quit and govt resignations rising to over 30, some questioned wisdom of Johnson trying to ride out the storm

Crisis deepens as slew of resignations continue to hit UK PM Boris Johnson

Under current rules Johnson is safe from another leadership challenge until next summer. But the executive of the 1922 Committee can change the rules whenever it wants, the British media reports said.