Government of the United Kingdom

Meta’s President of Global Affairs and top corporate punching bag Nick Clegg decided to abruptly bail on a hearing in Canada’s House of Commons after lawmakers changed the event’s title to be critical of the social media company. Rather than face a clearly antagonistic audience eager to grill Clegg on his employer’simpact on news publishers, Clegg decided to pack up his bags and go home with his tail between his legs. Now, Meta’s threatening to cut Canada off from new links altogether if the contested legislation…

The Daily Star’s live stream event began on October 14 following an article in the Economist that suggested Truss would only remain in office as long as the shelf-life of a head of lettuce.Screenshot: The Daily Star/GizmodoOne of the most beautiful parts of the internet is the way jokes can proliferate through several people’s brains, ultimately resulting in a several-layers-deep meme that an outsider will likely never completely grasp. In the wake of Liz Truss’ resignation from the role of United Kingdom Prime Minister…

Liz Truss announced her resignation as Prime Minister at 10 Downing Street on October 20, 2022 in London, England.Image: Rob Pinney (Getty Images)What is going on in the House of Commons? After a mere 44 days in office, Liz Truss has left her post as Prime Minister of the United Kingdom amidst an ongoing UK government crisis. Truss assumed office on September 6, 2022 following a general election in response to the resignation of Boris Johnson.“I came into office at a time of great economic and international instability,”…

UK Prime Minister Liz Truss leaves number 10 Downing Street on October 12, 2022 in London, England.Photo: Leon Neal (Getty Images)Wikipedia editors have added a new landing page that asks readers to be more specific if they’re searching for the “2022 United Kingdom government crisis.” And it speaks to just how poorly things are going for recently installed conservative Prime Minister Liz Truss. Specifically, Wikipedia would like to know if you mean the crisis in July when high-ranking politicians in former Prime Minister…