Liz Truss

Arab states said to warn UK that moving embassy to Jerusalem could risk trade deal

Ambassadors from countries, including Abraham Accords members, penned letter to British PM before she notified Lapid she’d be launching review of mission’s location

October 1, 2022, 6:30 am

Arab states said to warn UK that moving embassy to Jerusalem could risk trade deal

Ambassadors from countries, including Abraham Accords members, penned letter to British PM before she notified Lapid she’d be launching review of mission’s location

By TOI staff

Israeli Navy vessels sail alongside US naval drones in the Gulf of Aqaba, in an image published by the military on September 22, 2022. (Israel Defense Forces)

September 28, 2022, 12:59 pm

Daily Briefing Sept 28: Iran stars in US-IDF drill; Israel condemns Russia referenda

Military correspondent Emanuel Fabian briefs us on security concerns after the holiday; diplomatic correspondent Lazar Berman on why UK may not relocate its embassy to Jerusalem

By TOI staff

Britain's main opposition Labour Party leader Keir Starmer delivers his keynote address to delegates third day of the annual Labour Party conference in Liverpool, north west England, on September 27, 2022. (Oli SCARFF / AFP)

September 27, 2022, 7:32 pm

Starmer tells Labour summit he had to ‘rip antisemitism out,’ to loud applause

UK’s opposition leader has sought to reshape and rehabilitate the party after bruising years of Corbyn leadership under cloud of bigotry accusations

By TOI staff and AP

This file photo taken on April 22, 2022 shows pounds and US dollar banknotes displayed on a table in London. (Tolga Akmen/AFP)

September 26, 2022, 8:26 am

Pound plunges to record low against the dollar on surging fears about UK economy

British currency also falls to 2-year low against euro, after new finance minister Kwarteng announced controversial mini-budget; observers warn it could hit parity with US currency

By AFP

Prime Minister Yair Lapid, right, meets with UK Prime Minister Liz Truss, left, in New York City, Septemer 21, 2022. (Avi Ohayon/GPO)

September 22, 2022, 6:56 am

British PM tells Lapid she is reviewing relocation of UK embassy to Jerusalem

In meeting at UN, Liz Truss says she’s weighing ‘current location of the British Embassy in Israel’; had already vowed to consider move while serving as foreign secretary

By Lazar Berman

Composite image shows Prime Minister Yair Lapid, left, and Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan, right. (Marc Israel Sellem/Pool; AP Photo/Burhan Ozbilici)

September 17, 2022, 10:19 pm

Lapid, Turkey’s Erdogan to hold 1st meeting on sidelines of UN General Assembly

Meet will be first for Turkish leader with an Israeli PM since 2008; Lapid also set to hold meetings with new UK PM Truss, Greek PM Mitsotakis and UN chief Guterres

By TOI staff

Britain's King Charles III leaves Aberdeen Airport as he travels to London, September 9, 2022. (Aaron Chown/Pool Photo via AP)

September 10, 2022, 10:07 am

With trumpets and balcony declaration, Charles III to be formally proclaimed king

Centuries-old proceedings to be televised for 1st time Saturday; Accession Council, including Queen Consort Camilla, Prince William, PM Truss, to officially recognize sovereignty

By Danny Kemp and Max Delany

Britain's King Charles III (L) greets Britain's Prime Minister Liz Truss (R) during their first meeting at Buckingham Palace in London on September 9, 2022. (Yui Mok/Pool/AFP)

September 10, 2022, 2:53 am

Charles to new UK PM: I dreaded Queen’s passing; we’ll try and keep everything going

New king meets with Liz Truss in Buckingham Palace, three days after she was appointed by the Queen

By Agencies

In this file photo taken on September 6, 2022 Britain's Queen Elizabeth II and new Conservative Party leader and Britain's Prime Minister-elect Liz Truss meet at Balmoral Castle in Ballater, Scotland. (Jane Barlow / POOL / AFP)

September 9, 2022, 3:59 am

UK’s new PM mourns Queen: ‘The rock on which modern Britain was built’

Liz Truss, only two days into the job, addresses nation after Elizabeth II’s passing, saying monarch ‘provided us with the stability and the strength that we needed’

By AFP

Queen Elizabeth II from the balcony of Buckingham Palace after the Trooping the Color ceremony in London, June 2, 2022, on the first of four days of celebrations to mark the Platinum Jubilee. (Jonathan Brady/Pool Photo via AP)

September 8, 2022, 9:04 pm

Queen Elizabeth II, Britain’s longest-reigning monarch, dies at 96

Charles, who has taken over increasing duties in the face of Elizabeth’s poor health, automatically becomes king, although his coronation may take months

By DANICA KIRKA, Jill Lawless and SYLVIA HUI

Britain's Home Secretary Suella Braverman arrives in Downing Street in London, September 7, 2022 for the first cabinet meeting since Liz Truss was installed as British Prime Minister a day earlier. (AP Photo/Frank Augstein)

September 8, 2022, 8:24 pm

Ben & Jerry’s urges new UK cabinet to ‘scrap’ plan to send asylum seekers to Rwanda

Ice cream firm that’s been battling Israeli settlements presses UK government to scrap a ‘Rwanda plan’ it says puts people’s ‘lives at risk,’ is accused of political meddling

By Tobias Siegal

Britain's Queen Elizabeth II waits in the Drawing Room before receiving Liz Truss for an audience at Balmoral, in Scotland, September 6, 2022. (Jane Barlow/Pool Photo via AP, File)

September 8, 2022, 3:22 pm

UK’s Queen Elizabeth under supervision after doctors raise concerns about her health

Ailing 96-year-old monarch has been dogged by health problems since October last year that left her with difficulties walking and standing

By Phil HAZLEWOOD

Britain's Prime Minister Liz Truss sits with members of her new cabinet inside 10 Downing Street in central London on September 7, 2022. (Jeremy Selwyn/AFP)

September 7, 2022, 1:42 pm

UK PM Liz Truss makes history with no white men in the 4 ‘great offices of state’

New prime minister’s three top lieutenants are people of color; Tories have made bigger strides toward ethnic and gender diversity than Labour opposition

By Jitendra Joshi

Foreign Minister Yair Lapid (R) signs an MOU with UK Foreign Secretary Liz Truss at the Foreign Office, in London, November 29, 2021. (Stuart Mitchell/ GPO)

September 7, 2022, 10:12 am

On Israel, new UK Prime Minister Liz Truss looks set to continue supportive policies

Former foreign minister has vowed to be a friend to Jewish community, is expected to maintain her predecessor Johnson’s stance regarding Israel

By Cnaan Liphshiz

Outgoing British Prime Minister Boris Johnson speaks outside Downing Street in London, before heading to Balmoral in Scotland, where he formally announced his resignation to Britain's Queen Elizabeth II, Sept. 6, 2022. (Alberto Pezzali/AP)

September 7, 2022, 6:17 am

This is it, or is it? Boris Johnson bids an ambiguous farewell

In final speech at 10 Downing Street, outgoing UK premier compares himself to Rome’s Cincinnatus, who famously gave up power to farm, but ancient tale’s ending leaves some asking what’s next

By Jill Lawless