UK feels the heat as investors and critics question its future

There's no doubt it's been a miserable week for the U.K. government, with Prime Minister Keir Starmer and his ministers coming under increasing pressure as investors question Britain's fiscal, economic and political future. A global bond market mini-meltdown on Tuesday brought the yield on the U.K.'s 30-year gilt up to a level not seen since 1998, also hitting the British pound and adding to the Treasury's fiscal headache ahead of the Autumn Budget. And Starmer's deputy — and housing minister — is facing calls to quit this week after she admitted underpaying tax on a second home. Deputy PM Angela...