World Jul 18 European leaders discuss Ukraine, concerns about direction of U.S. at U.K. summit Newly elected U.K. Prime Minister Keir Starmer welcomed around 45 heads of government to a grandiose English country mansion to discuss migration, energy security and the threat from Russia.
World Jul 09 UK Parliament welcomes hundreds of new lawmakers after transformative election The new House of Commons includes the largest number of women ever elected — 263, some 40 percent of the total — and the most lawmakers of color, at 90.
World Jul 06 Here are the first tasks new U.K. leader Keir Starmer must tackle as prime minister New British Prime Minister Keir Starmer doesn’t get to take a breather. After a draining six-week election campaign, the center-left politician must get straight to work assembling his government, tackling a mountain of domestic problems and putting his stamp on the U.K.’s relations…
World Jul 05 Labour Party ends 14 years of Conservative rule in U.K. with landslide vote, Starmer vows ‘government of service’ Starmer led his party back to government less than five years after it suffered its worst defeat in almost a century.
World Jul 04 Exit poll suggests huge majority for Britain’s Labour party, leaving Conservatives in disarray Britain’s Labour Party headed for a landslide victory in a parliamentary election on Thursday, an exit poll suggested, as voters punished the governing Conservatives after 14 years of economic and political upheaval.
World Jul 03 In final hours of U.K. campaign, Conservatives battle to the end as Labour eyes victory United Kingdom voters are set to cast ballots in a national election on Thursday, passing judgment on British Prime Minister Rishi Sunak’s 20 months in office, and the four Conservative prime ministers before him.
World Jun 15 Royals greet public from palace balcony in display of unity after months of cancer treatments Britain put on a display of birthday pageantry Saturday for King Charles III, a military parade that marked the Princess of Wales' first appearance at a public event since her cancer diagnosis early this year.
World Jun 05 The first Black leader of Wales loses a no-confidence vote but says he won’t resign It comes less than three months after Gething made history as the first Black leader of a government in the U.K. The opposition Conservatives called the vote after weeks of criticism of Gething's leadership.
World May 22 British Prime Minister Sunak sets July 4 election date as his Conservatives face an uphill battle The party has struggled to overcome a series of crises, including an economic slump, ethics scandals and a revolving door of leaders in the past two years.
World May 22 For Iranians overseas, hope mixes with anxiety after Raisi’s death Videos have shown some people celebrating outside Iranian diplomatic missions, but some Iranians abroad are still reluctant to give reporters their names for fear of reprisals.