UK PM race: Rishi Sunak, Liz Truss advance to runoff to succeed Boris Johnson

London/IBNS: Indian-origin former UK Chancellor Rishi Sunak and Foreign Secretary Liz Truss are the final two candidates in the race to replace Boris Johnson as the Prime Minister of the country.

COVID-19: London Mayor Sadiq Khan prays for PM Boris Johnson's swift recovery

London/IBNS: London Mayor Sadiq Khan on Tuesday wished 'swift recovery' of COVID-19 infected UK PM Boris Johnson who was shifted to intensive care at a hospital here late Monday night.

UK Parliament rejects motion to hold early election, Boris Johnson says will introduce new bill

Moscow/Sputnik/UNI: UK parliament on Monday voted against Prime Minister Johnson's call for holding a general election on December 12.

UK's May says 'pleased' to hand power over to Johnson

Moscow, July 24 (Sputnik) The United Kingdom's outgoing Prime Minister Theresa May said on Wednesday she was happy to hand the power over to Boris Johnson.

Boris Johnson set to become next UK PM

London, July 23 (IBNS):  Boris Johnson, who had once served as the foreign secretary of the country, will be the next PM of the UK.

Theresa May's term as Prime Minister took place during tough time for Russian-UK Ties - Kremlin

Moscow May 24 (Sputnik/UNI) Theresa May's term as UK prime minister took place during a difficult time for UK-Russian relations, Kremlin Spokesman Dmitry Peskov said Friday, after May announced her resignation.

UK PM Theresa May to face vote of no confidence from Tory MPs

London, Dec 12 (IBNS): In a major development, British Prime Minister Theresa May will face a vote of confidence in her leadership on Wednesday.

Trump hails the UK as long time ally, special

Washington, Jan 8 (IBNS): US President-elect Donald Trump has hailed the United Kingdom as special and a long time ally.