World Jun 22 How UK's Keir Starmer went from election landslide to downfall Starmer's term is ending after missteps, party infighting and one colossal error of judgment that indirectly ensnared him in the scandals surrounding Jeffrey Epstein.
World Jun 21 What to know about the legacy of Brexit, which still divides Britain 10 years on Brexit, short for British exit, became a reality on June 23, 2016, when 52% — or more than 17 million people — voted to leave the EU. Though the margin was narrow, the vote led to the most dramatic shake-up…
World Jun 07 European leaders stress 'urgent need' to bolster Ukraine's defenses against Russian ballistic missiles The leaders of the U.K., Ukraine, France and Germany discussed the “urgent need” to ramp up production of weapons to combat Russia's powerful hypersonic Oreshnik ballistic missiles in a meeting in London on Sunday.
World May 14 UK health secretary resigns, creating a potential power struggle with PM Keir Starmer Health Secretary Wes Streeting became the first senior minister to quit Starmer ’s Cabinet on Thursday in what is expected to be a precursor to challenging his leadership.
World May 13 King Charles III lays out UK government agenda as Starmer's job hangs in the balance King Charles III outlined the British government's legislative plans on Tuesday at the State Opening of Parliament as Prime Minister Keir Starmer faces pressure to stay in power.
World May 12 U.K. Prime Minister Starmer defiant as calls for his resignation grow While more than 100 Labour lawmakers signed a letter of support for Starmer, about 90 others urged him to set a timetable for his departure.
World Apr 05 Pressure grows to remove Ye, formerly known as Kanye West, as the headliner of London summer music festival Pressure was mounting Sunday on American rapper Ye to be pulled from his headline role at a London music festival this summer, after criticism from U.K. Prime Minister Keir Starmer.
World Feb 25 UK parliamentary speaker tipped off police over Mandelson's possible flight risk Mandelson was arrested Monday at his north London home on suspicion of misconduct in public office.
World Feb 24 Former UK ambassador to the U.S. Mandelson released on bail after arrest in Epstein probe Both Mandelson and the former Prince Andrew are suspected of improperly passing U.K. government information to the disgraced U.S. financier, and the high-profile British arrests are some of the most dramatic fallout from the trove of more than 3 million pages of Epstein-related…
World Feb 19 5 things to know about Andrew Mountbatten-Windsor's arrest and release The brother of King Charles III, Andrew Mountbatten-Windsor, was arrested Thursday on suspicion of misconduct in public office in connection with his close relationship with the late convicted sex offender Jeffrey Epstein. He was released around 11 hours after he…