World May 13 King Charles III lays out UK government agenda as Starmer's job hangs in the balance By Pan Pylas, Danica Kirka, Associated Press
World May 11 As he faces calls to step down, Starmer pledges to bring Britain closer to EU Prime Minister Keir Starmer has pledged to bring Britain closer to the European Union as he faces calls to step down after poor local election results for his Labour Party. By Jill Lawless, Associated Press
World May 07 British voters cast ballots in local elections seen as a verdict on Keir Starmer's leadership British voters cast ballots Thursday in local and regional elections that could shake up the country's politics and deliver a heavy blow to embattled Prime Minister Keir Starmer. By Jill Lawless, Associated Press
World Feb 09 Head of Scotland's Labour Party calls on Starmer to resign Scotland's Labour Party leader Anas Sarwar is the most senior party figure to call for Starmer to quit, piling more pressure on the prime minister over his decision to appoint Mandelson to the high-profile diplomatic post. By Jill Lawless, Associated Press
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. By Jill Lawless, Associated Press
Jul 05 Watch 6:43 The challenges Keir Starmer faces as the new U.K. prime minister By Malcolm Brabant, Trine Villemann After winning a huge majority in Britain’s general election, Labour Prime Minister Keir Starmer says he’ll start working immediately on rebuilding the country. He promised a big reset to calmer waters after 14 sometimes turbulent years of Conservative government. The… Continue watching
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 Starmer led his party back to government less than five years after it suffered its worst defeat in almost a century. Continue reading
Jul 04 Watch 4:54 Exit polls show Labour landslide in U.K. election, ending 14 years of Conservative rule By Malcolm Brabant, Dan Sagalyn, Teresa Cebrián Aranda 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. Continue watching
Jul 04 Exit poll suggests huge majority for Britain's Labour party, leaving Conservatives in disarray By Brian Melley, Jill Lawless, Associated Press 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. Continue reading
Jul 03 Watch 9:04 U.K. Conservatives fear losing power for a generation as polls predict Labour landslide By Malcolm Brabant, Trine Villemann 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… Continue watching