World Jul 05 Labour Party ends 14 years of Conservative rule in U.K. with landslide vote, Starmer vows ‘government of service’ By Brian Melley, Jill Lawless, Associated Press
World Jul 04 Watch 4:54 Exit polls show Labour landslide in U.K. election, ending 14 years of Conservative rule Exit polls in the United Kingdom show a Labour landslide with the center-left party winning a massive majority in Parliament in the first general election in nearly five years. The Conservatives' loss marks the end of 14 years in power. By Malcolm Brabant, Dan Sagalyn, Teresa Cebrián Aranda
World Jul 03 Watch 9:04 U.K. Conservatives fear losing power for a generation as polls predict Labour landslide Britain goes to the polls Thursday for an election in which the center-left opposition Labour Party, led by Keir Starmer, is expected to claim victory. The Conservatives, who’ve governed since 2010, fear a landslide victory for Labour could force them… By Malcolm Brabant, Trine Villemann
World May 23 Greece heads to new election after conservatives fail to gain a majority despite landslide win A power-sharing deal was put mathematically out of reach after the main opposition party formally received and summarily rejected an invitation to try and form the country's next government. By Derek Gatopoulos, Associated Press
World Sep 05 Watch 2:55 Liz Truss set to become next UK prime minister, inherits a challenging economic crisis The ruling Conservative Party in the United Kingdom made Liz Truss their new leader, setting her up to replace Boris Johnson as prime minister. Truss is currently foreign secretary and strongly backs lower taxes and a smaller government. As Laura… By Laura Barrón-López, Satvi Sunkara
Sep 05 Liz Truss set to become new UK Conservative prime minister amid inflation crisis By Sylvia Hui, Danica Kirka, Associated Press Britain’s Conservative Party has chosen Foreign Secretary Liz Truss as the party’s new leader, putting her in line to be confirmed as prime minister. Truss’s selection was announced Monday in London after a leadership election in which only about 170,000… Continue reading
Jun 24 UK voters reject Conservatives in two special elections, a blow to Boris Johnson By Jill Lawless, Associated Press The contests, triggered by the resignation of Conservatives hit by scandals, offered voters the chance to give their verdict on the prime minister just weeks after 41 percent of his own MPs cast their ballots against him. Continue reading
Nov 08 Corruption claims roiling UK government put Johnson under pressure By Jill Lawless, Associated Press As a United Nations climate summit aimed at staving off catastrophic global warming enters its final week in Glasgow, host Johnson is facing a barrage of criticism in London over his attempts to change the system that oversees lawmakers’ standards. Continue reading
Sep 02 Watch 6:41 In Britain, Boris Johnson’s Brexit ‘hardball’ prompts protests By Malcolm Brabant Great Britain's political drama is intensifying this week, as the fallout continues over Prime Minister Boris Johnson’s suspension of Parliament in advance of the October 31st deadline for Brexit. In response, some Labour Party lawmakers are trying to push emergency… Continue watching
Jul 22 Watch 6:39 In Poland, simmering anti-LGBTQ sentiment boils over into violence By Malcolm Brabant A mob of right-wing Poles has attacked a pride march in the town of Bialystok, one of several areas declaring themselves to be LGBTQ-free. The incident represents the realization of the fears of the U.S. ambassador to Poland, Georgette Mosbacher,… Continue watching