Jul 06 Here are the first tasks new U.K. leader Keir Starmer must tackle as prime minister By Jill Lawless, Associated Press New British Prime Minister Keir Starmer doesn’t get to take a breather. After a draining six-week election campaign, the center-left politician must get straight to work assembling his government, tackling a mountain of domestic problems and putting his stamp on the U.K.’s relations… Continue reading
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 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 04 U.K. voters cast ballots in national election with results expected by Friday By Associated Press After 14 years in power under five different prime ministers, Prime Minister Rishi Sunak ’s Conservatives are widely expected to lose to the main opposition party, the left-of-center Labour Party led by Keir Starmer. 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
Jul 03 In final hours of U.K. campaign, Conservatives battle to the end as Labour eyes victory By Jill Lawless, Associated Press United Kingdom voters are set to cast ballots in a national election on Thursday, passing judgment on British Prime Minister Rishi Sunak’s 20 months in office, and the four Conservative prime ministers before him. Continue reading
Jul 02 Watch 8:28 Scottish oil town hopes to be Europe's green energy capital with transition to renewables By Fred de Sam Lazaro, Simeon Lancaster A major issue in Britain’s general election is the cost of living crisis, caused by spiking inflation following the Russian invasion of Ukraine. That has put pressure on the country’s pledge, written into law, to become carbon neutral by 2050. Continue watching
Jun 26 Many U.K. Conservative voters are considering switching to the anti-immigration Reform party By Sylvia Hui, Associated Press Britain is going to the polls to elect a new House of Commons at a time when public dissatisfaction is running high over a host of issues, from the high cost of living and a stagnating economy to a dysfunctional… Continue reading
May 24 Watch 5:14 British pubs struggle to survive as drinkers stay home By Malcolm Brabant A historic bicentennial anniversary is upon us. The humble pint is now 200 years old. That staple measurement of bar life was first introduced in 1824 to placate British drinkers who claimed taverns were cheating them of precious ale. Now… Continue watching