Bloomberg Boris Johnson said it would not be “responsible” to resign over the so-called partygate scandal, even as a growing number of Conservative MPs call for a change of leader. “I just cannot see actually it would be responsible right now, given everything that’s going on,” the British premier said in a Mumsnet interview broadcast, referring to economic pressures and ...

Bloomberg Malaysian PM Ismail Sabri Yaakob said he would not delay the dissolution of parliament, amid continued pressure from his party to hold a general election as soon as possible. “To face the 15th general election, Barisan Nasional must be prepared,” Ismail said, referring to the ruling coalition. “I say that once we are prepared, I won’t delay for even ...

Bloomberg German inflation hit another all-time high, adding urgency to the European Central Bank’s exit from crisis-era stimulus after numbers from Spain also topped economists’ estimates. Driven by soaring energy and food costs, data showed consumer prices in the continent’s biggest economy jumped as much as 8.7% from a year ago in May. Analysts surveyed by Bloomberg predicted an 8.1% ...