May 06 Watch 5:11 Why the UK elections matter to the United States By PBS News Hour Why are Britain’s voters and political parties so divided ahead of Thursday’s election? And what’s at stake for that country and for the U.S.? Hari Sreenivasan talks to Dan Balz of The Washington Post, reporting from London. Continue watching
May 06 What you need to know about Britain's election By Larisa Epatko Every five years, Britons elect members of Parliament. But after this year's vote on Thursday, the results of the new government might not be known for days. Continue reading
May 12 The Tory-Lib Dem Agreement: Reading Between the Lines According to the coalition agreement hammered out between Britain's Conservatives and Liberal Democrats, the new U.K. government will try to set fixed terms for Parliament, maintain the country's nuclear arsenal, and trim a growing budget deficit. The… Continue reading
May 12 U.K. Coalition Takes British Politics into "Uncharted Waters" By Hari Sreenivasan _pap_embed_custom('news01s3f6cqe9c',482,304,""); Simon Marks, who has been covering the British elections for the PBS NewsHour, stopped by the Rundown to offer a preview of the political compromises that the Conservatives may have to make in order to maintain their coalition with… Continue reading
May 11 Gordon Brown Resigns as Britain's Prime Minister Prime Minister David Cameron on the steps of 10 Downing Street on Tuesday. Photo by Peter Macdiarmid/Getty Images. UPDATED -- 4:35 pm ET David Cameron became Britain's new prime minister on Tuesday, returning his Conservative party to power after… Continue reading
May 07 Watch Political Horsetrading Ahead, Following Conservative Win in U.K. Elections Conservative Party leader David Cameron is looking to build a governing coalition with a third political party, after failing to gain a majority of seats in the British election. Margaret Warner gets three perspectives on the negotiations that lie ahead… Continue watching