World May 07 British voters cast ballots in local elections seen as a verdict on Keir Starmer's leadership By Jill Lawless, Associated Press
World May 06 Local elections could hasten exit of embattled British Prime Minister Starmer Starmer’s center-left Labour Party is expected to take a battering in elections for local authorities across England and for semiautonomous legislatures in Scotland and Wales. By Jill Lawless, Associated Press
World Apr 28 Starmer avoids ethics probe over Mandelson appointment but challenges lie ahead U.K. Prime Minister Keir Starmer on Tuesday averted a parliamentary inquiry over his choice of Peter Mandelson as British ambassador to Washington, but failed to quell questions about whether he bent the rules to make the controversial appointment. By Jill Lawless, Associated Press
Politics Apr 27 WATCH: Trumps greet King Charles and Queen Camilla for White House visit Two and a half centuries after the American colonies declared independence from Britain under King George III, his descendant King Charles III arrived in the United States on Monday with trans-Atlantic ties under strain and security in the spotlight. By Darlene Superville, Jill Lawless, Associated Press
World Apr 20 Starmer says he made wrong judgment in appointing Peter Mandelson as ambassador British Prime Minister Keir Starmer says he made the wrong judgment in appointing Peter Mandelson as U.K. ambassador to Washington. By Jill Lawless, Associated Press
Apr 17 Pressure builds as Starmer rejects calls to resign over Mandelson appointment in Epstein fallout By Jill Lawless, Associated Press British Prime Minister Keir Starmer has no plans to resign over the appointment of Peter Mandelson as U.K. ambassador to Washington, despite Mandelson failing security checks. Continue reading
Apr 17 Macron and Starmer welcome news of Strait of Hormuz opening but say it must be permanent By Sylvie Corbet, Jill Lawless, Associated Press President Emmanuel Macron and Prime Minister Keir Starmer plan an international mission to restore maritime security, with military planners meeting in London next week. Continue reading
Apr 05 Pressure grows to remove Ye, formerly known as Kanye West, as the headliner of London summer music festival By Pan Pylas, Associated Press 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. Continue reading
Mar 31 King Charles to make a U.S. state visit despite calls to cancel over the Iran war By Danica Kirka, Associated Press Buckingham Palace said Tuesday that the king and Queen Camilla would travel to the U.S. in late April to celebrate the 250th anniversary of American Independence. Continue reading
Mar 25 UK bans crypto donations to political parties in bid to curb foreign influence By Jill Lawless, Associated Press The move is likely to hurt the hard-right party Reform UK, which accepts crypto and has received large donations from a businessman living abroad. Continue reading