World Jan 18 UK Prime Minister Sunak pushes ahead on plan to remove all EU laws British Prime Minister Rishi Sunak is pushing ahead with a contentious plan to remove all remaining European Union laws from Britain's statute book by the end of the year.
World Jan 18 UK nurses walk out in new wave of strikes over pay Thousands of nurses in Britain have walked out in a new strike over pay, with no end in sight to a wave of industrial action that has piled pressure on the U.K.'s overburdened public health system.
Politics Jan 17 Scotland vows to challenge UK in court over gender recognition law veto Scotland's leader says she will take the British government to court over its decision to block a law that makes it easier for people in Scotland to change their gender on official documents.
World Jan 16 U.K. government considers blocking new gender designation change law in Scotland The law approved by the Scottish parliament allows people 16 or older to change the gender designation on their identity documents by self-declaration, removing the need for a medical diagnosis of gender dysphoria.
World Jan 11 UK, Japan sign defense agreement amid rising concerns about China The Reciprocal Access Agreement is Japan's first with a European nation and allows the two countries to hold joint military exercises. The British government said the defense agreement "cements our commitment to the Indo-Pacific" region.
World Jan 09 UK government ministers meets with unions but fails to end wave of strikes British government ministers have met trade union leaders but have fallen short of ending a wave of strikes that has hobbled the U.K.'s rail network and overburdened health system.
World Nov 23 UK Supreme Court rules against planned vote on Scottish independence The U.K. Supreme Court has ruled that Scotland does not have the power to hold a new referendum on independence without the consent of the British government.
World Nov 19 In surprise visit to Kyiv, British PM Sunak promises boost to air defenses British Prime Minister Rishi Sunak promised 125 anti-aircraft guns and other air-defense technology as he made an unannounced visit Saturday — his first — to Ukraine’s snow-blanketed war-time capital for talks with Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy.
World Nov 01 U.K. interior minister faces backlash, criticism after calling illegal immigration an ‘invasion’ Britain's interior minister is facing criticism for describing migrants crossing the English Channel in small boats as an "invasion."…
World Oct 26 Sunak faces 1st opposition in Parliament as newest UK prime minister Sunak sought to offer assurances that his new government would offer economic stability and continuity after his predecessor’s tax plans triggered market tumult.